KitchenFest!: Traditional Codfish Supper at the Gaelic College
Next Date: Jul 2, 2025
Enjoy this cultural staple, including maritime codfish, potatoes, vegetable medley, curds, bacon and onions, chow or pickles, and a roll, ju...
A Festival along the Cabot Trail that’s made for both musicians and music lovers to come and enjoy Cape Breton’s acoustic roots!
Are you a music lover, one who loves to play and sing, or someone who just loves to sit back and listen? The Cabot Trail has a history of great music, great musicians, and there’s a whole new generation that reviving acoustic roots, celtic, and folk music. Because of this we are having a festival across generations, one that features both traditional and original music. It’s a festival for both musicians and music lovers that’s right along the Cabot Trail, outdoors and indoors, with concerts, open mics, song writing, and other workshops. Come and enjoy what the Cabot Trail has to offer.
Next Date: Jul 2, 2025
Enjoy this cultural staple, including maritime codfish, potatoes, vegetable medley, curds, bacon and onions, chow or pickles, and a roll, ju...
Next Date: Jul 13, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
A family in a tight-knit Cape Breton community loses their daughter to the big smoke–T.O. How to stay in touch when long distance calls co...
Next Date: Jul 22, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
A family in a tight-knit Cape Breton community loses their daughter to the big smoke–T.O. How to stay in touch when long distance calls co...
Next Date: Jul 18, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
The name “The Baddeck Gathering” Céilidh came from a popular fiddle tune of the same name that was recorded by many Cape Breton musicia...
Next Date: Jul 5, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
The Doryman Pub & Grill is a well-known music venue in Chéticamp on the Cabot Trail. Home of the Saturday afternoon fiddle matinee, the...
Next Date: Jul 11, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Big Baddeck
Join two incredible talents for an evening of stirring folk music at the Little Church in Big Baddeck! Dave Gunning, a luminary in Canadian ...
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There’s nothing better than watching two musicians who just love playing music together.
The trail starts out somewhat wide and eventually narrows to a footpath in the woods – exactly what we wanted! We love hiking when it feels like
Looking for a great way to spend your long weekend on Cape Breton Island? Chéticamp will wow you! Let two local ambassadors, Jeremy Smith of CB West Paddle Boards and Napoleon Chiasson, one of our Acadian cultural ambassadors, guide you!
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