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.

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. 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

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.

Due to unforeseeable circumstances, the event has been cancelled but WHAM will still be open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for visitors to visit.

Admission by donation.

Wednesday, December 3  & Thursday, December 4 – 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.

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.