For nine days in October, amid the splendour of the fall colours, Cape Breton Island overflows with music, energy, and excitement as people come from far and wide to celebrate our rich culture. At any of the dozens of concerts, you’ll experience some of the world’s finest musicians sharing the stage with the best of Cape Breton’s singers, dancers, players, storytellers, and culture-bearers. Concerts take place in unique venues ranging from intimate community halls and churches to modern schools and dedicated performance spaces.
Full concert details available Friday, June 21
Tickets on sale Tuesday, July 9
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
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Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Boularderie
Raspberry Cottage is seated on a UNESCO World Heritage biosphere reserve with a water view of the Bras d’Or, an inland sea connecte...
Region: Louisbourg Area
Community: Louisbourg
Deluxe 2-bdrm H cottage with queen and double beds, 4-pc bath, satellite TV, wireless Internet, BBQ. Central location. No animals, please. ...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Boularderie
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Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Ben Eoin
Ben Eoin Beach is located on a peninsula on the beautiful Bras d’Or Lakes and offers fun-filled activities for the whole family. Enjoy...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
Beautiful porcelain pottery, functional and decorative, to suit city or country living. ...
Cape Breton Island experiences: the Cabot Trail, Fortress of Louisbourg, ceilidhs, seafood, golf and more.
Come late November, when parts of Canada begin to be blanketed with snow, Cape Breton wonders if Mother Nature has forgotten her. Not a chance. Winter on Cape Breton Island is inevitable.
Explore Cape Breton's variety of breweries and distilleries found all over the island.
To live fully on this island is to learn to love it through every season. Even on our coldest days Cape Breton offers up some wonderfully wintery ways to stay warm and experience the best our island has to offer. Grab your toque and mitts! We’re hitt
A nice steady climb along a well-worn path, Ben Eoin Trail leads you through large old Birch and Beech trees. At the top of the small mountain, the look-off offers views of East Bay of the Bras d’Or Lakes like no other. The 1.7 KM hike starts at the
One of the absolute best ways to see Cape Breton Island’s awe inspiring scenery, and meet other people passionate about getting outside, is by hiking its trails...
