Home of the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival, the Great Amherst Mystery, French Toast Fest and 9,400 really cool people.
Welcome to the Town Of Amherst Community Living Department and Recreation Department page! Here you can find information about upcoming events happening in the Town Of Amherst, Nova scotia!
07/10/2026
☀️Welcome To Summer Amherst☀️
Week #1 of Daycamps - Aloha Summer🌺 Also, the kick off to Youth Summer Tennis and Pickleball Programs. We ended the week by hosting “Summer Flow” at Lions Park. What a week!
07/10/2026
🚗 Drivers Needed! 🚗
Take a FREE test drive, and Ford will donate $30 to support our cause for every test drive completed (one donation per household).
It's quick, easy, and costs you nothing—but your drive can make a big impact. We hope to see you there!
07/10/2026
A photo recap of our “Summer Thursdays - Summer Flow”
We had a beautiful summer night of full of activities to promote wellness at the Amherst Lions Park! Tennis, Pickleball, Pilates, line dancing, and more were enjoyed by our community!! - Thank you to everyone who came out! - See you next Thursday (July 16th) for Movie Night! 
07/10/2026
A photo recap of our "Summer Thursdays - Summer Flow"
We had a beautiful summer night of full of activities to promote wellness at the Amherst Lions Park! Tennis, Pickleball, Pilates, line dancing, and more were enjoyed by our community!! - Thank you to everyone who came out! - See you next Thursday (July 16th) for Movie Night!
07/10/2026
Upcoming events in the Amherst Community!!
If you have an event we should add, please email [email protected]
07/09/2026
We are all set up for our Wellness Night!
6:00 - 8:00pm Smoothie Bar
6:00 - 8:00pm Lawn Games
6:00 - 7:00pm Soccer
7:00 - 8:00pm Flag Football
6:00 - 8:00pm Tennis
6:00 - 8:00pm Pickleball
7:00 - 8:00pm Zumba or Line Dancing
6:00 - 7:00pm Pilates
6:00 - 8:00pm Basketball
6:00 - 8:00pm Splash Pad / Playground Play
Amherst Lions Park, (40 Hickman St, Amherst) on Thursday, July 9th, 6pm-8pm.
Make sure you pick up your passport tonight, then get it stamped at every Summer Thursdays event to have a chance to win $500 worth of gift cards!
07/09/2026
HAPPENING TODAY!
Join us for a night of wellness & movement at the Amherst Lions Park, (40 Hickman St, Amherst) on Thursday, July 9th, 6pm-8pm.
6:00 - 8:00pm Smoothie Bar
6:00 - 8:00pm Lawn Games
6:00 - 7:00pm Soccer
7:00 - 8:00pm Flag Football
6:00 - 8:00pm Tennis
6:00 - 8:00pm Pickleball
7:00 - 8:00pm Zumba or Line Dancing
6:00 - 7:00pm Pilates
6:00 - 8:00pm Basketball
6:00 - 8:00pm Splash Pad / Playground Play
Make sure you pick up your passport tonight, then get it stamped at every Summer Thursdays event to have a chance to win $500 worth of gift cards!
07/08/2026
SUMMER THURSDAYS - Summer Flow
Join us for a night of wellness & movement at the Amherst Lions Park, (40 Hickman St, Amherst) on Thursday, July 9th, 6pm-8pm.
Activities will feature - Soccer, Flag Football, Tennis, Pickleball, Pilates, Basketball, Splash Pad / Playground Play, pickleball, lawn games, smoothies to fuel up, and more!
Whether you’re looking to get active, try something new, or simply enjoy a fun evening outdoors, there’s something for everyone!
Join us for a night of wellness and movement at the Amherst Lions Park (40 Hickman St., Amherst) on Thursday, July 9th from 6 PM to 8 PM
We will have activities, such as soccer, flag football, tennis, pilates, basketball, the splash pad, pickleball, lawn games and more! The, to keep you energized, free smoothies!
Whether you’re looking to get active, try something new, or simply enjoy a fun evening outdoors there’s something for everyone!
07/07/2026
✨Meet The 2026 Day Camp Staff✨
Daycamps are in full swing. We are proud to introduce the 2026 Summer Daycamp Staff. They will be scattered throughout town with groups of children and youth keeping them active, safe and having a blast.
| Monday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |