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Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling 2019
Join us for our 46th year for the Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling in 2019 August 17th & 18th. The festival will be held on the beautiful grounds of the Gaelic College, St. Ann’s, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
There will be seminars, ceilidhs, square dances, and concerts during the two-day extravaganza and the events will culminate in a finale concert on Sunday featuring the best of local, national, and international talent. There will be individual fiddling, group fiddling, singing, dancing, piping, and various other genres on stage
Admission Details:
Ceilidh/Square Dance: $5 per person.
Finale Concert: $15 per person; children 12 and under are admitted free of charge.
Full concession facilities are available through concert times, and there will be plenty of free parking! For further information, please call:
902-849-8476 ~ 902-295-3411 ~ 1-800-565-0000
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