Bouctouche Attractions

An international hydroplane regatta takes place off the mouth of the Cocagne River, south of Bouctouche, every year. Cocagne is also a place for deep-sea fishing expeditions.

One of the few remaining sand dunes on the northeast coast of North America is preserved here. The dune extends across Bouctouche Bay and this provides a vital marine habitat. Various research projects such as dune monitoring and restoration; an insect inventory; a butterfly count; a migratory shorebird survey; and a piping plover monitoring project are conducted on the site.

The Irving Eco Centre provides information on the dunes and what is being done to preserve them.

Le Pays de la Sagouine at Bouctouche, is a village that brings to life the Acadian lifestyle through music, theatre and comedy. Visitors can learn to cook Acadian meals, discover more about the fishing trades, and learn to play musical instruments including the spoons.

Kent Museum in Bouctouche is the site of the Old Convent of the Immaculate Conception, a Second Empire-style building, built in the early 1880s. Guides dressed as boarders tell true stories about life in the convent, the history and architecture of the building as a former educational institution.