Backgrounder – Government of Canada supports festivals in Nova Scotia
Backgrounder
Government of Canada supports festivals in Nova Scotia
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
| Recipient | Project | City | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Circle Festival Society |
Full Circle Festival |
Windsor |
$3,400 |
Fédération Régionale des Arts et du Patrimoine de la Baie Sainte-Marie |
Festival Clare-té |
Baie-Sainte-Marie, Clare region |
$4,100 |
Doors Open Halifax Heritage Society |
Doors Open Halifax 2019 |
Halifax |
$5,100 |
Pictou Landing Powwow Committee |
28th Annual Pictou Landing Pow wow |
Trenton (near New Glasgow) |
$11,100 |
Privateer Days Commission |
Privateer Days 2019 |
Liverpool |
$48,600 |
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society |
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo 2019 |
Halifax |
$33,800 |
Festival of the Tartans Committee (The) |
Festival of the Tartans |
Pictou County |
$2,000 |
Chester Art Centre Association |
Chester Art Week |
Chester |
$2,400 |
Maritime Fiddle Festival |
Maritime Fiddle Festival |
Dartmouth |
$5,000 |
Festival of the Tartans Committee (The) |
Festival of the Tartans |
Pictou County |
$21,000 |
Comunn Feis An Eilein |
29th Annual Feis an Eilein |
Cape Breton Island |
$4,400 |
Trunk 7 Music Festival Association |
Trunk 7 Music Festival |
Musquodoboit Harbour |
$7,300 |
Waverley Community Association |
Waverley Village Green Summer Concert Series |
Waverley |
$8,100 |
Clare Bluegrass Association |
Clare Bluegrass Festival |
Baie-Sainte-Marie, Clare region |
$5,000 |
Société Mi-Carême |
Festival Masque et Mer 2019 |
Chéticamp |
$6,000 |
Africa Festival of Arts and Culture Society (Afacs) |
Africa Festival of Arts and Culture (AFRIFEST) 2019 |
Halifax |
$6,300 |
Friends of Hank Snow Society (The) |
29th Annual Hank Snow Tribute |
Liverpool |
$9,600 |
Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts Society |
2019 Peggy’s Cove Area Festival of the Arts |
Peggy’s Cove |
$5,000 |
Pugwash Harbourfest |
Pugwash HarbourFest |
Pugwash |
$5,600 |
Festival of the Strait Society |
Festival of the Strait 2019 - Sail Into Summer |
Port Hawkesbury |
$14,800 |
New Glasgow Riverfront Music Jubilee Society |
New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee |
New Glasgow |
$31,600 |
Halifax Pride Society |
Halifax Pride Festival |
Halifax |
$20,600 |
South Shore Exhibition Commission |
South Shore Exhibition |
Bridgewater |
$36,000 |
Development Isle Madame Association Inc. |
Codstock Outdoor Music Festival |
Arichat, Cape Breton |
$5,000 |
Development Isle Madame Association Inc. |
5th Annual Isle Madame Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Festival |
Isle Madame |
$5,000 |
Seafest Association |
Seafest |
Yarmouth |
$22,100 |
The Antigonish Highland Society |
Antigonish Highland Games |
Antigonish |
$29,500 |
Alderney Landing Association |
Christkindlmarket Festival |
Dartmouth |
$25,100 |
Alderney Landing Association |
Bluenose Ghosts Festival |
Dartmouth |
$29,400 |
Alderney Landing Association |
Fire & Water Festival |
Dartmouth |
$32,100 |
Antigonish Culture Alive Association |
Antigonight: Art After Dark Festival |
Antigonish |
$15,300 |
Membertou Cultural & Heritage Centre Foundation Inc. |
Membertou Powwow |
Membertou First Nation, near Sydney |
$13,400 |
Conseil Communautaire du Grand-Havre |
Francofest 2019 |
Dartmouth |
$16,100 |
Queens County Fair Association |
Queens County Fair |
Caledonia |
$5,000 |
New Ross Regional Development Society |
New Ross Christmas Festival |
New Ross |
$2,300 |
Atlantic Flamenco Productions Society |
Atlantic Flamenco Festival |
Halifax |
$5,000 |
Pictou County Rainbow Community Association |
Pride Week |
Pictou County |
$5,000 |
Nocturne Art at Night Society |
Nocturne: Art at Night |
Halifax |
$23,300 |
Art Happening Bridgewater Society |
Afterglow Art Festival |
Bridgewater |
$15,700 |
Deep Roots Music Co-Operative Limited |
Canadian Deep Roots Music Festival |
Wolfville |
$14,100 |
Two Rivers Development Association |
Acoustic Roots Festival |
Huntington |
$5,000 |
Sherbrooke Village Old Fashioned Christmas Association |
Sherbrooke Village Old Fashioned Christmas Association |
Sherbrooke Village |
$6,400 |
Forties Community Centre (The) |
Oktoberfest |
