Guysborough, Canada
Guysborough is a community, as well as a county, located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. In 1836, Guysborough was named in honor of Sir Guy Carleton (1724-1808), the 1st Baron Dorchester. Sir Carleton was an Irish-British soldier who served as Governor of the Province of Quebec from 1768-78. Of greatest historical importance, Sir Carleton successfully commanded the British troops in the American Revolutionary War; defending Quebec during the 1775-76 American invasion, and then in 1782-83, becoming the Chief Commander of the British forces in North America.
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Nova Scotia Beaches and Seacoast
january
- New Year’s Day
may
- Chedabucto Bay Lobster Festival (through June)
- “Queen of the Greens”-Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament
june
- Best Dog/Big Dog Golf Tournament & BBQ
- Fishing Derby
july
- Antigonish Highland Games
- Canada Day
- Guysborough Come Home Week
- Mackerel Derby-Queensport
- Nicholas Denys Days (through August)
- Nova Scotia Tall Ships-Chedabucto Bay
- Out of the Sea and Over the Coals
- Stanfest Celebrity Golf Tournament
- Stanfest Folk Music Festival
august
- Guysborough Triathlon
- Guysborough Walk-a-thon
- Festival Savalette
- Osprey Shores Golf Resort Club Championship Tournament
- Rubber Duck River Race-Boylston
- Whitehead Day
september
- Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival Dinners (through October)
october
- Celtic Colours International Festival
- Thanksgiving
december
- Christmas Day
- DesBarres Manor Women’s Christmas Party
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