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at the waterfront site similar to what was done for the Pictou 2023 celebrations last summer. Since the pandemic, the main stage has sold out every Fri- day and Saturday night and 2024 is no exception. Currently, there are only a limited amount of all-age pass- es left for this year’s event and they are going fast. The 2024 Pictou Lobster Carnival’s main stage will feature four headliners to kick off festivities at the waterfront in a big way and includes Matt Mays, The Blue Stones, Rum Ragged, and Hello Darlins. On Friday the show starts with Nova Scotia’s Jud Gunning, whom Glen calls an amazing folk pick- er and singer. Next up is Maritime’s favourite, Slowcoaster. Headlining Friday night is Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter powerhouse and JUNO Award winner Matt Mays, and the popular local musician Albert Dunnewold closes out the night.

famed baseball player Babe Ruth attended the carni- val while in Pictou County for an exhibition game. Eventually, the festival rebranded to the Pictou Lob- ster Carnival, and it has grown and evolved over the past ninety years into a Signature Event in Nova Scotia. At one point it was even a week-long event, but these days the carnival is primarily held between Friday and Sunday and to celebrate the significant milestone of ninety years of the carnival, many new and traditional events will be held from July 5th to July 7th, 2024. The Carnival’s main draw is the mu- sic, which Glen is particularly proud of. He tries ev- ery year to get a combination of big-name Canadi- an established, up-and-coming, and local artists, from a variety of genres to suit all tastes. Previous acts that have played the Pictou Lobster Carnival in- clude Big Sugar, Classified, Great Big Sea, and last year Sass Jordan plus Loviet who is now making her name on the international festival and touring stage across North America. This year’s main stage is back

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