{"id":97869,"date":"2026-07-29T22:15:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/natal-days-continue-to-bring-people-home-to-annapolis-royal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:15:42","slug":"natal-days-continue-to-bring-people-home-to-annapolis-royal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/natal-days-continue-to-bring-people-home-to-annapolis-royal\/","title":{"rendered":"Natal Days continue to bring people home to Annapolis Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Article content\u201cThat is always a hit,\u201d said Hall, who is also the parade co-ordinator.Article contentNew events this year include a car show at the legion Aug.1 at 11 a.m., glow in the dark bingo at the academy gym Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m., picnic and lawn games Aug. 2 at 3:30 p.m. at Fort Anne, and a free Natal Day craft event Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the library.Article contentA full event schedule is available on the Annapolis Royal Natal Days Facebook page and in a printed program.Article content\u201cThey\u2019ve put out a very professional Natal Days booklet this year,\u201d Boyer added, in commending the organizing committee on its efforts.Article contentArticle contentParadeArticle contentThe parade will take place at 1 p.m. on Aug. 3. It will follow the old parade route this year. Entries will line up at Champlain Drive near the Annapolis West Education Centre. The parade begins at School Street near the academy, goes down St. George Street through the traffic lights, turns right onto St. Anthony Street, left onto Drury Lane, and left onto St. George Street, coming through the downtown and ending at Fort Anne.Article contentArticle content\u201cEverybody is scrambling for stuff because the theme is Remember When, so people are looking for all kinds of old stuff,\u201d Boyer explained.Article contentPeople are raiding closets, items are exchanging hands, and people are having fun getting ready for the event.Article content\u201cCouncil is looking for an old-fashioned convertible and appropriate hat wear, so stay tuned,\u201d Boyer said.Article contentHall said it came up with the theme as a way to highlight the milestone anniversary and reflect on memories from the past.Article contentA reunion of former Annapolis Royal Apple Blossom Festival princessesis also scheduled for July 31 at the legion. People are asked to RSVP by emailing Theresa Porter at stuckingranville@yahoo.com.Article contentArticle contentHistoryArticle contentNatal is derived from the Latin word for birth and Natal Day has been celebrated in Nova Scotia since 1895.Article contentAnnapolis Royal, a town steeped in history, was Nova Scotia\u2019s capital until 1749 with the founding of Halifax.Article content\u201cOnce a capital, always a capital,\u201d Boyer said.Article contentAfter the Second World War ended, communities were looking for ways to bring people together. Annapolis Royal launched its Natal Days celebration in 1946 and that element remains central to its core.Article contentArticle contentCommunities throughout the Annapolis Valley have special weekends that people mark on their calendars. That is Natal Day in Annapolis Royal. They mean a lot to each community.Article content\u201cIt gives that feeling of home for people,\u201d Hall suggested. \u201cIt just seems like everybody feels so connected the entire weekend.\u201dArticle contentArticle contentOrganizingArticle contentThe Natal Days committee is comprised of 10 volunteers with others helping with specific events.Article content\u201cWe\u2019re 100 per cent a volunteer organization,\u201d Hall said. \u201cNone of this would happen without our community and the volunteers.\u201dArticle contentIt receives support from the town and sponsors across the region.Article content\u201cIt couldn\u2019t happen without them,\u201d Hall said.Article contentIn a town of about 550 people, it takes buy in from many to make the festival possible.Article content\u201cIt\u2019s hard to think of anybody who is not involved,\u201d Boyer said. \u201cEverybody is involved at some level. Everybody is doing something. \u2026 It truly is a community effort.\u201dArticle contentShe noted the environment committee had organized a cleanup for July 26 with an emphasis on removing cigarette butts while the public works department had been busy painting road lines.Article contentThere\u2019s a lot of work invested to make the weekend possible. When one festival ends, it\u2019s not long before planning begins for the next year.Article contentSome might wonder why?Article content\u201cTradition,\u201d Hall said.Article content\u201cGrowing up here, it\u2019s the talk all year. People can\u2019t wait for Natal Day weekend. And we want to keep that tradition alive.\u201dArticle content<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Natal Days continue to bring people home to Annapolis Royal Article content\u201cThat is always a hit,\u201d said Hall, who is also the parade co-ordinator.Article contentNew events this year include a car show at the legion Aug.1 at 11 a.m., glow in the dark bingo at the academy gym Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m., picnic and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":97870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,590,1],"tags":[116,589],"class_list":["post-97869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indigenous","category-newfoundland-and-labrador","category-uncategorized","tag-indigenous","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}