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Live Music & Céilidhs

Cape Breton Island is alive with music, from the lively fiddle to the rhythm of traditional dance. Join a céilidh (kay-lee) for an evening of Celtic tunes, song and joyful square dancing. From cozy pubs to community halls, live music is at the heart of Island life.

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a group of people playing fiddles gathered around a piano

Oct

30

Traditional Thursday Session at the Blue Mist

Bras d'Or & Boularderie Area

Jan 9 – Dec 18

man on stage playing guitar and singing

Oct

30

Open Mic with Brian Cathcart at Daniels

Sydney & Area

Oct 2 – Dec 19

stylized text

Oct

31

Jazz Showcase at Daniels Alehouse

Sydney & Area

Oct 3 – Dec 19

painting of two men on a sailboat

Nov

01

Saturday Afternoon Fiddle Matinee at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 16 – Dec 27

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

Nov

01

Céilidh Matinee at the Frolic’n Folk

Iona & Area

Feb 8 – Dec 27

man in hat playing electric guitar on stage

Nov

01

Matt Minglewood at the Savoy

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 1

man and woman onstage playing fiddle and piano for dancers offstage

Nov

02

Sunday Ceilidhs at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Judique

Jun 1 – Dec 29

seven men wearing denim lined up against a brick wall

Nov

04

Blue Rodeo with special guest Adam Baldwin at the Savoy Theatre

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 4 – Nov 5

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Nov

05

Wednesday Sessions at the Admiral

Port Hood

Jun 4 – Dec 17

large crowd of people playing instruments

Nov

05

The Kimberley Fraser Sessions at the Old Triangle

Sydney & Area

Aug 27 – Dec 17

people on stage playing instruments and dancing

Nov

05

Wednesday Ceilidhs at Colaisde na Gàidhlig

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Aug 20 – Dec 10

image with text

Nov

05

Unplugged Open Mic at the Diamond with Shane O’Handley

Sydney & Area

Apr 2 – Dec 17

man playing guitar

Nov

07

Louis Arsenault at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 22 – Dec 19

two men with musical instruments

Nov

14

Claude Bourgeois & Chester Delaney at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Sep 5 – Dec 12

six people posed as old folks

Nov

15

Christmas Chaos at “The Home” – Dinner Theatre at the Miners Forum

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 15 – Dec 20

image of a grandfather clock, a trancelike woman, and a spinning wheel with text

Nov

19

Pricked!: A Sleepingly Beautiful Pantomime at the HAT

Sydney & Area

Nov 19 – Nov 23

graphic of burning coal

Nov

22

The Men of the Deeps: December Coal Concert at the Savoy

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 22

man at piano keyboard with painting of boat as backdrop

Nov

28

Martin Aucoin at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Sep 26 – Nov 28

illustration of a storefront with text

Nov

29

Down at MacLean’s: A Holiday Special at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre

Mabou & Area

Nov 29

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: The Once

Dec

13

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: The Once

Baddeck & Area

Dec 13