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Celebrate Cape Breton’s spirit through seasonal festivals and small-town gatherings filled with local flavour and connection. From high-energy outdoor stages to intimate community events, these traditions bring people together in unforgettable ways. Discover a welcoming community where stories are shared and everyone feels like a local.

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Apr

08

2027

2027 Canadian Folk Music Awards

Sydney & Area

Apr 8 – Apr 11

Mabou Farmers’ Market

Sep

27

Mabou Farmers’ Market
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Mabou & Area

Jun 7 – Oct 11

Sunday Ceilidhs at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Sep

27

Sunday Ceilidhs at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre

Judique

Jun 7 – Dec 6

a group of people playing musical instruments

Sep

27

Cape Breton Celtic Trad Sessions at the Frolic

Iona & Area

Jun 22 – Dec 27

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh

Sep

27

Baddeck Gathering Céilidh

Baddeck & Area

Jun 13 – Oct 18

Monday Afternoon Fun on Sep 14, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include crafts and monday afternoon fun.

Sep

28

Monday Afternoon Fun

North Sydney & Sydney Mines Area

Sep 14 – Oct 5

Dungeons & Dragons on Sep 14, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include group and teens.

Sep

28

Dungeons & Dragons

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 14 – Dec 28

Poster

Sep

28

Monday Night Bingo

Iona & Area

Sep 21 – Dec 21

Land and Culture Walk on Oct 13, 2026 in Iona, NS. Featured themes include History & Museums and experience.

Sep

29

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Land and Culture Walk

Iona & Area

Sep 15 – Oct 13

Chess Club on Sep 15, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include instruction and mcconnell library.

Sep

29

Chess Club

Sydney & Area

Sep 15 – Dec 15

Fall 2026 Learn to Knit or Crochet on Sep 22, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include library and seasonal.

Sep

29

Fall 2026 Learn to Knit or Crochet

North Sydney & Sydney Mines Area

Sep 22 – Oct 27

an assortment of lego bricks

Sep

29

Lego Tuesday at the North Sydney Library

North Sydney & Sydney Mines Area

Jan 27 – Dec 29

Knitting Club on Sep 15, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include new waterford library and socialize.

Sep

29

Knitting Club

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 15 – Jan 26

Tarbish at Marion Bridge Community Hall on Sep 15, 2026 in Marion Bridge, NS. Featured themes include tarbish and tarbish at marion bridge community hall.

Sep

29

Tarbish at Marion Bridge Community Hall

Louisbourg & Area

Sep 15 – Dec 29

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Sep

29

Port Hawkesbury Ceilidh at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre

Port Hawkesbury & Area

Jun 30 – Oct 6

SEPTEMBER 30 - Mike Murley Trio with Jeff Johnson & Jake Hanlon - Cape Breton Jazz Festival on Sep 30, 2026 in Sydney, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including september 30 - mike murley trio with jeff johnson & jake hanlon - cape breton jazz festival and mike murley trio.

Sep

30

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$30

SEPTEMBER 30 – Mike Murley Trio with Jeff Johnson & Jake Hanlon – Cape Breton Jazz Festival

Sydney & Area

Sep 30

Trivia Night at The Frolic on Sep 17, 2026 in Iona, NS. Featured themes include trivia night at the frolic and Clubs.

Oct

01

Trivia Night at The Frolic

Iona & Area

Sep 10 – Dec 17

Journée des aînés / Seniors Day

Oct

01

Journée des aînés / Seniors Day

Isle Madame

Oct 1

yarn and knitting

Oct

01

Fibre Lunch at the North Sydney Library

North Sydney & Sydney Mines Area

Jan 29 – Dec 17

Thursday Night Trivia on Sep 10, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include event and night.

Oct

01

Thursday Night Trivia

Sydney & Area

Sep 10 – Dec 17

OCTOBER 1 – Canadian Jazz Masters – Cape Breton Jazz Festival on Oct 1, 2026 in Sydney, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including Music & Entertainment and Festivals/Fairs.

Oct

01

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$30

OCTOBER 1 – Canadian Jazz Masters – Cape Breton Jazz Festival

Sydney & Area

Oct 1

Baddeck Legion

Oct

01

Trivia Thursdays

Baddeck & Area

Sep 10 – Nov 5

Regular Thursday Night Cardplay on Jan 8, 2026 in D'Escousse, NS. Featured themes include community event and jackpot.

Oct

01

Regular Thursday Night Cardplay

Isle Madame

Jan 8 – Dec 17

Story Time/ Craft for Tots on Sep 11, 2026 in Ingonish Beach, NS. Featured themes include weekly session and Kids & Family.

Oct

02

Story Time/ Craft for Tots

Ingonish & Area

Sep 11 – Dec 18

Story Time Fun on Sep 11, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include story time fun and toddler & preschool (0-5).

