Mira Gala 2025
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Louisbourg Area
Community: Marion Bridge
The Mira Gala is an annual event, held in Marion Bridge and surrounding areas offering a wide range of experiences and activities for all ag...
Festivals & Events
Here, music and laughter are always on tap. You’ll find it in our pubs and restaurants across our Island, as our friendly cheer and sense of community often brings everyone together. Explore the Island this summer and take part in local festivals, cèilidhs and events.
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An Experience of Art & History
Embrace the opportunity to have a historical and artistic experience by staying for a night at the vintage Royal Hotel established since 1895.
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Doug Fraser's Art Studio 'It's like Sleeping In A Painting'
Surrounded by my sculpture garden, enjoy sunsets & ocean views from your hot tub or deck in this unique creative space. Stay includes a private artist led tour of the sculpture garden and gallery.
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Dining, with a view from the other side!
Come and enjoy some of Sydney's best seafood dishes while watching the sunset light up the downtown skyline from the other side of Sydney's picturesque harbour.
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Sunday Stay and Savor
Stay with us any Sunday night in the hotel and receive a $25 gift card for the restaurant (#1 in Cape Breton) when you mention this promotion. Must be mentioned during booking of the room.
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Dixon's Zodiac Seafari
Join us and embark on a minimum two-hour adventure in search of different whale species such as fin, pilot, minke, humpbacks and others.
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Private Cape Breton Sail Charters
Keltic Quay Cottages & Lodge
Relax at our 4½ star lakefront cottages! Enjoy free kayak, canoe and paddleboard rentals for ultimate lake adventures. Perfect getaway for water enthusiasts!
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Granville Green 30th Anniversary
2024 marks the 30th year of the Granville Green concert series in Port Hawkesbury! This free, family-friendly, alcohol-free event runs Sundays at 7pm from July 7 to August 11, showcasing local and Can
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Sunset Yoga
Meet us on the mat this summer for sunset yoga! Relax and unwind with us where water meets green space, cliffside and fireside. Yoga mats provided.
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Daily Ceilidhs!
Proudly known as North America's 1st single malt whisky distillery, Glenora Inn & Distillery is located in a picturesque glen. Enjoy Daily Ceilidhs with no charge when dining or drinking.
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Mira Bay Vacation Getaway
Take it easy in this unique and tranquil three bedroom vacation home that is wheelchair accessible. Ideal location, offering a beautiful view of Mira Bay.
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KitchenFest! Féis a’ Chidsin!
Concerts & céilidhs, pub nights & square dances, celebrate beautiful Unama’ki/Cape Breton’s scenery, music, food, & people with this perfect summer season kick-off – one big island-wide kitchen party.
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Upcoming Events
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The Red Shoe Pub - Live Music Daily
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Mabou
The Red Shoe Pub features live music 7 days a week! Celebrating their 20th year in 2025, the Shoe’s jam-packed entertainment sche...
Mabou Farmers' Market
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Mabou
The Mabou Farmers’ Market brings you the fruit of our land, our seas, and our hands! We are home to over 60 vendors who produce a wide var...
Afternoon Ceilidh at Glenora Inn and Distillery
Next Date: Jul 6, 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...
Trad Session at the Doryman
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
The Doryman Pub & Grill is a well-known music venue in Chéticamp on the Cabot Trail. Home of the Saturday afternoon fiddle matinee, the...
Sunday Céilidh at the Celtic Music Centre
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Judique
The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre’s Sunday Céilidh is offered year-round and showcases authentic traditional music. While you’re at ...
Sunday Fundays at the Grand Narrows Waterfront
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Grand Narrows
Join us at our seaside stage every Sunday afternoon all summer long! Bring a chair, grab a picnic table, or enjoy a cold-one in our beer ten...
Rob MacLean at the Keltic Lodge
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Ingonish Beach
Growing up in a family of music enthusiasts, Rob MacLean was exposed to a diverse range of music, from classic rock to country to folk. As a...
Granville Green in Port Hawkesbury
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Cape Breton’s South Coast
Community: Port Hawkesbury
Since 1994, a beloved tradition has taken root along the scenic shores of the Strait of Canso: a summer music festival that celebrates ...
Baddeck Gathering Céilidh
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
There’s a ceilidh every day in Baddeck at the Baddeck Gathering Ceilidh! The name “The Baddeck Gathering” Céilidh ca...
Baddeck Gathering Céilidh: Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson
Next Date: Jul 6, 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 ...
An Evening with Heather Rankin and Jenn Sheppard in Big Pond
Next Date: Jul 6, 2025
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Big Pond
Two voices, one stage, singing originals, covers, and classics backed by a full band. $35 | 8 pm ...
We encourage you to explore the many types of festivals & events
that our Island has to offer.
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Cèilidhs & Kitchen Parties
It simply means social visit, but here, the Cèilidh is a perennial way of life. It’s a weekly family square dance. A community gathering full of food and music. Indulge in a kitchen party and connect with our culture and heritage. Feel the rhythm of our Island through the pulse of music and the warmth of our communities. Your trip to our Island would not be complete with taking in a Cape Breton ceilidh or a kitchen party! Experience Celtic music like never before with one of these events and understand why we’ve been coined as Canada’s Musical Coast.
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Performing Arts & Culture
Arts and culture don’t have an off-season here. From winter jam sessions along Canada’s Musical Coast to sizzling summer festivals and Acadian celebrations along the Cabot Trail. Enjoy music and comedy productions live and experience the rich art and culture that exists across the Island.
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Festivals
History, heritage, community—there’s always a reason to celebrate on our Island. You won’t have to travel far to find a fun festival, but with so many options why not explore the Island?
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Food & Drink
Foodie heaven? More like a culinary cloud nine. The culinary scene on Cape Breton Island is truly unlike anything you have experienced and luckily, tasting your way around our Island has never been easier. Follow the Nova Scotia Chowder Trail to a famous lunch cèilidh. Plan your trip around a Highland lobster supper. Experience world-class shellfish, locally grown ingredients, and award-winning sips that connect our heritage to our land.
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Heritage
Pay ode to the Island’s coal mining history with food, fun and festivities. Discover the roots of our Acadian communities by guided hike. Run head-on into history through a 300-year-old fortress. Our heritage is easy to learn, but even more, fun to live with each event.
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Community Events
Over 100 communities. Hundreds of days a year to celebrate. From seasonal festivals and annual sporting tournaments to weekly dances, discover each pocket of our Island with our unique selection of community events.
Easy to Find. Hard to Leave.
There are direct flights to Sydney from Halifax, Toronto and Montreal and from other North American and European cities via those cities. If traveling by ground, the Trans-Canada Highway 104 leads to Cape Breton Island.
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