Tatamagouche |
$2,700 |
Liverpool Ukulele Ceilidh Society |
8th International Ukulele Ceilidh |
LIverpool |
$4,500 |
Lumière Arts Festival Association |
Lumière Arts Festival |
Sydney |
$17,100 |
Acadia First Nation |
Gold River Pow Wow 2019 |
Gold River (Chester) |
$8,800 |
Total |
$604,700 |
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Canada Arts Presentation Fund
| Client | Project | City | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
Association Le Moulin de la Baie Sainte Marie (L') |
Série de spectacles |
Saulnierville |
$18,000 |
Atlantic Fringe Festival Society (The) |
Halifax Fringe Festival |
Halifax |
$20,000 |
Cape Breton Jazz and World Music Festival |
Cape Breton Jazz and World Music Festival |
Cape Breton |
$5,000 |
Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
Makin' Waves |
Sydney |
$5,000 |
Cobequid Arts Council |
Marigold Cultural Centre Presents Seasons 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 |
Truro |
$24,000 |
Festival Acadien de Clare |
Programmation 2019 |
Comeauville |
$25,000 |
Halifax Urban Folk Festival Society |
Halifax Urban Folk Festival |
Halifax |
$5,000 |
Harmony Bazaar: Festival of Women & Song Society |
Harmony Bazaar |
Lockeport |
$7,000 |
Lunenburg Doc Fest Association |
Lunenburg Doc Fest |
Lunenburg |
$20,000 |
New Trad Society (The) |
Re-Jigged Festival |
Dartmouth |
$15,000 |
Prismatic Arts Society |
Prismatic Arts Festival 2019 (Ottawa) and Prismatic Arts Festival 2020 (Halifax) |
Ottawa/Halifax |
$78,000 |
Society of the Company Of Angels Dance Projects |
Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal |
Annapolis Royal |
$7,500 |
Atlantic Flamenco Productions Society |
Atlantic Flamenco Production Society 2019/2020 Season |
Halifax |
$5,000 |
Upstream Music Association |
Open Waters Festival Visiting Canadian Artists |
Halifax |
$16,500 |
Astor Theatre Society (The) |
Main Stage Performance Series |
Liverpool |
$12,000 |
Atlantic Buskers Festival Society |
Atlantic Buskers Festival Society |
Halifax |
$42,000 |
Chester Theatre Council Society |
Chester Playhouse Presentation Series |
Chester |
$21,000 |
Conseil Communautaire du Grand-Havre |
CCGH programming |
Dartmouth |
$24,000 |
Eastern Front Theatre Society (The) |
STAGES Theatre Festival |
Halifax |
$86,000 |
Fundy Folk Association |
Evergreen Theatre Season |
Forest Glade |
$5,000 |
Halifax Comedy Festival Society |
Halifax ComedyFest |
Halifax |
$34,000 |
Jazz East Rising Association |
Halifax Jazz Festival, JazzLabs, JazzEast Concerts and Creative Music Workshop |
Halifax |
$100,000 |
Kinetic Studio Society |
Kinetic Studio Series |
Halifax |
$9,000 |
King's Theatre Society |
Live Presents |
Annapolis Royal |
$21,000 |
Obey Convention Music and Arts Society |
OBEY Convention XII, OBEY Convention XIII, OBEY Convention XIV + Off-Season Concerts Series |
Halifax |
$36,000 |
Scotia Chamber Players |
Scotia Festival of Music 2019 |
Halifax |
$60,000 |
Total |
$701,000 |
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Celebrate Canada Fund
| Recipient | Project | City | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate District Development Association | Canada Day festivities and fireworks | Advocate Harbour | $800 |
| African Diaspora Association of the Maritimes (Adam) | Celebrate Canada day our new home our new country | Halifax | $1,600 |
| Alderney Landing Association | Boardwalk Art on Canada Day | Dartmouth | $2,500 |
| Annapolis Valley Historical Society | Celebrate Canada | Middleton | $650 |
| Aspotogan Heritage Trust Society | Canada Day community celebration | Hubbards | $650 |
| Association Francophone de la Vallée | St-Jean-Baptiste Day in the valley | Greenwood | $4,000 |
| Bear River Royal Canadian Legion Branch #22 | Canada Day Celebration by the Waterfront 2019 | Bear River | $1,100 |
| Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre | Canada Day in Beaver Bank | Beaver Bank | $6,000 |
| Brookfield Railway Station and Heritage Society | Brookfield Celebrates Canada Day | Brookfield | $650 |
| Burlington Community Club | Canada Day Celebration | Burlington | $1,800 |
| Canning District Recreational Commission | Canada Day in Canning | Canning | $1,600 |
| Cape Breton Regional Municipality | Cape Breton Regional Municipality Canada Day Celebrations and Multiculturalism Day Celebrations 2019 | Sydney | $21,096 |
