(new in 2018) Open Street Chalk Art Festival Kentville Multicultural Festival (currently the largest Multicultural Festival in NS) Kentville Harvest Festival KBC's Great Big Country Fair Climate Kentville experiences a humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Kentville was on 12 August 1944. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 1 February 1920. Kentville's USDA Hardiness zone is 6a. Famous residents (From in or near Kentville, including the former Township of Cornwallis) Composer Robert Aitken Former NHLer Jerry Byers Actor Peter Donat Inventor of kerosene Abraham Gesner Comedian Jay Malone Linguist Silas Tertius Rand Zoologist Austin L. Rand Boxer Bryan Gibson CFL All Canadian Bruce Beaton Blue Man Group member Scott Bishop Blues Guitarist Dutch Mason Filmmaker Dylan Mohan Gray Author Maria Mutch Federal Cabinet Minister Anita Anand (professor) MLS Forward Jacob Shaffelburg Author and musician Thibault Jacquot-Paratte Education Education in the area is serviced by Kings County Academy in Kentville, serving grades primary through eight, the local high school is Northeast Kings Education Centre, located 15–20 minutes away in Canning. There are also several post secondary institutions, the Kingstec campus of the Nova Scotia Community College is located on the northern fringe of the town and Acadia University, is located in nearby Wolfville. The town operates a library and C@P site. Kentville is also home to the Kings County Museum, located in Kentville's old courthouse. Other nearby elementary schools include the Aldershot Elementary School, and the Glooscap Elementary School. Recreation Kentville also boasts a number of high quality recreational facilities. The Kentville Arena (now the Kentville Centennial Arena) is thought to have hosted the first ever summer ice hockey school. The town also houses a large indoor soccer arena and numerous other outdoor baseball and soccer fields, and playgrounds for local children. Kentville Memorial Park (considered to be one of the best baseball parks in Canada east of Montreal) is home to the Kentville Wildcats, a senior baseball team, who have won several NSSBL championships and one Canadian championship. Kentville swimming pool is home to the Kentville Marlins Swim Team. Sister city Camrose, Alberta, Canada Castel di Sangro, Abruzzo, Italy See also List of municipalities in Nova Scotia Notes References The Devil's Half Acre: A Look at Kentville's Past Mable Nichols, Kentville Centennial Committee, 1968. Historic Kentville Louis V. Comeau, Nimbus, 2003. External links Town of Kentville Official Site Communities in Kings County, Nova Scotia Towns