What do you recommend on a rainy day in PEI?

Hello Michelle, 

Thank you for reaching out to Ask an Islander. 

We have been very lucky with the weather this summer, not very many rainy days! It looks like that might change today so here are some ideas for you. 

PEI has so many wonderful museums that you can visit. In North Cape, visit the Stompin’ Tom Centre Homestead & Schoolhouse where you can record your family’s version of the Hockey Song. In Summerside, history buffs will enjoy a guided tour of the Wyatt Historic House Museum, one of my personal favourites! Along the Central Coastal Drive, visit Green Gables Heritage Place or the Farmer’s Bank & Doucet House in South Rustico. In Charlottetown, the Confederation Centre of the Arts is the perfect place for an arts and culture fix while getting in out of the rain. Browse the permanent gallery collection and exhibits including the Story of Confederation. Near the tip of the Island to the east, visitors of all ages will love the Elmira Railway Museum with its large model train collection and miniature railway and the Basin Head Fisheries Museum, learn the story of PEI's inshore fishery.

You could do a lighthouse tour, PEI has eight beautiful lighthouses that you can visit and tour and each are run as community museums. 

Take part in a PEI Authentic Experience, our artisans and crafts people would love to share their talent with you! Or you can go shopping to find that special piece of PEI to take home with you. The island has so many amazing artisans and crafters creating pottery, glass, jewellery, food, fibre and more. Visit some antique shops and art galleries, they are always so fun to roam around in on a rainy day!

Check Festivals & Events to find a ceilidh, some live music or take in a matinee that the whole family will enjoy at one of the Island's theatres. 

I hope this gives you some good rainy day ideas!

Valerie