Sydney & Area

Aug 15

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The tradition of celebrating with live music on the Sydney Waterfront returns in 2025 for the 3rd Annual Rock the Fiddle. Designed to present the very best talent from the island alongside some of Canada’s finest acts, it’s Cape Breton’s Biggest Summer Party! Friday night’s lineup is a Cape Breton classic with the Matt Minglewood Band, Sam Moon reuniting with his bandmates from the 1970s and ’80s for the first time in 30 years in the Same Moon Reunion Band, The Privateers, High Society, RG Schaller and the Peacemakers, and The Turnbull Brothers. Daily tickets and weekend passes are available.
6:30pm | $49 (General) / $99 (VIP) / $89 (General weekend) / $269 (VIP weekend) | 19+

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90 Esplanade, Sydney, Nova Scotia

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