On Cape Breton Island the music and traditions of our Gaelic settlers has been preserved and shared since the early 1800s. Experience it as you step to rolling jigs played by furious fiddles and reeling bagpipes at a weekly Ceilidh. Hear it in the songs that accompany a milling frolic. Speak it with a lesson in Gaelic. Become part of our story and explore the Celtic Heart of North America.
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona & Area
Join our costumed animators as you travel back in time through four distinct eras – eras that chronicle the of Gaels as their built their ...
Experience the music and culture of Cape Breton Island at Nova Scotia’s Official Celtic Music Centre. Join us for great food, lively t...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: St. Ann’s Bay & North Shore
About The Gaelic College: The Gaelic College is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of traditional Gaelic culture, offering instruct...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck & Area
Get a first-hand look at the living traditions of Nova Scotia Gaels with our cultural demonstrations. Witness the construction of a great k...
Community: Judique
From June-October, check out the 20 minute lessons for beginners of all ages in Scottish Gaelic. There’s also offer stepdance, fiddle and ...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: St. Ann’s Bay & North Shore
The Great Hall of the Clans is the home of your cultural experiences on campus. With an interactive museum, you will discover the ancient h...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona & Area
Discover North America’s only living history museum for Gaelic language and culture when you visit Highland Village Museum | Baile nan Gà...
Community: Judique
If you’re visiting Cape Breton for the first time or maybe just want to learn more about the culture and types of tunes that make up ...
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
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 ...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona & Area
Celebrate Gaelic Month by giving your students an in-class cultural experience – Céilidh Beag (pronounced kay-lee bek), which simply ...
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Judique
Storyteller’s Gallery and Siudiac Air An Urlar Historical Society is located the picturesque seaside village of Judique on the western...
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Mabou
Nestled in the rolling hills of Inverness County on beautiful Cape Breton, this world-class professional theatre has played host to internat...
It's often heard around the island that there will be a ceilidh in this place, or that people are going to a ceilidh tonight, or will there be a ceilidh anywhere this weekend?
It's no secret that Cape Bretoners have an accent. The accent can sometimes take on a Gaelic sound and sometimes can sound akin to a Newfoundland accent. Either way, our accent is a part of our identity and no doubt a part of our charm.
10 Cape Breton Island experiences: the Cabot Trail, Fortress of Louisbourg, cèilidhs, seafood, golf and more.
