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1 June 2025
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5 June 2025(1 event)

PDHM - Common Threads


5 June 2025

Common Threads

First Thursday of each month.

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Calling all fibre 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.

6 June 2025
7 June 2025(1 event)

DTMHC - Multicultural Food Fair


7 June 2025

Jun 7
11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Norfolk County celebrates its cultural diversity with style! Join us and our friends at the Multicultural Heritage Association of Norfolk for a day of food, music and wonderful cultural displays.

Admission by donation.

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14 June 2025(1 event)

PDHM - Arbor Dog Races


14 June 2025

Arbor Dog Races

JUN 14

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Generously sponsored by The Arbor

Calling all Dashing Dachshunds! Bring your four-legged best friend and join us in Riverfront Park for the Third Annual Arbor Dog Races! Weenies will race to claim the prize of fastest hot dog around. Are your dogs a little taller? Don’t worry, we’ll have Heinz 57 race or two for everyone else. Enter our Costume contest and parade your pup to the pier. Don’t forget to test your pet’s agility on our new course.

11:00 am: Costume Contest on the Dock - $2/dog to enter (open to all breeds)

11:30 am: Costume Parade down to the Pier!

12:15 pm: Dachshund Races - $5/dog to enter

1:30 pm: Heinz 57 Races (all breeds welcome!) - $5/dog to enter

Register in advance by emailing [email protected] (Registration not required but appreciated).

15 June 2025
16 June 2025
17 June 2025(1 event)

CARILLON 100

17 June 2025

Service of Rededication

To mark the historic centennial of Norfolk County’s War Memorial, a public service of rededication will take place on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – exactly 100 years to the day.

EVENT DETAILS

  • 12:00 p.m.

    A parade forming at the Royal Canadian Legion

    A parade forming at the Royal Canadian Legion, Simcoe (200 West Street) will leave for the Carillon Tower at approximately 12:00 p.m. under the command of the Legion’s Sgt-at-Arms.

    *Service clubs and organizations interested in participating in the parade are asked to contact Norfolk County Heritage & Culture for full details.

  • 1:00 p.m.

    Rededication Service
    At 1:00 p.m., the rededication service will commence. The service follows the original 1925 ceremony with enhancements of specially composed music performed by the Carillon100 youth choir and carillonneurs. Descendants of the Silver Cross Mothers, who originally dedicated the memorial plaques, will participate in laying wreaths.
  • 2:00 p.m.

    Parade returning to the Simcoe Legion
    At approximately 2:00 p.m., the service will conclude with the parade returning to the Simcoe Legion where historical displays will be available for public viewing along with commemorative presentations.

 

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21 June 2025(1 event)

PDHM - Confederation Marine Modellers


21 June 2025

Confederation Marine Modellers

JUN 21  

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join the Hamilton Confederation Marine Modellers in Riverfront Park (or inside the museum if it’s raining) to learn more about the group and see their amazing boat models on display and in action!

Admission by donation.

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3 July 2025(1 event)

PDHM - Common Threads


3 July 2025

Common Threads

First Thursday of each month.

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Calling all fibre 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.

4 July 2025
5 July 2025

The 2025 Norfolk County Heritage & Culture Events, Exhibitions, and Programs Guide is now available and includes 2025 community events, exhibits, youth programming, and more.

PDHM – Common Threads

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.

PDHM Pumpkin Painting Party

Smiling caucasian  little girl showing her painted pumpkin

OCT 18
10:00 am & 1:00 pm

Kids! Join us for the perfect pumpkin painting party. Paint your own pie pumpkin. 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).

Click here to register

PDHM – Christmasfest

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).

DTMHC – Light up the Season: Delhi BIA Christmas Party

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.

PDHM – Three in the Round Concert

Nov 22
7:00 pm

Three in the Round: The Single Malt Sessions are back at Port Dover Harbour Museum! A seasoned musical trio, Three in the Round is made up of Gwen Potter, a sought-after English session musician, singer and viola d’amor player, John Harris, a gifted guitarist, mandolinist and singer from Nova Scotia, and Bob MacLean, an East Coast singer/songwriter with a penchant for Celtic guitar. For their Single Malt Sessions, the group brings together the very best folk/trad song and tune selections from the British Isles, France, and Atlantic Canada for a special performance “in the round” at PDHM.

Tickets $20. Tickets limited – purchase in person or click here

Holiday Night Market at the Museum

Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Join us for the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum’s inaugural Holiday Night Market! Enjoy an special evening of holiday shopping, festive music and complimentary hot apple cider!

Want to become a Vendor?

Vendors will be selected based on this criteria and space availability. 

-Vendor application form due on Thursday, November 27 – 4:00pm. Submit to the provided email or in person at the museum.

-Accepted vendors will be notified by Saturday, November 29 – 4:00pm.

-Payment of $25.00 due Thursday, December 4 – 4:00pm. Payment details provided upon acceptance.

Vendor Application