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...
Cabot Trail Acoustic Festival
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.
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Theatre Baddeck presents He'd Be Your Mother's Father's Cousin
Next Date: Jul 22, 2025
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Community: Baddeck
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Fiddle Ceilidh Concert at the Barn in Margaree
Next Date: Jul 9, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Margaree Valley
On the grounds of the Normaway Inn, The Barn presents weekly Fiddle Concert-Ceilidhs, followed by a short square dance after 10 pm,&nbs...
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Amigos at the Ashby Legion
Next Date: Jul 4, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Amigos is an acoustic/electric duo featuring Gerald Aucoin and Kenny MacLeod that plays a great selection of tunes from the 1960s and ‘70s...
Saturday Afternoon Fiddle Matinee at the Doryman
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...
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