Nearby are many major festivals such as the Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival and Chester Race Week. Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hosts the following - Oktoberfest, Folk Harbour Music Festival, Craft Festival, and the Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival. The nearby scenic town of Mahone Bay hosts the Fall Scarecrow Festival and Antique Fair, and White Lights Festival. Also for your enjoyment there are hiking trails & beaches, sailing, horse & carriage rides, antique venues, and a winery nearby.

Also located nearby are many local attractions such as Peggy's Cove, the Chester Playhouse Theatre, the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, the Oven's Natural Park, Ross Farm Museum, three golf courses, including Atlantic Canada's newest championship course Osprey Ridge, Chester Golf Club, ocean kayaking, cycling the coastline, whale watching, a variety of boat rentals, diving, and unique shopping in Chester, Mahone Bay and Lunenburg.