One of the major things that we enjoyed every year was the big Annapolis Apple Blossom Festival. They would have a big ceremony where they did a coronation of a queen. – Kimberly MacClean

Back then, from each town, there would be a young gal as a representative to be a princess. And then there would be a princess ball and then there’d be a crowning of the queen. – Judy Hayes

My mother’s family, several members are fishermen, so the carnival was a big deal. – Shawn Ryan

The main thing I remember is the Apple Blossom Festival parade. And if you were a kid in Kentville, it was almost a rite of passage being in the Apple Blossom parade. – Simon Lloyd

Cash mob. Everyone just goes in and buys stuff in a certain amount of time, just to infuse some money into a business. – Christine Aikens