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Music & Events

Cape Breton Island comes alive with music and events that celebrate its culture, creativity and community spirit. From lively concerts and local gatherings to seasonal festivals, there’s always something happening. Wherever you go, you’ll find a warm welcome and a reason to join the celebration.

98 Results

Acoustic Roots Festival at Two Rivers Wildlife Park
Featured

Aug

29

Acoustic Roots Festival at Two Rivers Wildlife Park

Louisbourg & Area

Aug 29 – Aug 31

Table set for dinner
Featured

Sep

27

Pjila’si Unama’kik – A Great Taste of Canada Experience

Louisbourg & Area

Sep 27

Lumière Art-at-Night Festival
Featured

Sep

27

Lumière Art-at-Night Festival

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Sep 27

Musicians play on stage
Featured

Oct

10

Celtic Colours International Festival

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Oct 10 – Oct 18

The Red Shoe Pub – Live Music Daily

Aug

26

The Red Shoe Pub – Live Music Daily

Mabou & Area

Jun 6 – Oct 20

Joan Jonas Painting

Aug

26

Joan Jonas: We Come from the Sea at Eltuek Arts Centre

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Aug 10 – Oct 12

Daily Lunch Céilidh at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Aug

26

Daily Lunch Céilidh at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Judique

Jun 6 – Oct 17

Joan Jonas Painting

Aug

26

Joan Jonas: We Come from the Sea at Inverness County Centre for the Arts

Inverness

Aug 10 – Oct 12

Afternoon Ceilidh at Glenora Inn and Distillery

Aug

26

Afternoon Ceilidh at Glenora Inn and Distillery

Inverness

Jun 10 – Oct 19

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh

Aug

26

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh

Baddeck & Area

Jun 14 – Oct 19

Come From Away at the Savoy Theatre

Aug

26

Come From Away at the Savoy Theatre

Glace Bay & Area

Aug 25 – Aug 31

Come From Away at the Savoy Theatre

Aug

26

Come From Away at the Savoy Theatre

Glace Bay & Area

Aug 25 – Aug 29

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean

Aug

26

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean

Baddeck & Area

Jun 24 – Oct 7

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Aug

26

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Baddeck & Area

Jul 29 – Aug 26

Evening Ceilidh at Glenora Inn and Distillery

Aug

26

Evening Ceilidh at Glenora Inn and Distillery

Inverness

May 29 – Oct 19

logo featuring text and an illustration of a fiddle

Aug

26

Tuesday Tunes at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 12 – Oct 21

sidewalk market with people sitting under tents

Aug

27

Sydney Public Market

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Aug 2 – Dec 27

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Aug

27

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Baddeck & Area

Jul 30 – Aug 27

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Aug

27

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Baddeck & Area

Jul 30 – Aug 27

Charlo et Zabeth au Cap-Rouge – Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge Interpretive House

Aug

27

Charlo et Zabeth au Cap-Rouge – Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge Interpretive House

Chéticamp & Area, Ingonish & Area, North Highlands, Cape Breton Highlands National Park Area

Jul 2 – Aug 27

Chad Tetford at the Bothy at the North Star

Aug

27

Chad Tetford at the Bothy at the North Star

Louisbourg & Area

Jun 11 – Oct 15

image of two men and a woman posed with musical instruments

Aug

27

River’s Bend at The Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 13 – Oct 15

