The festival includes such things as craft fairs, street fairs, parade, soapbox derby, beauty pageants, raft race the Great International Rubber Ducky Race, songfest, blues concert, concert in the park, family fun day and a host of other programs. The festival usually terminates with a fireworks display. St. Andrews, New Brunswick, about 30 minutes from Calais, is home to two fine golf courses and over half the towns buildings are more than 150 years old. Carriage tours are available during the summer. The old style Algonquin Hotel is a look back in time to the turn of the century resorts.
Many unique businesses cluster along the downtown streets.
Harbor Seals have their own pool. Blacks Harbour is home to the world's largest sardine factory and the only point where you may take the ferry to Grand Manan Island. St. Stephen's Chocolate Museum. The Ganong brothers grew up in New Brunswick and in 1873 they opened their own grocery store and, when it almost failed, they added candy. Meeting with success, they started to make their own candy to sell.