Back Downtown, the Lumière Arts Festival presents contemporary art in unconventional spaces. The festival kicks off at the YMCA (6:59pm) with the Lumiere Lantern Parade, lead this year by Painted Dance Company! Meet you on the streets for arts annual big night out! Lumière is a free, accessible, contemporary arts festival taking place in Unama’ki-Cape Breton. The festival showcases public installations and presentations of art, films and video, as well as educational programming. Join this unique celebration of art, culture and community spirit!
6:59-11:59pm
Next Date: Oct 10, 2024
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Introduced during the Thanksgiving season of 1994, Gobblefest was a one-off day of music featuring local bands from the Sydney area, conceiv...
Next Date: Oct 10, 2024
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Introduced during the Thanksgiving season of 1994, Gobblefest was a one-off day of music featuring local bands from the Sydney area, conceiv...
Next Date: Oct 11, 2024
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
“Living History: 25 years after the Marshall decision” is an exhibition of portraits by Steve Wadden, a settler photojournalist ...
Next Date: Oct 12, 2024
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
MUCU (Multi-Cultural) Market is a weekly outdoor market that will feature a diverse set of performers, artists and independent businesses of...
Next Date: Oct 8, 2024
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Guitar and bass player and singer-songwriter Mike LeLievre hosts the Openest Mic in Sydney, an open forum for musicians of all walks and sty...
Next Date: Oct 11, 2024
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Membertou
Carl Getto is one of Cape Breton’s most prominent jazz piano players. Carl plays in a style that has been described as elegant, smooth...
No matter where you go on Cape Breton Island, you’ll find magical places to explore, guaranteed to be bursting with artisan studios and galleries around every corner.
Get ready, curling enthusiasts and sports fans alike! This month, the World Women's Curling Championships are hitting the ice in Sydney, Cape Breton Island.
Embark on a coastal adventure to Cape Breton Island and discover a world where coastal beauty meets serene seascapes.
In June, Cape Breton Island welcomed Ren Navarro, a well-known advocate for diversity in the brewing industry and a passionate explorer. Ren’s visit to our stunning Island was a blend of historical adventures, local brews and breathtaking natural bea
Not ready to welcome the winter just yet? Destination Cape Breton has you covered. Why not check out a local accommodation with a hot tub or a jacuzzi?
The unofficial capital of Cape Breton is filled with plenty of fun activities for everyone. With the world’s largest fiddle as a crown jewel, you’ll be surprised by what you find here.
The annual Guitar Summit concert serves as an obvious showcase for these world-class pickers, but this wealth of talent inevitably shines through in concerts throughout each Festival.
Come late November, when parts of Canada begin to be blanketed with snow, Cape Breton wonders if Mother Nature has forgotten her. Not a chance. Winter on Cape Breton Island is inevitable.
This fall, explore Cape Breton's variety of breweries and distilleries found all over the island.
A for Adventure is coming to Cape Breton! Where are they going to go and what are they doing? Well, that's up to YOU! Visit our Facebook page to vote on where they will go and what adventures they'll get up to!