Oct

02

Story Time Fun

Louisbourg & Area

Sep 11 – Jan 22

illustrations of various crafts

Oct

02

Friday Crafternoon at the Baddeck Public Library

Baddeck & Area

Jan 23 – Dec 19

Knitters/ Crafters Social on Sep 11, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include social and knitters/ crafters social.

Oct

02

Knitters/ Crafters Social

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 11 – Dec 18

Lego Fun Fridays on Sep 11, 2026 in Ingonish Beach, NS. Featured themes include Kids & Family and children (5-12).

Oct

02

Lego Fun Fridays

Ingonish & Area

Sep 11 – Dec 18

Cape Breton Community BandFest

Oct

02

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Cape Breton Community BandFest

Sydney & Area

Oct 2 – Oct 4

OCTOBER 2 – Those Guys, Joe Parris Quartet & Barnful of Blues – Cape Breton Jazz Festival on Oct 2, 2026 in Sydney, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including blues and cape breton jazz festival.

Oct

02

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OCTOBER 2 – Those Guys, Joe Parris Quartet & Barnful of Blues – Cape Breton Jazz Festival

Sydney & Area

Oct 2

Saturday Strollings on Sep 12, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include weekly walks and Kids & Family.

Oct

03

Saturday Strollings

Baddeck & Area

Sep 12 – Jan 23

Jr D&D on Sep 12, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include children ages 5-12 and d&d.

Oct

03

Jr D&D

Glace Bay & Area

Sep 12 – Dec 19

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

Oct

03

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Céilidh Matinee at the Frolic’n Folk

Iona & Area

Feb 8 – Dec 19

OCTOBER 3 - The Ella Fitzgerald Show & the Danny Lockwood Quintet - Cape Breton Jazz Festival on Oct 3, 2026 in Sydney, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including jazz and red farm.

Oct

03

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$30

OCTOBER 3 – The Ella Fitzgerald Show & the Danny Lockwood Quintet – Cape Breton Jazz Festival

Sydney & Area

Oct 3

West Mabou Family Square Dances

Oct

03

West Mabou Family Square Dances

Mabou & Area

Jun 13 – Oct 11

OCTOBER 4 - Big Band Finale - Cape Breton Jazz Festival on Oct 4, 2026 in Sydney, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including Arts and cape breton jazz festival.

Oct

04

OCTOBER 4 – Big Band Finale – Cape Breton Jazz Festival

Sydney & Area

Oct 4

Buddy MacMaster School of Fiddle

Oct

09

Buddy MacMaster School of Fiddle

Judique

Oct 9 – Oct 17

Katherine Knight- Film Screening (Night 1) on Oct 9, 2026 in Inverness, NS. Featured themes include film screenings and intimate portrait.

Oct

09

Katherine Knight- Film Screening (Night 1)

Inverness

Oct 9

blue and green logo on white background

Oct

09

Celtic Colours International Festival

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Oct 9 – Oct 17

Friday night of the Harvest Series by Blueberry Jam on Oct 9, 2026 in Mabou, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including friday night of the harvest series by blueberry jam and bill ricky daniel james mcfadyen.

Oct

09

Friday night of the Harvest Series by Blueberry Jam

Mabou & Area

Oct 9

Saturday night of the Harvest Series by Blueberry Jam on Oct 10, 2026 in Mabou, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including soul music and saturday night of the harvest series by blueberry jam.

Oct

10

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$50

Saturday night of the Harvest Series by Blueberry Jam

Mabou & Area

Oct 10

Celtic Colours community event: Pumpkin Carving

Oct

11

Celtic Colours community event: Pumpkin Carving

Chéticamp & Area

Oct 11

Sunday night of the Harvest Series by Blueberry Jam on Oct 11, 2026 in Mabou, NS. This is an all-day event with themes including Festivals/Fairs and blueberry jam.

Oct

11

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$50

Sunday night of the Harvest Series by Blueberry Jam

Mabou & Area

Oct 11

Veillée Rustique | Chéticamp After Party on Oct 11, 2026 in Chéticamp, NS. Featured themes include veillée rustique | chéticamp after party and Festivals/Fairs.

Oct

11

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$20

Veillée Rustique | Chéticamp After Party

Chéticamp & Area

Oct 11

Celtic Colours International Festival Acadian Trail Guided Hike on Oct 12, 2026 in Ingonish Beach, NS. Featured themes include culture and entertainment and guided hike.

Oct

12

Celtic Colours International Festival Acadian Trail Guided Hike

Chéticamp & Area

Oct 12

Veillée Rustique | Chéticamp After Party on Oct 13, 2026 in Chéticamp, NS. Featured themes include canton culturel and chéticamp after party.

