Big Pond Concert
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...
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 other genres. They have played all over Cape Breton and Halifax. They formed as a 3-piece band back in 2018 and have evolved from there. Thirdwheel is Chris Campbell (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Derek Bailey (lead guitar), Jerome Kelly (rhythm guitar, vocals), Marcus Gartland/Doug Taylor (bass guitar) and Paul Gartland (drums).
7-11pm
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 31, 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...
Next Date: Jul 23, 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...
Next Date: Jul 31, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
MY SON THE HURRICANE is a multi-horn, multi-drummer, multi-singer brass funk beast from Niagara, Ontario. The 12-piece brass-dance crew has ...
Next Date: Sep 8, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
The name “The Baddeck Gathering” Ceilidh came from a popular fiddle tune of the same name that was recorded by many Cape Breton ...
Next Date: Jul 15, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
The name “The Baddeck Gathering” Ceilidh came from a popular fiddle tune of the same name that was recorded by many Cape Breton ...
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