Event Listings

Create a free listing on NovaScotia.com to showcase your festival or event to the more than 7 million annual website visitors. Consider creating a package to add value for customers or work with businesses in the area to create packages featuring 
accommodations, meals or other activities. The Doers & Dreamers Travel Guide is published on NovaScotia.com as a downloadable PDF or flip book. Signature events can be included in the Don’t Miss Events section of the guide. Request your event and package listings using the online Partner Portal.

See Listing Criteria   Request a Listing 

NovaScotia.com Pages for Large Events

Large festivals and events (like Bluenose 100 for 
example) work with Tourism Nova Scotia to create a stand-alone page on NovaScotia.com that can link all individual events, packages, etc. so visitors can get an overview of the full event in one place.

Contact Michelle Sears, Digital Marketing Advisor, at michelle.sears@novascotia.ca. 

Digital Content Marketing Program

Events can apply to co-invest with Tourism Nova Scotia to capture quality photos and video or deliver customized digital marketing campaigns. 

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Travel Media & Influencers

Unique events with the ability to motivate national and international travel can work with Tourism Nova Scotia to generate editorial content in publications, travel websites, and on social media. Tourism Nova Scotia can share information about events through our communication with journalists and influencers, provide media monitoring to track coverage of a specific event, or partner with events to host press trips including the event. Contact Hannah Crawford, 
Marketing Co-ordinator, at hannah.crawford@novascotia.ca.

Travel Trade

Tourism Nova Scotia can work with market ready, uniquely Nova Scotia signature events that have the capacity to offer group sales pricing to educate and advise on opportunities to develop and promote packaged holidays that include these events. Contact Hannah Crawford, Marketing Co-ordinator, at hannah.crawford@novascotia.ca.

Visitor Information Centres

Tourism Nova Scotia operates six provincial visitor information centres and a tourism contact centre. Travel counsellors are often the first point of contact for visitors planning their vacation and can offer information about festivals and events. Festivals and events can distribute brochures through the visitor information centres and some centres offer the option to display posters or add events to upcoming event boards.

See How to Distribute Brochures

Photo and Video Library

Register to access Tourism Nova Scotia’s library of photos and videos. Content can be used in marketing 
materials aimed at encouraging travel to Nova Scotia, including ads, websites, social media, and broadcasts for events.

Register to Access Digital Library

Event Highway Signs

Major events can apply to install signage on 100-series highways for up to three weeks prior to the date of the event. For more information or to apply for signage, contact Jennifer McKeane at jennifer.mckeane@novascotia.ca.

Visitor Exit Survey

Tourism Nova Scotia conducts a Visitor Exit 
Survey every two years among out-of-province travellers who spend at least one night in Nova Scotia. This survey provides an opportunity to ask event-related questions and gain insights to inform event planning, development, and growth.
    
See the Visitor Exit Survey

Voice of the Visitor Survey Program

Work with Tourism Nova Scotia to gain insights about visitors’ perspectives to help inform your event planning. Tourism Nova Scotia maintains an online advisory panel of approximately 80,000 members, English and French speaking, from across Canada, the United States and overseas. The panel provides an excellent resource for gauging visitor preferences/interest for events. Partners will receive custom reports including analysis and data tables.
   
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Events Nova Scotia is a division of Communities, Culture Tourism and Heritage that works with communities and event organizers to attract and develop major sporting, culture and entertainment events across the province. Their work is guided by the Nova Scotia Event Strategy.

Resources include research, guides to hosting events, funding opportunities, and support to attract events and develop community event strategies.
 

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