Archive: Activities

Dinner with the Keillors

Event Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019

6 pm
Keillor House Museum
$25.00 and Family Rates

Join us for a Yorkshire Dining Experience that you will not forget. Enjoy a three course Roast Beef meal of Yorkshire inspired foods. Wine included.

Call for tickets – reservations required.

506-379-6633

Heritage Fair

Event Date: Sunday, July 28, 2019

12-4 pm
Keillor House Museum

A Sandpiper Festival & Keillor House Museum event.

Presented as part of the Dorchester Sandpiper Festival. A family friendly fair where you can play old fashioned games and learn traditional skills. Try your hand at carding wool, spinning yarn, weaving, rug hooking, quilting, knitting, crochet, basket weaving, etc. Learn from skilled local artisans and watch demonstrations of natural wool dyeing, sheep shearing, blacksmithing, tying fishnet, baking on the open hearth and more.

506-379-6633

Walking Tours of the Village

Event Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019

Starting hourly at Keillor House Museum

1-4 pm

Free Historic Dorchester Walking Tour with a costumed guide offered throughout the afternoon on Saturday, July 27. Starting at Keillor House every hour on the hour from 1 to 4 pm. Tour includes souvenir booklet.

506-379-6633

Canada Day

Event Date: Monday, July 1, 2019

1-3 pm
Dorchester Veteran’s Centre
4955 Main St., Dorchester

Enjoy the music of a live band. Children’s games, cake and ice cream.

Keillor House and St. James Museums tours available 10 am-12 pm and 3-5 pm.

506-379-6633

Heritage Fair

Event Date: Saturday, July 28, 2018

12-4 pm
Keillor House Museum

A Sandpiper Festival & Keillor House Museum event.

Try your hand at traditional skills, talk to artisans, watch demonstrations and shop for artisan products.  

Carding wool, spinning yarn, weaving, rug hooking, basket weaving, chair caning, sheep shearing, hearth cooking and more.

2 pm
Join us at 2 pm for the Historic Dorchester Walking Tour with costumed guides or self-guided tour using our new phone app.

506-379-6633

Canada Day

Event Date: Sunday, July 1, 2018

1-3 pm
Dorchester Veteran’s Centre
4955 Main St., Dorchester

Enjoy the music of a live band. Children’s games, cake and ice cream.

Keillor House and St. James Museums tours available 10 am-12 pm and 3-5 pm.

506-379-6633

Heritage Fair

Event Date: Saturday, July 29, 2017

12-4 pm
Keillor House Museum

A Sandpiper Festival & Keillor House Museum event.

Try your hand at traditional skills, talk to artisans, watch demonstrations and shop for artisan products.  

Carding wool, spinning yarn, weaving, rug hooking, basket weaving, chair caning, sheep shearing, baking over the hearth and more.

2 pm
Join us at 2 pm for the launch of the Dorchester Historic Walking Tour Guide – Celebrating 150 years in Dorchester. Costumed guides or self-guided tour using the new guide.

506-379-6633

Canada Day

Event Date: Saturday, July 1, 2017

1-3 pm
Dorchester Veteran’s Centre
4955 Main St., Dorchester

Enjoy special music & entertainment including a short play ‘Four Fathers of Confederation’. Children’s games, cake and ice cream.

Keillor House and St. James Museums tours available 10 am-12 pm and 3-5 pm.

506-379-6633

A Celebration of Canada’s Culture 150 Years

Event Date: Saturday, June 10, 2017

2:30 pm
Keillor House Museum

A Shiretown Festival & Keillor House Museum Event

Free Musical & Cultural entertainment upstairs. ‘Taste of Westmorland’ culturally inspired supper follows downstairs. Tickets in advance. Dorchester Veteran’s Center, 4955 Main St. Dorchester.

506-379-6633