Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo: Samuel De Champlain

HALIFAX Nova Scotia Dept: More on Nova Scotia Travel, according to The Star. The provincial entertainment scene is equally busy and diverse, ranging from open-air theatre like Shakespeare-by-the-Sea and Two Planks and A Passion ; to the Dutch Mason Blues festival; folk festivals in Lunenburg, Halifax, Canso; Halifax Jazz Festival; and the five-day Rock Explosion, which spotlights new and emerging talent. For spectacle, forget Vegas, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo 2,000 performers makes this North America largest show and HALIFAX Nova Scotia is the party province. The tradition started in 1605 when Samuel de Champlain established a dining society, the Order of Good Cheer, as a way to break up the boredom of winter in Port Royal. Nova Scotians have been partying ever since. In the 400 years since Champlain launched his dining club, residents have crammed the provincial calendar with over 700 fairs, festivals and special days. There are festivals for every fruit and fish harvested, as well as events like the Seaport Beerfest in the new arts district on the Halifax waterfront, next to Pier 21 , which is Canada immigration museum think of it as our Ellis Island . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.