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

Please note: January’s event will take place on January 8^th.

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.

There will be no gatherings June-August.

JUN 20
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Paul Allen, the author of When Tobacco was King, brings us his latest book about diversity, struggle, and perseverance. Allen has written a new non-fiction book which follows the journey of Negro League baseball players in Canada’s oldest baseball league. The author will be on hand to answer questions and sign books.

Admission by donation.

JUN 20 
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.

JUL 11
7:00 pm

The Salvation Army Jubilee Brass Band will perform in Riverfront Park, Harbour Street. Bring your own lawn chair.

Admission by donation.

SEPT DATE TBD
6:00pm – 7:00pm

TBD 

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 2026 recipients and unveil the new exhibit highlighting their accomplishments.

SEPT 26
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
$25 per car

All years and models welcome! Rain or shine.

Buckle up! Our 10^th Annual Fun Car Rally is returning for 2026. 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. 26th @ 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 NOTES

You MUST have a minimum of 2 participants per vehicle – one driver, one navigator.

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 17 & 18
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM & 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Moonlight Shows)

As part of the town-wide festivities, special exhibitions, kids’ crafts and world-famous pumpkin pie will be offered at the museum throughout the weekend. The Moonlight & Mayhem walking tours of old Waterford will also be featured on Saturday and Sunday with shows running from 6pm to 7pm. Full details on the website.  

OCT 17
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).

Photo courtesy of NorfolkToday.ca.

OCT 23 & 24
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM 

The Quance sawmill has a dark side… Do you dare explore the interior of the sawmill and come face to face with the shadowy energy that built up over a hundred years of accidents and injury? What forces feed off the pain and survive in the blackness of the abandoned mill.

Small brave groups tours will be guided through mill at designated time slots?

Pre-registration required.

Tickets are $10. Tickets can be purchased online via Eventbrite (link to come).

OCT 24
1:00 pm

Hear Walter Lewis speak on pre-confederation era lighthouses.

Walter Lewis is an award-winning maritime historian specializing in the history of the Great Lakes region. He is the creator of MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive resources for Great Lakes research.

$10 per person. Pre-registration is required.

NOV 21
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).

DEC 10
4:00 – 8:00 PM

A festive evening of holiday shopping with artisan vendors throughout the museum, live music and special offerings in the Bowlby Bros. Gift Shop.

Free admission

Want to apply to be a vendor for the 2026 market?

WHAM is accepting vendors of artisan or handmade items to join us for Holiday Night Market at the Museum on December 10! Running from 4-8 PM, vendors can sell their crafted gifts and wares for the holiday season.

Vendor Application Form

TWO NIGHTS!

NOV 28: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
DEC 5: 3:00 – 6:00 PM  

Deck the halls at the Delhi Tobacco Museum! 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!

Hundreds of holiday decorations made by the students from St. Frances and Delhi Public School will be be on display on the museum’s MANY Christmas trees. 

Admission by donation.

September 19, 2026
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.