Beat The Heat
Join Town of Bridgewater’s Recreation staff outside the DesBrisay Museum in the Woodland Gardens for beat the heat summer activities Wednesdays from July 9 – August 20 1pm-3pm! Free drop in & snacks, all ages welcome!

Join Town of Bridgewater’s Recreation staff outside the DesBrisay Museum in the Woodland Gardens for beat the heat summer activities Wednesdays from July 9 – August 20 1pm-3pm! Free drop in & snacks, all ages welcome!

Powered by water: Stories of the Wile Carding Mill Mark your calendars for August 8, 2026, for the Wile Carding Mill Fiber Fest. Presented in partnership with the Bridgewater Summer Social, our lineup of talented local crafters and fiber artists is officially locked in! Get ready to watch incredible interactive live demonstrations first hand. Try…
Saturday, June 28th 2pm Free Event Join us as we celebrate the official re-opening of The Wile Carding Mill Museum. We will be welcoming visitors this season for the first time since the museum sustained flood damage in July of 2023. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!
Moments in bloom: Presented by the Bridgewater Phot Club
Take a virtual walk through the garden and see flowers through our photographers’ eyes and lenses. Members of the Bridgewater Photo Club share unique perspectives on the beauty, colour, and quiet moments found in flowers and nature.
Explore artifacts from the DesBrisay Museum collection in our latest exhibition showcasing a series of historical vignettes, presenting life at home from 1901 – 1910.
Step into the past starting on January 9, 2025. The show runs until February 1, 2025.
Special film premiere event with Q&A with the cast and crew! ‘The Town Photographer’ is a feature length documentary by Nova Scotia filmmaker Todd Langille, spotlighting the life and work of longtime Bridgewater (NS) photographer Frank Elam Garber (1877-1964). Over his 50+ year career, Garber documented all aspects of life in the town of Bridgewater…
We were honoured to have Mi’kmaw craftsman Todd Labrador and his family build a traditional birch bark canoe here at the museum during Mi’kmaq History Month in October 2024. The canoe was proudly launched in Mi’kma’ki on November 2, 2024, Pijinuiskaq (LaHave River), Miller Point Peace Park, just outside of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Throughout the…