Broke? Yep.Me too.

However, that doesn’t mean we have to sit staring at the TV all summer.

For the price of a tank of gas (not that THAT’S cheap) or two, there is a plethora of activities and events to enjoy this season.
I know for a fact there are more free things to do in Nova Scotia-this is a starting point.
It’s important to note there are many great activities in Cape Breton that are not listed here-they are within Cape Breton Highland National Park which requires an entrance fee- therefore not free. But please check them out. the same goes for Kejimkujik National Park-lots to do-but entrance fee.The fee for the National Parks this year can be found here

Here we go:

    Free Things to Do In HRM

• • Pack a lunch and visit the  Halifax Public Gardens
  • Stroll the Halifax waterfront
  • Learn how injured wildlife is aided at Hope for Wildlife in Seaforth
  • Visit the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia-free on Thursday nights
  • Take a free guided tour of Halifax (tips are welcome)
  • Watch a free movie at the Public Gardens
  • Take  a free class or workshop at the Halifax Public Library (click on ‘What’s On’)
  • Get some exercise by rollerblading at the Emera Oval
  • Listen to some  lunch time music at the Grand Parade Wednesday to Friday
    

     Free Things to Do In The Annapolis Valley

    

  • Hunt for fossils at Blue Beach on the ebb tide
  • Borrow a large inner tube and tube the Gaspereau River- check to see if the water is up here.(Rent  a tube for $5 at King of the River tube rentals)
  • Stop into a local farmer’s market
  • Borrow a bicycle from the Wolfville or Berwick regional library-first come, first serve-and cycle a section of the Harvest Moon Trail
  • Have a evening bonfire at a Houston beach near Blomidon
  • Make it a bird watching summer. Check out the Red Wing Black Birds at Miner’s Marsh in Kentville and the Chimney Swifts at dusk Robie Tufts Nature Centre  in Wolfville
  • Greenwood Aviation Museum is free to tour
  • Check out our awesome Bay of Fundy at both high and low tide
  • Hike the Bohaker Trail at Delaps Cove  and see a waterfall and the above mentioned Bay at the same time.
  • Plan a photo day at Bear River, the tidal community on stilts
  • Don’t miss out on the Balancing Rock in Tiverton-just  short hike but many steps
    

    Free Things To Do In Cape Breton

    

  • Immerse yourself in Acadian Crafts and culture in Cheticamp
  • Explore Sydney’s waterfront and take  a picture of the Big Fiddle
  •  Enjoy nature with a stroll along the Baille Ard Nature Trail in Sydney
  • Hike the 12 km round trip to Egypt Falls in Cape Breton
  • Stomp to the music of  a Cape Breton Ceilidh-free Sunday concerts at Granville on the Green on Port Hawkesbury
    

    Free Things To Do on Northumberland Shore

    

• Spend a day in the sun on one of the Northumberland Strait beaches-warmest water north of the Carolinas.
• Take a free guided tour of Crombie House in Abercrombie -available Wednesdays in the summer.
• Wander the lavender fields at Seafoam Lavender Company in Seafoam
• Stop ‘baaa’ and visit  the lambs and sheep at Lismore Sheep Farm
• Stroll through an old growth forest at the Wallace and Area Museum 
• Visit Carmichael-Stewart House Museum in New Glasgow
• Learn about local sports heroes at the Pictou County Sports Hall of Fame
  

  Free Things To Do Along the Bay of Fundy & Truro

   

  

• Take a drive along the Parrsboro shore to Advocate and get out to stretch your legs in Advocate Harbour with a walk down to the lighthouse.
• Check out Victoria Park and walk to the waterfalls. Climb Jacob’s Ladder. Throw a picnic in the car-you’ll need the nourishment after that
• Watch the tidal bore down by Truro’s Visitor Centre. Times are here. Please be there 15 minutes early
• Grab some great views of  Kings, Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Hants counties at Gore Courthouse Hill.
• The world’s highest tides have been recorded at Burntcoat Head. Explore the shoreline-best done 3 hours after high tide times are here. Bring your lunch so you can ‘dine on the ocean floor’.
• Climb up to the top of a lighthouse in Walton
  

   Free Things To Do on the Yarmouth & Acadian Shore

  

• Watch the ferry go by at Cape Forchu
• Go for a  short walk at Broad Brook Wetland Park
• Stroll the waterfront in Yarmouth
• Dig for clams at Parc Joseph et Marie Dugas
• Walk ‘Le Petit Bois’ at St. Anne’s university
• Check out of the world’s smallest drawbridges at Sandford
• View the stars from the Starlight viewing platform on the Wedgeport Nature Trail
  

  Free Things To Do on The South Shore

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• Picnic. hike and enjoy a waterfall at Indian Fall’s Park
• Try your luck catching a feed of mackerel at Graves Island
• Drive out to picturesque Blue Rocks near Lunenburg
• Lie in the sun at Summerville Beach Provincial Park
• Explore historic Shelburne and get your picture taken in the Big Red Chair
• Take a hike along the Keji Seaside Adjunct to spot some seals. And maybe some bears. Kidding. Not kidding.
• Jump in for a swim at Glenwood Provincial Park
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  Here’s a PDF you can take print out to take with you!
  52 Free Things to Do In Nova Scotia