Oct

13

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$20

Veillée Rustique | Chéticamp After Party

Chéticamp & Area

Oct 13

Celtic Colours International Festival: Aspy Trail Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia on Oct 14, 2026 in Ingonish Beach, NS. Featured themes include cape breton highlands national park and celtic colours international festival.

Oct

14

Celtic Colours International Festival: Aspy Trail Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Oct 14

Lighthouse Breakfast

Oct

15

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$15

Lighthouse Breakfast

North Highlands

Oct 15

Celtic Colours International Festival: Warren Lake Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia on Oct 15, 2026 in Ingonish Beach, NS. Featured themes include seasonal and sports and recreation.

Oct

15

Celtic Colours International Festival: Warren Lake Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Oct 15

Celtic Colours / Huckle Buckle Festival Pumpkin Carving

Oct

15

Celtic Colours / Huckle Buckle Festival Pumpkin Carving

Ingonish & Area

Oct 15

Celtic Colours International Festival: Franey Guided Hike on Oct 16, 2026 in Ingonish Beach, NS. Featured themes include celtic colours international festival: franey guided hike and celtic culture.

Oct

16

Celtic Colours International Festival: Franey Guided Hike

Ingonish & Area

Oct 16

Celtic Colours International Festival: Franey Lower Loop Guided Hike on Oct 16, 2026 in Ingonish Beach, NS. Featured themes include cape breton highlands national park and celtic colours international festival.

Oct

16

Celtic Colours International Festival: Franey Lower Loop Guided Hike

Ingonish & Area

Oct 16

pumpkins

Oct

17

Huckle Buckle Festival & Pumpkin Walk

Ingonish & Area

Oct 17

The Bee Gees Revisited - The Tribute Show on Oct 21, 2026 in Glace Bay, NS. Featured themes include live performance and the bee gees revisited - the tribute show.

Oct

21

The Bee Gees Revisited – The Tribute Show

Glace Bay & Area

Oct 21

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

24

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Sinister Soirée: 19+ event

Louisbourg & Area

Oct 24

Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spirits on Oct 24, 2026 in Iona, NS. Featured themes include fun-filled and halloween.

Oct

24

Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spirits

Iona & Area

Oct 24

Candles

Oct

25

Samhain Magick Market

Mabou & Area

Oct 25

Poster

Oct

26

from
$5

Trail of Terrors

Inverness

Oct 26 – Oct 31

pumpkins

Oct

30

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$10

Friendly Spook Feud

St Peter's & Area

Oct 30

The Monster Ball on Oct 30, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include best costume and halloween fun.

Oct

30

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The Monster Ball

Sydney & Area

Oct 30

Witches

Oct

31

4th Annual Witches/Warlocks Paddle

Isle Madame

Oct 31

Poster

Oct

31

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$10

Adult Halloween Dance

Port Hawkesbury & Area

Oct 31

Poster

Oct

31

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Hallowe’en Masquerade

Inverness

Oct 31

Spectacle – Zachary Richard

Nov

01

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Spectacle – Zachary Richard

Isle Madame

Nov 1

Christmas Bazaar on Nov 7, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include seasonal and sydney, nova scotia.

Nov

07

Christmas Bazaar

Sydney & Area

Nov 7

Secret Shakespeare on Nov 7, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include Causes and audience participation.

Nov

07

Secret Shakespeare

Sydney & Area

Nov 7

Poster

Nov

14

Elves Fair

Inverness

Nov 14

ISLANDERS MARKETS - HOLIDAY MARKET on Nov 15, 2026 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include Seasonal & Holiday and Markets.

Nov

15

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

21

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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

27

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Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 27

poster

Nov

27

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Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 27 – Nov 29

The Grand Tour Christmas on Nov 27, 2026 in Port Hawkesbury, NS. Featured themes include electrifying performances and nostalgic celebration.

Nov

27

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

28

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 28, 2026 in Glace Bay, NS. Featured themes include Seasonal & Holiday and Kids & Family.

Nov

28

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

29

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$59

Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Glace Bay & Area

Nov 29

Fortress Noël

Dec

05

Fortress Noël

Louisbourg & Area

Dec 5

Festival Chocolat Chaud

Feb

12

2027

Festival Chocolat Chaud

Chéticamp & Area

Feb 12 – Feb 14

Be Like Blippi Tour! on Mar 2, 2027 in Sydney, NS. Featured themes include blippi and high-energy live show.

Mar

02

2027

from
$62

Be Like Blippi Tour!

Sydney & Area

Mar 2

National Indigenous Peoples Day on Jun 21, 2027 in Iona, NS. Featured themes include community connection and cultural contributions.

Jun

21

2027

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Iona & Area

Jun 21

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