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young

Aug

27

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young

Baddeck & Area

Jun 18 – Oct 15

large crowd of people playing instruments

Aug

27

The Kimberley Fraser Sessions at the Old Triangle

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Aug 27 – Dec 17

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Aug

27

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Baddeck & Area

Jul 30 – Aug 27

people on stage playing instruments and dancing

Aug

27

Wednesday Ceilidhs at Colaisde na Gàidhlig

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Aug 20 – Dec 10

Fiddle Ceilidh Concert at the Barn in Margaree

Aug

27

Fiddle Ceilidh Concert at the Barn in Margaree

Margarees

Jul 9 – Aug 27

close-up of a man's face

Aug

28

Live & Local with Aaron Lewis

Membertou

Aug 14 – Aug 28

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron

Aug

28

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron

Baddeck & Area

Jun 19 – Oct 16

image of woman with a hat in front of a tree

Aug

28

Ella Dubinsky and friends at Cabot Shores

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Jul 17 – Aug 28

KitchenRackets Summer Jam Sessions in St. Peter’s

Aug

28

KitchenRackets Summer Jam Sessions in St. Peter’s

St Peter's & Area

Jul 10 – Sep 4

Theatre Baddeck presents He’d Be Your Mother’s Father’s Cousin

Aug

28

Theatre Baddeck presents He’d Be Your Mother’s Father’s Cousin

Baddeck & Area

Jul 31 – Aug 28

Neil McDaniel at the Barn in Margaree

Aug

28

Neil McDaniel at the Barn in Margaree

Margarees

Jul 3 – Aug 28

three men posed with musical instruments

Aug

28

Talent Night at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 14 – Oct 13

Glencoe Mills Family Square Dance

Aug

28

Glencoe Mills Family Square Dance

Mabou & Area

Jul 3 – Sep 26

man playing guitar

Aug

29

Jacob Noonan at the Club

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Aug 29

Chad Tetford at the Bothy at the North Star

Aug

29

Chad Tetford at the Bothy at the North Star

Louisbourg & Area

Jun 13 – Oct 17

text superimposed on scenic background

Aug

29

Friday Nights at Baddeck Legion

Baddeck & Area

Aug 1 – Aug 29

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Kevin LeVesconte & Neil McDaniel

Aug

29

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Kevin LeVesconte & Neil McDaniel

Baddeck & Area

Jun 27 – Oct 10

Theatre Baddeck presents He’d Be Your Mother’s Father’s Cousin

Aug

29

Theatre Baddeck presents He’d Be Your Mother’s Father’s Cousin

Baddeck & Area

Aug 1 – Aug 29

Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean at the Barn in Margaree

Aug

29

Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean at the Barn in Margaree

Margarees

Jun 27 – Aug 29

crowd gathered in parking lot for market with flowers in the foreground

Aug

30

Baddeck Community Market

Baddeck & Area

Aug 2 – Oct 11

text superimposed over photo of Grand Narrows bridge

Aug

30

Mawio’mi Tewitk

Iona & Area

Aug 30

Come From Away at the Savoy Theatre

Aug

30

Come From Away at the Savoy Theatre

Glace Bay & Area

Aug 30

painting of two men on a sailboat

Aug

30

Saturday Afternoon Fiddle Matinee at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 16 – Dec 27

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Aug

30

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Baddeck & Area

Aug 2 – Aug 30

Parka’s Great Sleepover at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Aug

30

Parka’s Great Sleepover at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Louisbourg & Area

Aug 30 – Aug 31

Sunset Series at ICCA

Aug

30

Sunset Series at ICCA

Inverness

Aug 30

two men playing saxophone and guitar

Aug

30

Jeff Shaw and Vik Jozef (The Back Pack) at Cabot Shores

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Aug 30

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Aug

30

Theatre Baddeck presents Ed’s Garage

Baddeck & Area

Jul 19 – Aug 30

five men on stage playing musical instruments

Aug

30

Risin’ Tide at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 30 – Oct 12

West Mabou Family Square Dances

Aug

30

West Mabou Family Square Dances

Mabou & Area

Jun 14 – Oct 12

Mabou Farmers’ Market

Aug

31

Mabou Farmers’ Market

Mabou & Area

Jun 1 – Oct 12

CrestCrush Adventures

Aug

31

CrestCrush Adventures

Bras d'Or & Boularderie Area

Aug 3 – Oct 31

text superimposed on stylized illustration of a garden

Aug

31

Ross Ferry Farm Market

Bras d'Or & Boularderie Area

Jul 6 – Sep 21

people gathered outside

Aug

31

Celebrate Labour Day at the Ross Ferry Marine Park

Bras d'Or & Boularderie Area

Aug 31

a group of people playing musical instruments

Aug

31

Trad Sessions at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 17 – Oct 19

man playing guitar

Aug

31

Suppertime Music at the Doryman: Louis Arsenault

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 31

Adult Square Dance in Brook Village

Sep

01

Adult Square Dance in Brook Village

Mabou & Area

Jul 28 – Oct 14

two men with musical instruments

Sep

05

Claude Bourgeois & Chester Delaney at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Sep 5 – Dec 12

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Abigail MacDonald & Malcolm MacNeil

Sep

05

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Abigail MacDonald & Malcolm MacNeil

