Harbourfest in D'Escousse
Next Date: Jul 31, 2025
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: D'Escousse
Harbourfest weekend is a yearly summer event that has taken place for the last 43 years. It brings community, family, friends and tourists t...
Living History at LeNoir Forge Museum
Living History Days will take place four Friday afternoons in August (9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th), 2-4pm. These events will be a multi-sensory experience as community members acting as interpreters bring to life four different areas of the museum. The Boat Barn will be transformed into “Cecile Forest’s Tavern” set 1810. The School Room will be set in 1845 with teacher Thomas Wilson of Rocky Bay. The Kitchen will be set in 1900 where the interpreter can demonstrate domestic chores and methods of food preservation. The General Store will be set in 1949 giving opportunity for the shop keeper to discuss rationing and the shortage of goods during World War ll. Visitors will experience our costumed interpreters demonstrating what life was like in the selected time periods.
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Thirdwheel at the Grand Anse Legion
Next Date: May 24, 2025
Thirdwheel is a 5-piece cover band based out of Sydney. They play ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s classic rock, a little country, and few ...
The Relatives at The Island Nest
Next Date: May 31, 2025
The Relatives is a Mi’kmaw music group featuring lead vocalist Darren Stevens with his brother Robert on bass and cousin Tom Sylliboy on g...
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