The Barra Strait Marina
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Grand Narrows
Cape Breton Island boasts some of the best boating in the world. It is located in Grand Narrows at the Barra Strait Bridge. The Barra Strait...
Darby’s Old Church Kitchen is just that – a former church and community centre converted into an open kitchen, serving up good ol’ fashioned, home-cooked meals. With daily specials and our delicious Meat and Potatoes Sunday dinners, Darby’s is dishing up your very own Cape Breton experience. Don’t forget to try our hand-cut fries! Located in Central Cape Breton, just a short drive from the Highland Village Museum, visit Darby’s while exploring the road less traveled.
Open Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am-7:00pm
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Grand Narrows
Cape Breton Island boasts some of the best boating in the world. It is located in Grand Narrows at the Barra Strait Bridge. The Barra Strait...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona
The Frolic’n Folk Pub & Grill serves comfort food as well as pub fare which pair nicely with a crisp local lager or glass of wine....
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck
We don’t only rent bikes. We partner with you to provide you with a kaleidoscopic tour of Baddeck and surrounding area. ...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck
About Bell Bay Golf Club: 18-hole, par 72, 7037 yd. Rating 74.8; Slope 144. Beautiful Thomas McBroom championship course high above the Bras...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck
Sightseeing, birdwatching and sport fishing charters on the Bras d’Or Lakes; deep-sea fishing mornings and evenings; group rates. Views of...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Eskasoni
About Eskasoni Cultural Journeys: P’jilasi. ‘Welcome’ in our native tongue. The 2.4km hiking trail will take you along the Bras d&...
Enjoy snowmobiling across the Cabot Trail or near the Bras d'Or Lake. Meet up with old friends or meet new ones along the Great Trail. Pull up next to restaurants with delicious homemade food and sleep in accommodations you hand select.
Hannah Krebs works as a ban-chleasaiche | Gaelic Cultural Animator at Baile na Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum. Gaelic language, music, and square dances are some of her favourite things about Cape Breton.
Shannon MacMullin is a Gàidhlig learner, singer and storyteller; a community educator, and the Cultural Experiences Co-ordinator at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village. She loves dancing, making beauty in the world & bringing people together.
The Gaels celebrated their culture not in huge buildings or sculptures but in their songs. Their songs told the stories of the people, the land, good times and bad, love's lost and yearned for.
There’s nothing better than watching two musicians who just love playing music together.
As a songwriter, I’ve often described my creative process as though I have tuned into an invisible radio frequency.
It is well-established that dance tradition is an important, if not defining, influence on Cape Breton's traditional music.
Heather Rankin is a singer, songwriter, actor and member of the 6X Juno Award winning band The Rankin Family. As a solo artist she has released two albums, A Fine Line (ECMA/Juno Nom.) and Imagine (ECMA Nom.).
The annual Guitar Summit concert serves as an obvious showcase for these world-class pickers, but this wealth of talent inevitably shines through in concerts throughout each Festival.