KitchenFest!: Pub Night at the Baddeck Legion
Next Date: Jun 30, 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...
The Ashbys are a 3-piece band from Sydney that combines a variety of styles including everything from sultry blues to ‘90s alternative to make up their sound. Comprised of vocalist Ashley Buckingham, guitarist/vocalist Robbie Simms, and drummer/percussionist Mike Buckingham, this small but mighty trio has been a staple on the Cape Breton music scene since 2016. After a brief hiatus, The Ashbys return to Daniels Alehouse and Eatery in Sydney on September 27 with new original music, fresh covers and the usual Ashbys antics you know and love.
9pm-12am
$10 advance | $15 door
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Come From Away at the Savoy Theatre
Next Date: Aug 25, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Glace Bay
The breathtaking musical written by Tony Award nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passe...
Theatre Baddeck presents He'd Be Your Mother's Father's Cousin [Preview Performance]
Next Date: Jul 11, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
A family in a tight-knit Cape Breton community loses their daughter to the big smoke–T.O. How to stay in touch when long distance calls co...
Theatre Baddeck presents Ed's Garage
Next Date: Jul 29, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
Theatre Baddeck’s production of Ed’s Garage, by Dan Needles, tells the story of former cattle farmer, Peter, who arriv...
Amigos at Casino Nova Scotia: Celtic Junction
Next Date: Jun 21, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Amigos is an acoustic/electric duo featuring Gerald Aucoin and Kenny MacLeod that plays a great selection of tunes from the 1960s and ‘70s...
Little Church in Big Baddeck Concert Series: Blues & Roots
Next Date: Jun 14, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Big Baddeck
Planted at the crossroads of roots and soul, six-time ECMA winner Charlie A’Court possesses a mighty voice, fierce guitar work and contemp...
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