Baile nan Gaidheal | Highland Village – Made of Stories – Experiential Tour
Region: Bras d'Or Lake Scenic Drive Community: Iona
Join our costumed animators as you travel back in time through four distinct eras – eras that chronicle the of Gaels as their built their new lives in Nova Scotia.Greeted by a thick and unfamiliar f...
Cape Breton Highlands Sharing Stories: Mi’kmaw Culture
Region: Cabot Trail Community: Ingonish Beach
Hear the story of Sismoqnapui Skwe’j—Sweetwater Maiden, a young Mi’kmaq woman who, based on oral history, was the first to discover and boil sismoqnapui (maple sap) in Mi’kma’ki (Eastern Nor...
Celtic Music Interpretive Centre – Musical Walking Tour
Region: Ceilidh Trail Community: Judique
Meet at the Celtic Music Centre for a musical guided-walk along the beautiful Celtic Shores Coastal Trail with our musicians. Learn interesting facts about Cape Breton's culture, music and history alo...
Colaisde na Gadhlig | The Gaelic College – Cultural Demonstrations
Region: Cabot Trail Community: Baddeck
Get a first-hand look at the living traditions of Nova Scotia Gaels with our cultural demonstrations. Witness the construction of a great kilt, learn some Gaelic words and a song during a milling fro...
Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College
Region: Cabot Trail Community: St. Ann's
Experience Gaelic culture with concerts, ceilidhs (pronounced kay-lees), classes, and more! A visit to the Great Hall of the Clans gives you an inside look at the traditions of those who settled in th...
Comunn Feis an Eilein
Region: Bras d'Or Lake Scenic Drive Community: Christmas Island
Thigibh dhàn Chéilidh-Come to the Céilidh! We invite you to explore our island’s Gaelic culture. The bi-lingual Gaelic-English Concert Series features some of Cape Breton’s finest traditional m...
Comunn Feis an Eilein – 2019 Summer Gaelic Events
Region: Bras d'Or Lake Scenic Drive Community: Christmas Island
Thigibh dhàn Chéilidh-Come to the Céilidh! We invite you to explore our island’s Gaelic culture. The bi-lingual Gaelic-English Concert Series features some of Cape Breton’s finest traditional m...
Féis An Eilein
Region: Bras d'Or Lake Scenic Drive Community: Grand Narrows
27th Annual Féis an Eilein August 15-19th, 2017 A Feis is a community-based festival designed to promote the Gaelic language and culture of an area in part through the provision of educational and ...
Highland Village Museum/Baile nan Gàidheal
Region: Bras d'Or Lake Scenic Drive Community: Iona
We are North America’s only living history museum for Gaelic language and culture. Our breathtaking 43-acre site features one of the most unbelievable views of the Barramens Strait, eleven historic ...
Strathspey Performaing Arts Centre
Region: Ceilidh Trail Community: Mabou
Enriching performances of music, dance, and folklore, Strathspey Place is a 491-soft-seat theatre with state of the art sound and lighting, located on the Ceilidh Trail nestled among the rolling hills...
Celtic Heart of North America
Region: Fleur-De-Lis, Marconi Trail, Metro CB Community: Sydney
Follow your Celtic Heart to Cape Breton Island. Learn of a culture steeped in history, still alive and thriving today. Explore the lifestyle with in-depth demonstrations from tradition bearers, and sh...
Highland Village – Adult Living History / Gabh Pàirt `nar Stòiridh – Become Part of Our Story
Region: Bras d'Or Lake Scenic Drive Community: Iona
Explore the vibrant and celebrated history of the Gaels and get a deeper appreciation of their rich culture by becoming part of the story. This two-hour living history program allows you (and your fam...
An Drochaid (The Bridge)
Region: Ceilidh Trail Community: Mabou
An Drochaid (The Bridge) Museum is located in Mabou (60 km / 37 mi from the Canso Causeway) on Cape Breton Island. Formerly a general store (c. 1874), the building now serves as a centre for research ...
Beaton Institute Archives
Region: Fleur-De-Lis, Marconi Trail, Metro CB Community: Sydney
The Beaton Institute is a cultural heritage archive mandated to preserve the social, economic, political, ethnic and cultural history of Cape Breton Island. The archive is also the official repository...
Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre
Region: Bras d'Or Lake Scenic Drive Community: Glendale
Local archives, with material dating back to 1800s; C@P site (public access to Internet and e-mail); kitchen ceilidhs; Gaelic resource centre (children's Gaelic workshops in summer, other workshops); ...