Open Mic in Christmas Island
Next Date: May 31, 2025
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Christmas Island
Come to St. Barra Church & Christmas Island Communities Centre for Open Mic on Saturday. Coffee, tea, and sweets will be served. Everyon...
Join an afternoon session in St. Peter’s on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday at Pepperell Place Inn during Celtic Colours. Visiting players are invited to sit in with local musicians for an acoustic jam session. Instrumentalists, singers, dancers, and listeners are welcome. These sessions are family friendly and take place on days when there are nearby Celtic Colours evening concerts. Free admission, but goodwill donations to help further KitchenRackets’ local music and learning programs will be gratefully accepted. Just drop in. Presented in association with Celtic Colours International Festival.
free | 2-4pm
Next Date: May 31, 2025
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Christmas Island
Come to St. Barra Church & Christmas Island Communities Centre for Open Mic on Saturday. Coffee, tea, and sweets will be served. Everyon...
Next Date: Jun 15, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Bucklaw
Hit the trails with Cape Breton Island ambassador Jamie Vassallo (@_picture.me.hikin_)! Jamie is hosting a series of group waterfall hikes, ...
Next Date: Jun 1, 2025
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Port Hawkesbury
Hit the trails with Cape Breton Island ambassador Jamie Vassallo (@_picture.me.hikin_)! Jamie is hosting a series of group waterfall hikes, ...
Next Date: Jul 20, 2025
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Big Pond
The Big Pond Concert is back this summer. After decades at MacIntyre’s Field and a few years inside the fire hall, the concert is back out...
Next Date: Jul 2, 2025
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona
Many hands make light work, as the saying goes. Join us as we share how the Gaels prepared woven cloth for use, all the while communally sin...
Next Date: Jun 1, 2025
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona
Join us as we kick off Ocean Week Canada with a week-long celebration highlighting the importance of our oceans and coastal communities. The...
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