Yarmouth County Museum & Archives

10/09/2026

Our upcoming Coffee Club on Saturday, October 17 (at 11am) will feature ghost stories of Yarmouth County

10/07/2026

Make sure to get your tickets today for the Yarmouth County Museum and Y-Con's Halloween Costume Party
Saturday, October 24 from 6pm - 9pm
at the Yarmouth County Museum (22 Collins St., Yarmouth)

$37/person. Tickets are on sale at https://www.yarmouthcountymuseum.ca/event-details/halloween-costume-party

This unique evening will include: a costume contest (with prizes), food, spooky board games, ghostly stories, teller of fortune, a creepy items exhibit, a frightful mini escape room and much more!

Costumes aren’t mandatory but are encouraged

This event is a collaboration between the Yarmouth County Museum and Y-Con Gaming & Comics Convention

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

We still have a few spots available for this exciting event! Don't miss out on this unique experience

The Inheritance! A spooky murder mystery event
October 16 & 17, 2026 at 6pm at the Yarmouth County Museum
As people gather for the reading of a will, the night takes a dark turn no one could have predicted. There has been a murder right under your eyes.... how could this have happened? Can you uncover the truth? What has actually taken place in this terrifying mansion?

$50/person (Advanced registration required)
Registration is now open by calling the Museum at 902-742-5539 (ask for Lisette). Participants can choose between two nights and to be either a "character" who will help move the story along or an "observer" who gets to watch the mystery unfold, with both roles trying to solve it

09/26/2026

We're very excited to be announcing our amazing collaboration with our friends at Y-Con Gaming & Comics Convention

The Yarmouth County Museum and Y-Con presents
Halloween Costume Party

Saturday, October 24 from 6pm - 9pm
at the Yarmouth County Museum (22 Collins St., Yarmouth)

$37/person. Tickets are on sale at https://www.yarmouthcountymuseum.ca/event-details/halloween-costume-party
The evening will include: a costume contest (with prizes), food, spooky board games, ghostly stories, teller of fortune, a creepy items exhibit, a frightful mini escape room and much more!

Costumes aren’t mandatory but are encouraged

09/15/2026

We have a fun mystery game starting this Saturday, September 19 at the Yarmouth County Museum

Mystery at the Museum: Ghosts of the Past
Available September 19, September 22-26 and 29-30 during regular Museum hours (Tuesday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm, Note: not available between 12pm - 1pm daily)

An interactive mystery where you search for clues among the exhibits
A ghostly mystery is afoot in the Museum and we need your help to solve it!
Search for clues, solve puzzles and determine what happened!

$10.00/person.
No advanced booking required. No group limit.

09/15/2026

Calling all Yarmouth County artists!
People’s Choice Exhibit
From November 7 to December 19 we will have an exhibit at the Museum that will be crafted of the Top 3 entries in the People’s Choice contest. Voting will be done on our Museum page from October 20 - 31.

Artists can now submit until October 17 one photo of one piece of their work to be included in the People’s Choice contest. Photos must be in jpeg format. Submissions can be sent to [email protected].
Note: We are only accepting photos of the art pieces at this time, please DO NOT drop off any pieces at the Museum

We accept all kinds of artistic mediums, including, paintings, photography, crafts, poetry, etc.

Note: Winning artists will be responsible for the delivery and pick-up of their pieces. Each contest winner will receive one wall in our Education Wing to exhibit their pieces.

08/28/2026

We're very excited to be collaborating with Angela's Murder Mystery Games to bring you, The Inheritance! A spooky murder mystery event

October 16 & 17, 2026 at 6pm at the Yarmouth County Museum
As people gather for the reading of a will, the night takes a dark turn no one could have predicted. There has been a murder right under your eyes.... how could this have happened? Can you uncover the truth? What has actually taken place in this terrifying mansion?
$50/person (Advanced registration required)

Registration is now open by calling the Museum at 902-742-5539 (ask for Lisette). Participants can choose between two nights and to be either a "character" who will help move the story along or an "observer" who gets to watch the mystery unfold, with both roles trying to solve it

08/27/2026

Our upcoming Monthly Historical Society Presentation on Friday, September 4 at 7:30pm will be on The Wreck of the S. S. Hungarian

Videographer Tom Lynskey has researched this ill-fated vessel and will present his findings and the video he created to remember this tragic shipwreck that occurred on Cape Sable Island in 1860. Some special artifacts from the wreck will be on display with the program

Free event

08/19/2026

We have a new exhibit starting August 24, with the official opening reception on August 29 from 2-4pm

"Looking Back" - paintings by Margo Tassi
This exhibit will be available for viewing from August 24 to September 26 during regular Museum hours (Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm)