The 2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week is set to run from Wednesday August 14th through to Saturday August 17th and I am so happy to be teaming up once again with the great folks at the Chester Yacht Club again this year as we present the 2nd Annual MORE ON THE SHORE Market which will take place in Chester’s Parade Square on Saturday, August 17th from 10am to 2pm. We’ve got a great day in store – complete with an incredible variety of vendors, live entertainment, a cool kid’s zone and special guests too.
Have a look at the lovely list of folks who will be on site as part of our vendors market
Misc. Sail Wear – with handcrafted bags and more all made from reclaimed sails and marine textiles. Check them out on Facebook and Instagram
Halifax Henna – with their remarkable Henna body art (temporary tattoos) Find them online at halifaxhenna.com and on Facebook and Instagram too.
Sterling Coast Designs – beautiful hand-forged sterling silver jewellery. Find them online at sterlingcoastdesigns.com and on Facebook and Instagram too.
Shore Thing Sea Glass – handcrafted Sea Glass Mosaics/Ocean Art Resin Art Sea Glass Trees Sea Glass Jewellery. Find them on Facebook and Instagram.
Shore Lunch Food Truck – creating yummy sushi bowls & burritos are filled with fresh, local ingredients and creative flavours. Find them online at eatshorelunch.ca on Facebook and Instagram too.
South Shore Sea Salt – Handcrafted sea salts from St. Margaret’s Bay, with various flavours and gift packs. Find them online at shopseasalt.ca and on Facebook and Instagram too.
Goede Vibes – beautifully handcrafted collage landscapes created with reclaimed materials from wood to metal and textiles. Our work depicts the Maritime vibe of Nova Scotia. Find them on Facebook and Instagram.
Woodland Lights – a variety of natural handcrafted fire starters, local bees wax, pine cones, pine resin and wood chips. Find them on Instagram.
Designs by Lex – locally owned craft business who specializes in handmade 3D paper art, essentially bringing everyday objects to life through paper, by creating designs that speak to your soul. Find them on Facebook and Instagram.
Foraged Florals – floral arrangements for weddings and events. Find them online at foragedfloralsnewross.ca and Instagram.
Doreywood Decor – beautiful hand-carved and stained decorative panels of all designs. Find them on Facebook and Instagram.
Amina’s Syrian Kitchen – delicious and traditional Middle Eastern food. Full of flavors, and different type of spices.
Curbside Eats – Food Truck serving up all the classics burgers, fries, poutine and more! Find them on Instagram
Chester Playhouse – will be with us sharing all the details on their awesome late summer and fall line up. Find them online at chesterplayhouse.ca on Facebook and Instagram too.
Whiskey Jack Gallery – will be there with their Fine Art and Decor featuring paintings of the protected Mahone Bay Islands. Find them online at whiskeyjackgallery.ca on Facebook and Instagram too.
Plus the Special Olympics Crew will be there fun raising with a chance for YOU to WIN!
So much to see, shop and savour – incredible handmade things and delicious food ya can’t beat it.
We’ll have a plenty of fun for the kids including craft stations and games.
BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Susan Diamond Realtor who we love – be sure to follow Susan online at @susan.diamond.realtor so many beautiful listing along the South Shore whether you’re buying or selling Susan’s customer service is 5 star and then some! Thanks as well to our pal Tony Sampson of Salty Dog Sea Tours as Tara mentioned (on the Chester Race Week 2024 broadcast) Tony’s team will be giving on the water tours all throughout raceweek – you can book those now at saltydogtours.com and while you’re there be sure to book a daily tour of Mahone Bay of Oak Island and more – that skipper’s got so much on the go and it’s always the greatest of times and thanks to EnPointe Studios too – no surprise they’re co-sponsoring the Children’s portion of our More on the Shore Market with their amazing Summer Camps and their awesome After School Programs not to mention their Taekwondo and tumbling and all those Dance classes – they sure know what it means to educate and engage kids – you can check them out online at enpointestudios.ca
Our bandstage stage will be going none stop from 10am to 2pm with stellar acts curated by the marvellous Mahone Bay Music Association – with performances from Kaylyn Turner at 10am, Sophia Hopkins at 11am, Jake Ballard at 12noon, The Sidekick’s brand NEW band Young Folk at 1pm and along with a great soundtrack courtesy of our CoveFM playlist PLUS LOTS OF SPECIAL GUESTS and a very cool surprise group – stand by for news on that! It sure is a stellar line up and we couldn’t do it with out the generosity of our Main Stage Sponsors SHORE CYCLE & MARINE and SUZUKI CANADA – be sure to Visit SHORE CYCLE & MARINE for year-end SUZUKI rebates and the latest SUZUKI product lines. Mahone Bay Exit 10 on HWY103. It’s the most incredible spot – you’ve gotta get into their new show room and see all the spectacular stuff. Speaking of which we’ll SHORE CYCLE & MARINE will be joining us for the Chester Race Week More on the Shore Market with one of their many awesome boats complete with the finest of SUZUKI motors.
It’s going to be awesome and we’re ever so grateful. BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR ALL THE ACTION – AT THE MORE ON THE SHORE MARKET Saturday August 17th from 10am to 2pm. The Sidekick and I will be hosting from the main stage and we can’t wait to see ya.
You can listen to the podcast version of our Chester Race Week 2024 special here.



















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