This weekend is packed full of events – there's the Natal Day weekend festivities, but also a lot of non-Natal Day fun ones too. Now there's absolutely nothing wrong with long, lazy summer weekends hanging out doing nothing in particular (in fact, that's what I plan on doing this weekend), but in case you are looking for some inspiration…

This one isn't in the calendar, since Windsor isn't technically in the HRM and I never quite know what to do with these borderline ones (what do you think? where should I draw the line?). but I wanted to make sure you knew about it because it's quite big and it sounds like a lot of fun:

Windsor West Hants Summer Fest, Thurs July 30-Sun Aug 2: Train rides, giant bouncers, music, parade, face painting, parachute games, swimming, magic show, family picnic and more! Check out www.windsorsummerfest.ca for more information.

And these ones are in the calendar:

• The Nova Scotia In-Water Boat Show, Halifax waterfront
• Teddy Bear Picnic, Lake Charlotte
• Veggie Tales, Bayers Lake
• Eastern Passage/Cow Bay Summer Carnival
• Gold Panning Demonstrations, Lake Charlotte

Enjoy – and hope you stay dry! (Just couldn't make it without mentioning the weather at least once, sorry!)