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Apr

2027

2027 Canadian Folk Music Awards

Sydney & Area

Apr 8 – Apr 11

Oct

Dungeons & Dragons

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 14 – Dec 28

Oct

Monday Night Bingo

Iona & Area

Sep 21 – Dec 21

Oct

Chess Club

Sydney & Area

Sep 15 – Dec 15

Oct

Fall 2026 Learn to Knit or Crochet

North Sydney & Sydney Mines Area

Sep 22 – Oct 27

Oct

Lego Tuesday at the North Sydney Library

North Sydney & Sydney Mines Area

Jan 27 – Dec 29

Oct

Knitting Club

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 15 – Jan 26

Oct

Tarbish at Marion Bridge Community Hall

Louisbourg & Area

Sep 15 – Dec 29

Oct

The Bee Gees Revisited – The Tribute Show

Glace Bay & Area

Oct 21

Oct

Trivia Night at The Frolic

Iona & Area

Sep 10 – Dec 17

Oct

Fibre Lunch at the North Sydney Library

North Sydney & Sydney Mines Area

Jan 29 – Dec 17

Oct

Thursday Night Trivia

Sydney & Area

Sep 10 – Dec 17

Oct

Trivia Thursdays

Baddeck & Area

Sep 10 – Nov 5

Oct

Regular Thursday Night Cardplay

Isle Madame

Jan 8 – Dec 17

Oct

Story Time/ Craft for Tots

Ingonish & Area

Sep 11 – Dec 18

Oct

Story Time Fun

Louisbourg & Area

Sep 11 – Jan 22

Oct

Friday Crafternoon at the Baddeck Public Library

Baddeck & Area

Jan 23 – Dec 19

Oct

Knitters/ Crafters Social

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 11 – Dec 18

Oct

Lego Fun Fridays

Ingonish & Area

Sep 11 – Dec 18

Oct

Saturday Strollings

Baddeck & Area

Sep 12 – Jan 23

Oct

Jr D&D

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 12 – Dec 19

fiddler and piano player plauing to a crowd in a pub setting

Oct

from

Céilidh Matinee at the Frolic’n Folk

Iona & Area

Feb 8 – Dec 19

Sinister Soirée: 19+ event on Oct 24, 2026 in 259 Park Service Rd, Fortress Of Louisbourg, NS B1C 2L2, Canada. Featured themes include costume contests and culture and entertainment.

Oct

from

$60

Sinister Soirée: 19+ event

Louisbourg & Area

Oct 24

Oct

Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spirits

Iona & Area

Oct 24

Oct

Samhain Magick Market

Mabou & Area

Oct 25

Oct

Sunday Ceilidhs at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Judique

Jun 7 – Dec 6

a group of people playing musical instruments

Oct

Cape Breton Celtic Trad Sessions at the Frolic

Iona & Area

Jun 22 – Dec 27

Behind the Red Curtain: The Ghosts of the Savoy on Oct 30, 2026 in Glace Bay, NS. Featured themes include witches dance and behind the red curtain: the ghosts of the savoy.

Oct

from

$45

Behind the Red Curtain: The Ghosts of the Savoy

Glace Bay & Area

Oct 30

Oct

from

$10

Friendly Spook Feud

St Peter's & Area

Oct 30

Oct

from

$25

The Monster Ball

Sydney & Area

Oct 30

Oct

4th Annual Witches/Warlocks Paddle

Isle Madame

Oct 31

Oct

from

$10

Adult Halloween Dance

Port Hawkesbury & Area

Oct 31

Oct

from

$20

Hallowe’en Masquerade

Inverness

Oct 31

Nov

from

$25

Spectacle – Zachary Richard

Isle Madame

Nov 1

Nov

Christmas Bazaar

Sydney & Area

Nov 7

Nov

Secret Shakespeare

Sydney & Area

Nov 7

Nov

Elves Fair

Inverness

Nov 14

Nov

ISLANDERS MARKETS – HOLIDAY MARKET

Sydney & Area

Nov 15

Christmas – Children’s Creative Workshops on Nov 21, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include Classes/Workshops and christmas – children’s creative workshops.

Nov

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$30

Christmas – Children’s Creative Workshops

Sydney & Area

Nov 21 – Dec 12

Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas! on Nov 27, 2026 in Glace Bay, NS. Featured themes include family entertainment and seasonal.

Nov

from

$59

Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 27

Nov

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Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 27 – Nov 29

Nov

The Grand Tour Christmas

Port Hawkesbury & Area

Nov 27

Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas! on Nov 28, 2026 in Glace Bay, NS. Featured themes include christmas story and dr seuss.

Nov

from

$59

Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 28

Nov

from

$59

Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 28

Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas! on Nov 29, 2026 in Glace Bay, NS. Featured themes include Kids & Family and Arts.

Nov

from

$59

Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 29

Dec

Fortress Noël

Louisbourg & Area

Dec 5

Feb

2027

Festival Chocolat Chaud

Chéticamp & Area

Feb 12 – Feb 14

Mar

2027

from

$62

Be Like Blippi Tour!

Sydney & Area

Mar 2

Jun

2027

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Iona & Area

Jun 21

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Chasing Colour: Your 2026 Guide to Peak Fall Colours on Cape Breton Island

Fall on Cape Breton Island doesn't arrive all at once. Colour reaches different parts of the Island at different times, so the best time to visit isn't one weekend. It's a whole season of chances to...

5 Minute Read

7 Cape Breton Restaurants Worth Planning Your Fall Trip Around

As fall blankets Cape Breton Island in brilliant hues, the Island’s culinary scene embraces the season with fresh, seasonal ingredients and comforting flavours.

3 Minute Read

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