Baddeck & Area

Jul 25 – Sep 26

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: Lennie Gallant

Sep

05

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: Lennie Gallant

Baddeck & Area

Sep 5

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Buddy MacDonald

Sep

06

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Buddy MacDonald

Baddeck & Area

Sep 6 – Sep 7

three men on stage playing musical instruments

Sep

06

No Boundaries at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Sep 6 – Sep 7

a building with flowers in the foreground

Sep

07

The Louisbourg Market

Louisbourg & Area

May 4 – Dec 7

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Margie Beaton & Dawn Beaton & Jason Roach

Sep

08

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Margie Beaton & Dawn Beaton & Jason Roach

Baddeck & Area

Sep 8

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Stephanie MacDonald & Susan MacLean

Sep

09

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Stephanie MacDonald & Susan MacLean

Baddeck & Area

Jun 17 – Sep 30

close-up of antique car grill

Sep

12

Cape Breton Classic Cruisers Fall Classic Show & Shine

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Sep 12 – Sep 13

man playing guitar

Sep

12

Louis Arsenault at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Aug 22 – Dec 19

22nd Annual Hike the Highlands Festival

Sep

13

22nd Annual Hike the Highlands Festival

Ingonish & Area

Sep 13 – Sep 19

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson

Sep

13

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson

Baddeck & Area

Sep 13 – Sep 14

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Gillian Head & Jason Roach

Sep

15

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Gillian Head & Jason Roach

Baddeck & Area

Sep 15 – Sep 22

male and female duplicated and posed with instruments

Sep

18

An evening with the Red Dirt Skinners

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail

Sep 18

Fête du chocolat at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Sep

20

Fête du chocolat at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Louisbourg & Area

Sep 20 – Sep 21

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Buddy MacDonald

Sep

20

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Buddy MacDonald

Baddeck & Area

Sep 20

man at piano keyboard with painting of boat as backdrop

Sep

26

Martin Aucoin at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Sep 26 – Nov 28

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen

Sep

27

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen

Baddeck & Area

Sep 27 – Sep 28

painting of woman reading a book in the forest with text

Oct

03

Cabot Trail Writers Festival

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Oct 3 – Oct 5

Paranormal Investigations at the Fortress of Lousiburg

Oct

03

Paranormal Investigations at the Fortress of Lousiburg

Louisbourg & Area

Oct 3 – Oct 5

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: Madison Violet

Oct

03

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: Madison Violet

Baddeck & Area

Oct 3

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Buddy MacDonald

Oct

04

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis and Buddy MacDonald

Baddeck & Area

Oct 4 – Oct 5

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Gillian Head & Jason Roach

Oct

06

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Gillian Head & Jason Roach

Baddeck & Area

Oct 6 – Oct 13

gobblefest logo duplicated

Oct

09

Gobblefest XXXI

Sydney Area & Marconi Trail, Glace Bay & Area

Oct 9 – Oct 13

stylized illustration

Oct

10

Blueberry Jam Harvest Series

Mabou & Area

Oct 10 – Oct 13

The South Haven Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Fibre Festival

Oct

11

The South Haven Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Fibre Festival

Baddeck & Area

Oct 11 – Oct 13

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson

Oct

11

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson

Baddeck & Area

Oct 11 – Oct 12

man posed with guitar

Oct

12

Suppertime Music at the Doryman with Brian LeBlanc

Chéticamp & Area

Oct 12

man playing guitar

Oct

13

Louis Arsenault at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Oct 13

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald & Darren McMullen

Oct

18

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald & Darren McMullen

Baddeck & Area

Oct 18 – Oct 19

man playing guitar

Oct

24

Rick Roach at the Doryman

Chéticamp & Area

Oct 24

Sinister Soiree at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Oct

25

Sinister Soiree at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Louisbourg & Area

Oct 25

text against a curtained stage background

Oct

25

The Savoy Unmasked

Glace Bay & Area

Oct 25

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol [Preview Performance]

Dec

04

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol [Preview Performance]

Baddeck & Area

Dec 4

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Dec

05

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Baddeck & Area

Dec 5 – Dec 6

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Dec

06

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Baddeck & Area

Dec 6 – Dec 13

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Dec

07

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Baddeck & Area

Dec 7 – Dec 14

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Dec

09

Theatre Baddeck presents Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Baddeck & Area

Dec 9 – Dec 13

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: The Once

Dec

13

Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: The Once

Baddeck & Area

Dec 13