Archive: Events

Haunted House Tour

Event Date: Friday, October 25, 2019

7-9 pm
Keillor House Museum
$12.00 Adults, $10.00 Students, $40.00 Family (parents with children)

Tour the historic Keillor House Museum in a different way. This “spooky” adventure is guaranteed to provide a few laughs and always a few screams. It gets bigger and better every year. Real ghouls and goblins will provide delights and frights throughout all three floors of the house. Just try to find your way out of the dungeon. Don’t miss the best haunted house around! Parental discretion is advised.

506 379-6633

Haunted House Tour

Event Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019

7-9 pm
Keillor House Museum
$12.00 Adults, $10.00 Students, $40.00 Family (parents with children)

Tour the historic Keillor House Museum in a different way. This “spooky” adventure is guaranteed to provide a few laughs and always a few screams. It gets bigger and better every year. Real ghouls and goblins will provide delights and frights throughout all three floors of the house. Just try to find your way out of the dungeon. Don’t miss the best haunted house around! Parental discretion is advised.

506 379-6633

Haunted House Tour

Event Date: Friday, October 18, 2019

7-9 pm
Keillor House Museum
$12.00 Adults, $10.00 Students, $40.00 Family (parents with children)

Tour the historic Keillor House Museum in a different way. This “spooky” adventure is guaranteed to provide a few laughs and always a few screams. It gets bigger and better every year. Real ghouls and goblins will provide delights and frights throughout all three floors of the house. Just try to find your way out of the dungeon. Don’t miss the best haunted house around! Parental discretion is advised.

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

Sandpiper Festival Breakfast

Event Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019

7:30-10:30 am
Keillor House Museum
$8.00, Family Rates

Saturday Pancake Breakfast at the Keillor House Museum: pancakes, sausages, baked beans, muffins.

Walking Tours of the Village, 1-4 pm

Free Historic Dorchester Walking Tour with a costumed guide offered throughout the afternoon on Saturday. 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

Keillor House Museum Opening

Event Date: Saturday, June 9, 2018

2 pm

Join us for the official season opening of Keillor House Museum and have the first peek of our new season exhibit ‘Your Smart Phone’. Opening remarks followed by refreshments.

Free admission for the day with guided tours.

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