February 13th - 16th, 2026Winter has never been this much fun! #longjohntruro
 2026 Truro Winter Long John Festival Schedule 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘺 - 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 - Wear your Long Johns to Work, School, or wherever the day takes you!12:00𝘱𝘮 - 2:00𝘱𝘮 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘐𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 - Douglas Street Recreation Centre (40 Douglas St.)2:00𝘱𝘮 - 3:30𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 - Parkland Truro (356 Young St.) 𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. Please email 6:30𝘱𝘮 - 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 13𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘬𝘦 - SEEK Wilderness Accommodations (825 Young St.) $ Pre-registration is required. Please visit: SEEK Wilderness Accommodations Social Media to register. https://www.facebook.com/share/1C6mFi6pBX/𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
9:00𝘢𝘮 - 1:00𝘱𝘮 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵- Truro Farmers Market (15 Young St.)11:00𝘢𝘮 - 12:00𝘱𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 - The Hub Shopping Centre (245 Robie St.)12:00𝘱𝘮 - 2:00𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 - Bible Hill Rec Park (38 Guest Dr.)2:00𝘱𝘮 - 4:00𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘚𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 - Caldwell Roach Heartland Ice Surface (740 Prince St.) Skating, Music by DJ RGG, Performances by Serpentine Studios, Hot Chocolate, and more.2:00𝘱𝘮 - 4:00𝘱𝘮 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘺𝘱𝘴𝘺 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯 - The Hub Shopping Centre (245 Robie St.)𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
10:30𝘢𝘮 - 2:00𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺'𝘴 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵 - SEEK Wilderness Accommodations (825 Young St.) https://www.facebook.com/share/1DkQmbuGjQ/12:30𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 - Bible Hill Rec Park (38 Guest Dr.)6:00𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 - Bible Hill Rec Park (38 Guest Dr.)𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
9:30𝘢𝘮 - 11:30𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 - Truro Legion Hill (32 Brunswick St.)10:00𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 3𝘷3 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 - Meadowland Outdoor Pond (52 Meadowland Ave). To register please email: 10:30𝘢𝘮 - 11:50𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘦 - RECC; Millbrook First Nation Arena (625 Abenaki Rd.) 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. 11:30𝘢𝘮 - 1:00𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮 - RECC; Wilson's Aquatic Centre (625 Abenaki Rd.) 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺.2:00𝘱𝘮 - 2:50𝘱𝘮 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘦 - Colchester Legion Stadium(14 Lorne St.) 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥.𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.
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About Johnny Long John
Johnny Long John is named after John Stanfield who, along with his brother Frank, developed Stanfield’s ever so loved Unshrinkable Underwear. In 1915 they introduced and patented an adjustable two-piece design, all here in Truro!
A History Of Long Johns in Truro
Charles E. Stanfield had no idea when he immigrated to Canada in 1855 that he would found the firm that would become recognized as Canada’s leading manufacturer of men’s underwear. In the beginning, Charles, along with his brother-in-law, Samuel E. Dawson, founded the Tyron Woolen Mills in Tyron, PEI in 1856. Ten years later he sold his interests to Samuel and moved to Nova Scotia. In 1870 he founded the Truro Woolen Mills, which at that time was located on Brunswick Street. It was believed to be the first factory of its kind in Canada.
Charles was a creative genius. He maintained a workshop in a barn behind his house where he spent the majority of his time creating new equipment and products. He developed and manufactured that first cardigan jackets and stockinettes in Canada. He introduced Canadians to heavy rib underwear and the famous “Drop Seat”. He also manufactured sweater cloth and knitting yarn.
In 1896, Charles sold his business to his two sons, John and Frank Stanfield who had their own vision for the company’s future. They believed the way to build a reputation was to build a stable product line in one specific field, despite their father’s advisement otherwise. Together, John and Frank developed the famous “Shrink-proof Process” which catapulted the little Truro underwear company to fame.
The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 provided them with their first big break where some 100,000 people, spurred by rumours of gold, made their way north to the harsh terrain of the Yukon. The Stanfield’s “Unshrinkable” Underwear was pivotal to the would-be-prospectors and miners who could find no substitute for the warm, heavy, woolly underwear.
Stanfield’s Limited went on to incorporate in 1906. During World War 1, they manufactured wool blankets, knitting yarn and cloth that provided a major impetus for the expansion of the Firm. Stanfield’s also began carbonizing wool, a process the produced a much softer fabric. The late twenties saw the first line of cotton combinations and the use of synthetic rayon to produce ladies’ undergarments.
Stanfield’s entered the undershirt and brief field in the late thirties, two-piece winter underwear in the forties, and Thermal underwear in the fifties. The latter two gradually took over the winter underwear market, providing the building blocks for the company’s product growth over the many years to follow. Stanfield’s is also responsible for popularizing the t-shirt in Canada as well as men’s polo pyjamas.
