Eilean na h-Òige | Island of Youth Living History Program
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona
Have your children take part in this special living history program and let them get a sense of what life was like for Gaels in those days p...
Highland Village Day Concert
Join us for an afternoon of fun and Gaelic arts. Fiddlers, step-dancers, pipers, and more come together to treat visitors to traditional Nova Scotia Gaelic culture during this outdoor concert overlooking the scenic Bras d’Or Lake. This year marks the 58th Annual Highland Village Day Concert. Highland Village Day is one of Cape Breton Island’s original Outdoor Scotch Concerts.
$15 per person, children 12 and under free.
2:00-6:00 pm
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