Lunenburg is home to four internationally recognized festivals:

the annual Lunenburg Craft Festival, a showcase of Atlantic Canada's finest artisans and crafts people; the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, a musical gathering highlighting traditional Maritime folk music; the Nova Scotia Fisheries Exhibition and Fishermen's reunion, featuring traditional skills such as scallop shucking, fish filleting and the popular International Dory Races; and the Lunenburg Oktoberfest, a celebration of the Town's German heritage.