First Thursday of Each Month
10:00 am – 11:30 am

Calling all fiber artists and needleworkers! Whether your hobby of choice is knitting, embroidery, cross stitch, crochet, felting, or any other handmade piece of art worked up with needles, thread, or yarn, bring your projects and join us at the museum on the first Thursday of each month for a relaxing morning of crafting and connection. 

Beginners welcome. Must have your own craft supplies. Pre-registration not required.

Saturday, July 12
8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Calling all treasurer hunters! Start your Saturday morning thrifting at WHAM with this old-fashion English style flea market. Vendors selling antiques, collectables and “good junque” will be setup on the museum grounds.

Admission is free. Cancelled if raining.

Be a vendor! Load up your car and sell your junque from the trunk at the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum’s CAR BOOT SALES. This old-fashioned, English styled flea market will be running on the East parking lot of the museum the 2nd Saturday of July – 8am to 12pm.

VENUE: Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum (159 Nichol Street, Waterford) East Parking Lot.

WHEN: Saturday, July 12 Sale Runs: 8am-12pm (vendors to arrive between 7:00am – 7:30am).

VENDOR FEE: $20 each sale day – book one approximate 10’ by 10’ space or more (cash payments only, pay upon entry)

PLEASE NOTE: This car boot sale is for individuals selling their new, used and ancient items, home-made arts/crafts and related wares. This is not an event for commercial retailers. Please read full terms and conditions on vendor application form.

INCLEMENT WEATHER: Event cancelled if weather conditions are unfavorable. Cancellation notices will be posted on museum social media.

BOOK IN ADVANCE: Those who wish to book a 10’ by 10’ space(s) must do so at least 3 day in advance of sale dates by completing and submitting the vendor application form.

SEPT 14
2:00 pm

The Agricultural Hall of Fame at WHAM honours and celebrates Norfolk County’s outstanding contributions to agriculture and promotes the importance of these achievements. Join us as we formally recognize the 2025 recipients and unveil the new exhibit highlighting their accomplishments.

To see a full list of past inductees, click here: Inductees

SEP 27
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre welcomes Professor Robyn Michaud to the museum as she talks about the rich heritage of Indigenous people in Canada. Robyn, who grew up in Tillsonburg, is a member of the Anishnaabe, Bear Clan from Sagamok Anishnawbek. Robyn teaches at Conestoga College and the University of Western Ontario, where she is working towards her Doctorate in Education. Robyn will be talking about diversity within Indigenous culture and the power of dance as an expression of heritage and identity.

$10 per person. Pre-registration required.

SEPT 27
$25 per car

All years and models welcome! Rain or shine.

Buckle up! Our 8^th Annual Fun Car Rally is returning for 2025. During this fun family event, support the Port Dover Harbour Museum while cruising Norfolk’s scenic country roads! Drivers, navigators and friends will travel on a secret route, while answering questions about what they see along the way. See you at the finish line! 

RALLY OVERVIEW

REGISTRATION OPENS
Saturday, Sept. 27th @ 10:00am
Register at Port Dover Harbour Museum (44 Harbour Street, Port Dover)

REGISTRATION PROCESS
At registration, you will:
• fill out a rally registration form;
• sign waivers for all individuals in your car; and,
• pay the $25 entry fee – credit card, debit and cash (cash preferred for easy registration)

SPECIAL NOTE
You will need a camera or smartphone to take pictures during the event. Your images must be e-mailed by midnight Sept. 29 to [email protected]. Please include the entrant’s name in the subject line.

HOW OUR RALLY WORKS

If you understand rally instructions, you may proceed directly to the start after registration. If this is your first car rally or you have questions, “Captain Jack” will be on hand to help.

The rally is not a race; it’s an enjoyable drive in the countryside for drivers and navigators (and friends). You are expected to drive at the speed limit or with the flow of traffic.

You will follow instructions to find the rally route while answering questions about what you see along the way. Write the answers to the questions on your Answer Sheet. Do not go onto private property unless specifically instructed to do so.

At the end of the rally, one of Captain Jack’s crew members will take your Answer Sheet from you.

Captain Jack says you will start the event with 0 points and will be assessed demerits (negative points) in the following amounts:
• for every wrong answer you will be assessed 5 demerits
• for every missed checkpoint you will be assessed 10 demerits
• for surly comments directed at Capt. Jack or his crew you will be assessed 25 demerits

At the end of the rally, Captain Jack’s crew members will total your demerits – the team with the fewest demerits will be declared winner. We’ll e-mail you the results next week, with special mention of the top photos (as judged by Captain Jack).

Captain Jack says for this year’s event he will reveal the rally route using different types of instructions. Here are examples of the instructions he might use this year:
• Enigma Codes
• Tulip Diagrams
• Road Trip Pictures
• Captain Jack “says” (following the rules of “Simon Says”)

All cars must turn in their questionnaires to the Port Dover Harbour Museum by 3:00 pm.

OCT 18
10:00 am & 1:00 pm

Kids! Join us for the perfect pumpkin painting party. Paint your own pie pumpkin and take part in a museum dance party in our wheelhouse! Don’t forget to grab your treat bag! Ages 3-10.

Programs at 10:00am and 1:00pm

$6 per child. Pre-registration required (sign up via ENCORE).

OCT 19
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Featuring heritage agricultural machinery displays on the north grounds of the museum as part of Waterford’s Pumpkinfest.

Admission by donation.

Exhibitor registration to be provided at a later date.

NOV 14 & 21
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Kick-off your holiday shopping by visiting Bowlby Bros. & Co., the museum’s famous gift shop. Featuring home and garden products, unique seasonal ornaments and fabulous stocking stuffers. The museum will be open extended hours to join other vendors in Waterford for a night of holiday splendor organized through the Chamber of Commerce.

Want to be a vendor?

The Waterford Chamber of Commerce’s Starlight Shopping are two evenings geared at bringing the community together to kick off the holiday shopping season and encourage Norfolk County residents to BUY LOCAL! Several local businesses – including the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum – will be extending their open hours in the evening to promote local shopping. WHAM would like to invite vendors to use the museum space as an opportunity for local vendors to take part!

*Please note we will not be accepting vendors selling food.*

VENDOR APPLICATION FORM

Please submit completed form to WHAM either in person or via email ([email protected])

Date TBA (Possibly NOV 15)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

We can barely HO-HO-HOLD in all of our excitement for Port Dover’s annual ChristmasFest celebration!

Stop by the museum before or after the Santa Claus parade to share in a little Christmas cheer with us. We’ve got a festive scavenger hunt on our main floor and a Christmas craft upstairs for ages 3-10.

This event is ADMISSION BY DONATION (cash or a contribution to the Port Dover and Area Lifeline Foodbank).

NOV 29
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm      

The Delhi BIA presents “Light up the Season.” Come see the Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre in all its Christmas grandeur. Sip a cup of hot cocoa and try your hand at our seasonal scavenger hunt, then take a picture with olde St. Nick and tell him all of your holiday wishes!

Admission by donation.

September 13, 2025
12:00 pm – 4:30 pm

A conference style event that includes vendors, a used book sale of local history and genealogy books, and engaging sessions on family history research from various guest speakers across Ontario. The symposium offers a variety of topics geared to both beginners and avid genealogists!

$25 per person. Pre-registration required.

AUG 8
7:00 pm

Join us for a concert with Jubilee Brass in Riverfront Park, Friday August 8 at 7pm. Admission by donation. Bring your own lawn chair.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
7:00pm – 8:00pm