Dorchester Sandpiper Festival

Name: Dorchester Sandpiper Festival
Start: 2026-08-08
End: 2026-08-10
Location: Tantramar

The Dorchester Sandpiper Festival is an annual three-day community event held in Tantramar, Canada, from August 8-10, 2026. It celebrates the significant semipalmated sandpiper migration, featuring a variety of activities such as food and craft vendors, scavenger hunts, a petting zoo, and inflatable attractions.

Date: Aug 8-10, 2026
Location: Tantramar

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Event summary

Highlights

Celebration of the annual sandpiper migration
Food and craft vendors
Scavenger hunts
Petting zoo

The Dorchester Sandpiper Festival is a community event held annually in Tantramar, Canada, typically from Friday to Sunday. In 2026, it is scheduled from August 8 to August 10. The festival is centered around the yearly migration of semipalmated sandpipers, a natural spectacle that brings these birds to the region near Dorchester.

The event aims to attract visitors with a diverse range of entertainment and family-friendly activities. Attendees can explore food and craft vendors, participate in scavenger hunts, visit a petting zoo, and enjoy inflatable attractions, which are noted to be suitable for all ages. While the festival offers amusement and community engagement, it directs visitors seeking in-depth educational information about the sandpiper migration to the nearby Johnson’s Mills Interpretive Centre.

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Check the sources below for current opening times, admission prices and registration requirements. A date range does not mean the event runs continuously or that admission is free.