| Ceilidh Trail C.B. Club | Canada Day | Inverness | $800 |
| Centre Communautaire Francophone de Truro | Célébrons nos cultures | Truro | $1,300 |
| Chester Municipal Heritage Society | Huzzah Canada! Huzzah Chester! | Chester | $1,758 |
| Creamery Square Association | Celebrate Canada | Tatamagouche | $1,250 |
| Creole Heritage Association - Canada | Creole Heritage Day Event | Halifax | $2,344 |
| Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association | Multicultural Day Celebration | Amherst | $2,930 |
| Development Isle Madame Association Inc. | Canada Day Celebration | Arichat | $2,000 |
| Digby Area Recreation Commission | Digby Area Recreation Commission Canada Day Celebration | Digby | $1,400 |
| East Preston United Baptist Church | Celebrate Canada Day With A Taste of East Preston | East Preston | $1,876 |
| Enfield, Elmsdale and District Lions Club | 47th Annual Lions Community Celebrations of Canada Day | Enfield | $3,200 |
| Fisherman's Cove Development Association | Annual Canada Day at Fisherman's Cove | Eastern Passage | $4,220 |
| Friends of Neville Park Society | Canada Day Party Whitney Pier | South Bar | $4,000 |
| Friends of the Desbrisay Museum | Celebrate Multiculturalism | Bridgewater | $1,250 |
| Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society | Celebrate Canada Day @ Cape Forchu | Cape Forchu | $1,876 |
| Halifax Brewery Farmers' Market Co-Op Ltd. | FEAST: A Multicultural Food Event | Halifax | $2,800 |
| Halifax Regional Municipality | Bedford Days Canada Day | Dartmouth | $15,630 |
| Halifax Regional Municipality | Halifax-Dartmouth Canada Day 2019 | Dartmouth | $46,880 |
| Hall's Harbour Fundy View Community Society | Halls Harbour celebrates Canada Day | Centreville | $2,000 |
| Hantsport Memorial Community Centre | Canada Day Celebrations | Hantsport | $3,600 |
| Highlands Métis Nation Association | National Indigenous Peoples Day "Bridging the gap" | Cheticamp | $1,300 |
| Indo-Canadian Senior Group of N.S. | Canada Day | Halifax | $650 |
| Kespu'kwitk Métis Council of Yarmouth & District | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Yarmouth | $1,000 |
| La Picasse, Centre Communautaire Culturel | Multicultural celebration | Petit de Grat | $1,100 |
| La Société Acadienne de Clare | Célébrons le 21 juin tous ensemble | Comeauville | $800 |
| La Société Historique Acadienne de Pubnico-Ouest | Célébration avec nos familles | Pubnico-Ouest | $3,600 |
| La Société Saint-Pierre | Chéticamp fête son pays | Chéticamp | $1,000 |
| L'Acadie de Chezzetcook Association | Fête du Canada 2019 / Canada Day 2019 | West Chezzetcook | $2,000 |
| L'Association du Musée de Wedgeport | Canada Day Celebration | Lower Wedgeport | $1,100 |
| Lincolnville Community Development Association | Happy Birthday Canada "Let's Celebrate" | Monastery | $650 |
| Maitland & District Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary | Canada Day on the Bay 2019! | Maitland | $1,600 |
| Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society | Mawita'jik 2019 | Halifax | $89,250 |
| Millbrook Culture And Heritage Centre | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Millbrook | $4,000 |
| Municipality of the County of Annapolis | Bridgetown 2019 Canada Day Celebrations | Annapolis Royal | $1,250 |
| Municipality of the County of Antigonish | Canada Day Celebrations | Antigonish | $2,800 |
| Municipality of the County of Kings | Canada Day Celebration - Aylesford Lake Beach | Kentville | $750 |
| Municipality of the County of Clare | Canada Day 2019 | Petit-Ruisseau | $1,500 |
| Municipality of the County of Digby | Weymouth Canada Day Celebration | Digby | $1,400 |
| Municipality of the District of St. Mary's | St. Mary's Canada Day Celebrations | Sherbrooke | $650 |
| Municipality of the District of Yarmouth | Celebrate Canada 2019! | Hebron | $10,255 |
| Native Council of Nova Scotia | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Truro | $2,800 |
| Native Council of Nova Scotia Zone 11 | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Sheet Harbour | $1,600 |
| New Germany Canada Day Committee | New Germany Canada Day | New Germany | $5,274 |
| New Waterford Festival Society | New Waterford Canada Day 2019 | New Waterford | $1,758 |
