Date: Jun 30, 2025
Join Neil McDaniel in the Music Room on Monday evenings at the Barn in Margaree. McDaniel is a local singer/songwriter who plays guitar, mandolin, tin whistles, bouzouki, and piano. He performs regularly in the area and can often be found onstage at the Baddeck Gathering, the Keltic Lodge, the Glenora Distillery, and Mabou’s iconic Red Shoe Pub.
8:30pm | by donation
Next Date: Jun 29, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Mabou
For more than half a century, Mabou has been buzzing with excitement every July as we host our beloved annual tradition. It’s a time f...
Next Date: Jul 1, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
It’s always a good time at the Baddeck Legion, one of KitchenFest!’s regular locales. At a pub night, you can expect lively tune...
Next Date: Jul 9, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Margaree Valley
On the grounds of the Normaway Inn, The Barn presents weekly Fiddle Concert-Ceilidhs, followed by a short square dance after 10 pm,&nbs...
Next Date: Jul 31, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
Join the Chéticamp community in marking a major milestone—the 50th edition of Festival de l’Escaouette! From July 31st to August 3rd, t...
Next Date: Jun 27, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Glenville
The Washback Pub offers a wide selection of Glenora’s single malt whisky. Sit and compare all of our favourites! Come and attend a tra...
Next Date: Jul 11, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Big Baddeck
Join two incredible talents for an evening of stirring folk music at the Little Church in Big Baddeck! Dave Gunning, a luminary in Canadian ...
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