ALL WEEKEND!!

We are thrilled to welcome back Dr. Ken Raj Leslie (founder of 'Make Your Own Fun') and his team! The Kids Zone will be open all weekend with fun for all, including giant bubble blowing, boffer battles, puppets, cardboard technology, LEGO pit, music making and more!

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10AM-4PM (FIELD)

Taking place throughout the Newport Landing Waterfront Park, the Solstice Market will showcase a variety of local crafters, herbalists, small businesses and food vendors, with a BBQ fundraiser in support of the museum and shipyard.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY @ 10AM (WHARF)

Start your day with an all levels vinyasa style Yoga to brighten your morning. All levels and abilities are welcome. Bring your mat, or feel free to practice on the wharf!

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY @ 11AM (WHARF)

Come home to yourself through the resonant power of sound. Pamela weaves crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, and chimes into an immersive healing experience that invites your nervous system to soften, your body to breathe, and your spirit to settle. Whether you’re new to sound healing or a seasoned seeker, this session offers a gentle yet profound space to release, restore, and reconnect, right in the heart of Full Circle Festival.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY @ 10:30AM (KIDS ZONE)

Brad McGoey is a lively simultaneous multi-instrumentalist and multi-disciplinary artist whose work centers around placemaking, creative repurposing, and community music. Kids Jam with Brad is all about giving young humans and their caregivers a chance to experience and explore songs, dancing, and music making instruments in a welcoming and celebratory atmosphere.

SATURDAY @ 11AM (MUSEUM ART GALLERY)

Healing happens in many forms. In this workshop, Liv and Anita Cazzola of The Lifers will explore healing through songwriting and textile repair. They will share songs from their new album "Honesty" as they help guide everyone through repairing a garment with a hole in it. There is a connection between practicing physical repair and emotional healing, and we hope to channel this together in a soft, loving space. 

Please bring a garment in need of repair, and we will provide all other materials. 

SATURDAY @ 11AM (FIELD)

Hosted by Momentum Creative Collective, this interactive workshop invites participants into a creative and reflective experience using circular canvases and thoughtful prompts designed to encourage expression, emotion, and connection. Each completed piece becomes part of a larger collaborative installation, creating an evolving collective artwork that symbolizes community, creativity, and shared experience throughout the festival.

SATURDAY @ 12PM (FIELD)

Join Djugdjug Ensemble for a hands-on West-African drumming workshop. You will learn a few djembe rhythms and play along to a traditional song. Drums are provided, but feel free to bring your own. The workshop is intended for beginners, but all levels are welcome!

SATURDAY @ 12:30PM (SHIPYARD)

For those who love to sing, whether in the shower, in the pillow, or on stages, all ages and levels of experience are welcomed and encouraged! Come together to explore the multitude of ranges of the voice and expression of self through play, singing together, and a sprinkle of practical technique for those curious about the mechanisms of the voice. Laura is a well of musical knowledge, with decades of experience singing on stages all around the maritimes, and travelling abroad. Come share the love and joy that can be found through freeing your voice! 

SATURDAY @ 1PM AND SUNDAY @ 11AM (FIELD)

Join us for a nature-inspired crafting experience! Children are invited to explore an open-ended activity table filled with beautiful seasonal nature materials to create, imagine, and play freely. This hands-on experience will be hosted by Mindful Explorers Nature & Forest School, a program by Sustainable Hill Wellness Resort that encourages creativity, connection, and mindful exploration in nature.

SATURDAY @ 2PM (WHARF)

Join Lesley for a mid-day gentle vinyasa! Let’s flow together in the sun and the breeze, filling your day with a little more peace. All levels. Bring your mat or practice on the wharf!

SATURDAY @ 4:30PM (MUSEUM ART GALLERY)

Aquakultre (aka Lance Sampson) is a remarkably versatile, award-winning singer-songwriter, rapper, storyteller, and visual artist from Kjipuktuk - Halifax, Nova Scotia. Raised by a single parent in Uniacke Square, Aquakultre traces his roots to historic Africville, East Preston, Weymouth Falls, Liverpool & Delaps Cove; back two hundred years to the arrival of the Black Loyalists. Several years ago, compelled by a sense of responsibility to his young children, Lance embarked on a search for his own ancestral identity. This ongoing journey of personal and creative discovery has resulted in groundbreaking works including the TV series GeneratioNS: Black Memories of Nova Scotia, the art installation Matriarchs commissioned by Nocturne: Art at Night, and his recently released album 1783. In 2025, Lance was honoured with the Black Artist Recognition Award and was appointed Artist-in-Residence at the Black Cultural Centre. Working out of the BCC, Lance is creating a larger-scale art installation work as a companion to the 1783 album. 

That’s the groundwater flowing under Aquakultre’s Community Listening Party. In this interactive oral history project/listening party, Aquakultre brings along a turntable to play select tracks from 1783 as well as archival and historic music by Black Nova Scotian artists (e.g. Birch Mountain Boys, Portia White, Faith Nolan, Crack of Dawn…) that inspired him. He celebrates the forgotten greats, tells stories learned from his own family, as well as elders he met while filming in Black communities all over the province, connecting memories, themes, and historical events, and inviting participants to share their own thoughts, stories, cherished and rare musical finds.

BRING YOUR RECORDS TO SHARE!

SUNDAY @ 9-11:30AM (SHIPYARD)

Join us for a pancake breakfast with music by Diggin’ Up Grubs. Pancakes will be served in the Shipyard starting at 9am. Customize your pancakes by choosing from a variety of delicious toppings. Tickets can be purchased in advance or on site at the Lighthouse Cafe until sold out!