| North Queens Board of Trade | Celebrate Canada 2019 | Caledonia | $2,000 |
| Northwoodcare Halifax Incorporated | A Year for Celebrating All Things Canadian | Dartmouth | $5,860 |
| Parrsborough Shore Historical Society | Canada Day Celebrations at Ottawa House Museum/Former Home of Sir Charles and Lady Tupper | Parrsboro | $650 |
| Pictou Landing First Nation | Cultural Awareness, Focus on Mi'kmaq History Month | Pictou Landing | $1,875 |
| Port Lorne Canada Day Committee | Port Lorne Canada Day | Berwick | $800 |
| Queens Home for Special Care Society (Queens Manor) | Queens Manor Celebrates Canada | Liverpool | $700 |
| Region of Queens Municipality | Celebrate Canada Day 2019 | Liverpool | $3,200 |
| Riverport District Fire Protection Commission | Canada Day Fireworks | Riverport | $1,500 |
| Royal Canadian Legion Branch #79 | Canada Day Celebrations 2019 | New Ross | $1,600 |
| Sackville Community Development Association | Celebrate Canada - Sackville and Area | Lower Sackville | $11,814 |
| Sheet Harbour and Area Heritage Society | Canada Day Celebrations | Sheet Harbour | $1,300 |
| Shoreham Village Senior Citizens Association | Canada Day Celebration | Chester | $400 |
| Shubenacadie Hay Days Society | Hay Days / Canada Day Celebrations | Shubenacadie | $3,200 |
| Société Acadienne Sainte-Croix | Meeting and celebration 2019 | Pomquet | $800 |
| Sunnyville Community Association | Sunnyville Celebrates Canada Day 2019 | Guysborough | $650 |
| The Municipality of the County of Richmond | Canada Day Celebrations | Arichat | $7,032 |
| The Point Tupper Heritage Association | Celebrate Canada Day | Point Tupper | $600 |
| The Sydney And Louisburg Railway Historical Society | Celebrate Canada - Louisbourg Celebrates Canada's 152nd Birthday! | Louisbourg | $1,500 |
| The Village of Bible Hill | Canada Day Celebrations | Bible Hill | $3,600 |
| Town of Amherst | Celebrate Canada in Amherst | Amherst | $4,102 |
| Town of Annapolis Royal | 2019 Canada Day Celebrations | Annapolis Royal | $1,250 |
| Town of Antigonish | Canada Day | Antigonish | $4,688 |
| Town of Bridgewater | Canada Day on the LaHave 2019 | Bridgewater | $5,000 |
| Town of Clark's Harbour | Town of Clark’s Harbour 37th Annual Canada Day Celebrations | Clark's Harbour | $5,000 |
| Town of Lockeport | Lockeport & Area July 1st Celebrations | Lockeport | $7,950 |
| Town of Mulgrave | Canada Day Celebrations | Mulgrave | $650 |
| Town of New Glasgow | Canadian Multiculturalism Day - June 27th, 2019 | New Glasgow | $3,600 |
| Town of Port Hawkesbury | Celebrate Canada Day | Port Hawkesbury | $3,516 |
| Town of Wolfville | Canada Day Celebrations | Wolfville | $2,400 |
| Tracadie United Baptist Church | Canada Day Celebration - Amplifying the Importance of a proud canadian | Monastery | $1,300 |
| Truro Development Corporation Limited | Canada Day 2019 in Downtown Truro | Truro | $7,618 |
| Upper Hammonds Plains Community Development Association | Upper Hammonds Plains CanJam Celebration | Upper Hammonds Plains | $1,600 |
| Upper Stewiacke Community Association | Canada Day Events | Upper Stewiacke | $700 |
| Village of Greenwood | Greenwood Canada Day 2019 Fireworks Show | Greenwood | $1,400 |
| Village of Lawrencetown | Village of Lawrencetown Canada Day Celebrations | Lawrencetown | $1,100 |
| Village of New Minas | New Minas Canada Day Celebrations | New Minas | $2,800 |
| Village of Pugwash | Canada Day celebrations | Pugwash | $3,000 |
| Welcoming Intercultural Newcomers Association (Wina) | The 3rd Annual Canadian Multiculturalism Day Extravaganza with Drums | Halifax | $4,688 |
| Westmount Canada Day Committee | Westmount Canada Day Committee | Sydney | $2,250 |
| Westville Fire & Rescue Department | Westville Canada Day | Westville | $8,204 |
| Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre Association | Proud To Be Canadian | Whycocomagh | $1,100 |
| Windsor Elms Village For Continuing Care Society | Canada Day Party | Falmouth | $425 |
Total |
$405,069 |
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Contacts
For more information (media only), please contact:
Simon Ross
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
819-997-7788
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
pch.media-media.pch@canada.ca