KitchenFest!: Pub Night at the Doryman
Next Date: Jul 4, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
A KitchenFest! experience isn’t complete without a big night at the Doryman! Dig into some local cuisine, bask in the beauty of this w...
Born and raised on Cape Breton Island, Kim Dunn has been working on a successful music career for more than 30 years now, with a brief four-year reprieve studying Jazz at St. Francis Xavier University. In addition to producing, musical directing, and arranging credits, he has worked extensively with Heather Rankin, Matt Andersen, Laura Smith, and Bruce Guthro among many other top names in the East Coast music industry. After playing on countless CDs of other artists, Kim released his first solo album, Take This Hammer, in 2009, following that up with Inspiration in 2016. He has performed his music with Symphony Nova Scotia and been featured regionally and nationally on CBC Radio. Kim has traveled and performed in the United States, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and has toured extensively throughout Canada.
Showtime: 5-8pm
Next Date: Jul 4, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
A KitchenFest! experience isn’t complete without a big night at the Doryman! Dig into some local cuisine, bask in the beauty of this w...
Next Date: Jun 30, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
A KitchenFest! experience isn’t complete without a big night at the Doryman! Dig into some local cuisine, bask in the beauty of this w...
Next Date: Jul 16, 2025
Big Wave Summer Festival is a community-based series of events including Strawberry Tea, Square Dance, Poker Run, live local entertainment, ...
Next Date: Sep 13, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Ingonish
A seven day hiking festival on the Cabot Trail and Northern Cape Breton, that features guided hikes, evening activities and presentations, t...
Next Date: Aug 7, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
Soak up the sounds of summer under the open sky in Chéticamp! Every Thursday evening (except July 31) from 7pm to 8:30 pm, La Place du Pêc...
Next Date: Jul 6, 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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