One Last Climb & A Little Local Colour | September 19–20
There is a particular kind of beauty to a sunny September weekend in Yarmouth County. The air is cooler, the roads feel quieter and familiar coastal places somehow look a little different beneath that early-autumn light.
Saturday is expected to be sunny and breezy with a high near 15°C. Sunday should be warmer at about 17°C, with sunshine giving way to a few clouds. Bring a warm layer for the shoreline, then choose between local food, remarkable art and a couple of memorable places waiting at the end of a side road.
Begin with something local
The Yarmouth Farmers’ Community Market is open Saturday from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at 15 Hawthorne Street in downtown Yarmouth.
Inside, you will find freshly harvested vegetables, meat, seafood, baked goods, preserves, prepared food, photography, jewellery and handmade crafts. Admission is free, with purchases priced by the individual vendors.
A Saturday morning at the market is one of those simple local routines that makes a community feel like home.
See Maud Lewis’s work before it leaves Yarmouth
This is the final weekend for Maud Comes Home at Land’s End Arts & Culture Centre, 340 Main Street.
The exhibition brings approximately 80 original, privately owned Maud Lewis paintings together in the community where she was born and spent half her life. Many of these works had never travelled to her hometown before this exhibition.
The gallery is open from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with the exhibition closing September 20. A general admission price is not published, so confirm with the gallery before attending.
Maud Comes Home exhibition details
There is something especially meaningful about seeing Maud’s joyful Nova Scotia scenes here in the place where her story began.
See the coastline from the top of Cape Forchu
With Cape Forchu’s 2026 climbing season ending September 27, this is one of the final weekends to climb the lighthouse before the tours finish for the year.
The full 30-minute experience includes local history and 77 spiral steps to the top. It costs $25 per adult or $12 for children under 12. The shorter Quick Climb costs $15 per adult or $7.50 per child.
Climbers must be at least 48 inches tall, wear shoes with backs and complete a waiver. Advance reservations are strongly recommended.
If climbing is not for you, the lighthouse grounds and Leif Erikson Trail still offer a beautiful coastal outing.
Check availability and book a climb
We see Cape Forchu from the road so often, but the view from the top is a wonderful reminder of just how much coastline surrounds our community.
Follow the road to Sandford’s tiny drawbridge
For a quieter Sunday drive, make your way to Sandford Wharf at 47 Sandford Wharf Road.
The small wooden drawbridge was built to connect the two sides of the wharf system, allowing fishermen and visitors to cross without returning to the road. Today, it holds the charming distinction of being described by the regional tourism authority as the smallest drawbridge in the world.
There is no admission listed. This is best treated as a short scenic stop rather than a full-day destination. Remember that Sandford remains a working wharf, so park thoughtfully and give fishing crews plenty of room.
Learn about the Sandford Drawbridge
Some of Yarmouth County’s most memorable landmarks are the little ones tucked at the end of a road—places we might easily miss if we never slowed down.
However you spend the weekend, I hope you find time for something simple: a market conversation, a colourful painting, a lighthouse view or a quiet moment beside a working wharf. These are the little pieces of coastal life that make this place feel like home.
