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PDHM – Three in the Round Concert

Holiday Night Market at the Museum

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Events in September 2025

PDHM – Common Threads

PDHM Pumpkin Painting Party

PDHM – Christmasfest

DTMHC – Light up the Season: Delhi BIA Christmas Party

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Calendar of events

Events in September 2025

PDHM – Common Threads

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

OCT 18
10:00 am & 1:00 pm

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

NOV 29
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Nov 22
7:00 pm

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

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PDHM Closed Morning

PDHM Crooked Stovepipe Folk Orchestra Concert

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

PDHM - Common Threads

NCA - 5th Annual Norfolk County Genealogy Symposium

WHAM – Agricultural Hall of Fame

Norfolk County Agricultural Hall of Fame
Sunday, September 14 – 2 pm

PDHM - Annual Fun Car Rally

DTMHC - Robyn Michaud: Jingle Dancing & Indigenous Culture

PDHM - Common Threads

WHAM – Happy Accidents: A Bob Ross Painting Workshop

Happy Accidents: A Bob Ross Painting Workshop
Saturday, May 10 & Saturday, October 4 – 1 pm – 4 pm

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

Name: WHAM – Happy Accidents: A Bob Ross Painting Workshop
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The 2025 Norfolk County Heritage & Culture Events, Exhibitions, and Programs Guide is now available and includes 2025 community events, exhibits, youth programming, and more.

2025 Heritage and Culture Program Guide

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.

Smiling caucasian little girl showing her painted pumpkin

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

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).

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.

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

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!

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.

3 PDHM Closed Morning PDHM Closed Morning 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm 3 September 2025 Port Dover Harbour Museum will open at 1:00pm on Wednesday September 3 and close at 6:00pm. Join us for the Crooked Stovepipe Folk Orchestra concert at 7:00pm iCal Google Calendar, PDHM Crooked Stovepipe Folk Orchestra Concert PDHM Crooked Stovepipe Folk Orchestra Concert 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm 3 September 2025 Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm Join the Crooked Stovepipe Folk Orchestra for their usual assortment of jigs & reels, waltzes, two-steps and rags, sentimental standards, jive ditties, and singalong favourites. Sept 3, 7pm Riverfront Park - Harbour St. -Admission by Donation -Bring your own lawn chair iCal Google Calendar

4 PDHM - Common Threads PDHM - Common Threads 10:30 am – 11:30 am 4 September 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. iCal Google Calendar

13 NCA - 5th Annual Norfolk County Genealogy Symposium NCA - 5th Annual Norfolk County Genealogy Symposium 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm 13 September 2025 5th Annual Norfolk County Genealogy Symposium 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. Get your Tickets HERE. iCal Google Calendar

14 WHAM – Agricultural Hall of Fame WHAM – Agricultural Hall of Fame 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 14 September 2025 Norfolk County Agricultural Hall of Fame Sunday, September 14 – 2 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 iCal Google Calendar

27 PDHM - Annual Fun Car Rally PDHM - Annual Fun Car Rally 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 27 September 2025 Annual Fun Car Rally SEP 27 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Buckle up! Our 8th 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! Must have minimum 2 participants. Completed answer sheets must be handed in at the last stop by 3pm. 10:00 – 11:00 am: In-person registration at Port Dover Harbour Museum $25 per car. iCal Google Calendar, DTMHC - Robyn Michaud: Jingle Dancing & Indigenous Culture DTMHC - Robyn Michaud: Jingle Dancing & Indigenous Culture 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 27 September 2025 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. iCal Google Calendar