Music Cape Breton Island’s two weeks event calendar

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Northern Inverness Area Petit-Étang Cap-Rouge/ Mkwesaqtuk campground: Monday night music at the park: 18283 Cabot Trail: 902-224-2642: every Thursday - 4pm to 8:30pm - Charlo & Zabeth-free music, animation, local musicians Aug 27th - 6:30pm - CBHNP Visitors’ Entrance area, Cap-Rouge Shelter Campground-Cape Breton highlands National Park: 16648 Cabot Trail: Aug 27th - 6:30pm - shelter Kitchen Party related voices La Rigouèche Chéticamp town-La Société Saint-Pierre: .. 2026 August 15th--National Acadian Day -La Fête Nationale de l'Acadie: ; 15584Cabot Trail,: Aug 15th - National Acadian Day http://www.acadiene.ca/ Black Box theatre-Boîte Noire -Canton Culturel: 15118 Cabot Trail: every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday - 1pm to 4pm - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & 10am to noon on last Saturday -Chéticamp Rug Hooking Group-ground floor; -[ Betty Ann Cormier; bacormier consultants@gmail.com 506-855-4480] Doryman's tavern: 15528 Cabot Trail: 46°38.406′N 61°00.270′W: 902-224-9909: every Sunday - 2pm - Trad Sessions -join a community jam Aug 15th - 2pm - Fiddle: Howie MacDonald + 2nd Fiddler + Pianist - 9pm - Live Band: National Acadian Day Party with Scott & Gerald Delhunty ft. Marc Babin Aug 16th - Suppertime Music with Nicole & Michelle Deveau Aug 18th - 8pm - Tuesday Tunes: Shelly Campbell + Guest Aug 19th - River's Bend Aug 21st - Free Live Music ft. Louis Arsenault Aug 22nd - 2pm - Fiddle: Patouche Collective Album Release - 9pm - Live Band: Risin' Tide Aug 25th - 8pm - Richard Wood & Hilda Chiasson Aug 26th - River's Bend Aug 28th - Louis Arsenault Aug 29th - 2pm - Fiddle: Donna-Marie DeWolfe & Guest - band-Full Circle Le Gabriel Lounge: 15424 Cabot Trail: 46°38.146′N 61°00.431′W: 902-224-3685: every Thursday & Friday - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free Acadian Music with Andrew Poirier & Mark Poiruer; no cover charge every Wednesday & Saturday - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free music with Glen Roache every Tuesday - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free Acadian Music with Bruno Clarence & Maurice ; no cover charge every Sunday - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free music with Crissy Crowley, Jason Roach every Monday - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free Acadian Music with Eddie Cummings; no cover charge Senior Citizen’s Hall- La Salle des Retraités/Cheticamp Senior's Club: every Tuesday - 7pm to 9:30pm-Amateur Musical Circle-local talent

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Margaree Area Margaree Forks (Bruach Na h-Aibhne) Dr Coady & Tompkins Memorial Library: 7972 Cabot Trail: 46°20.064′N 61°05.873′W: 902-248-2821: Aug 16th - 7pm - Margaree Summer concert series; @ $ 10 Lisa Cameron, Aaron MacDonald Firemen’s club: 7811 Cabot trail: 902-248-2952: every Thursday - 7pm to 9pm - ''Herman's Jam' night music; 19+ donations to Margaree meals on wheels Margaree Valley (Gleann Mhargaraidh) the Barn at The Normaway Inn: 691 Egypt Rd.: 46°20.057′N 60°57.583′W: 902-248-2987, 1-800-565-9463: Jul 1st to Oct 16th - 8pm - fiddle concert & ceilidhs Inverness (An Sithean) Fire Hall: 15797 Rte # 19-Central Ave.: Aug 15th - 7pm to 9:15pm - Inverness Chase the Ace ; entertainment by Eastbound ICCA Arts Centre: #16080 Hwy #19: 46°14.404′N 61°17.849′W: 902-258-2533, 902-258-3212: Aug 9th to Sep 6th - Hermine Ford; 5 decades of CB art ICCA Arts Centre: #16080 Hwy #19: 902-258-2533, 902-258-3212: every Thursday - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - @$15-thursday night ceilidhs local entertainers; & square dance lessons; host is Kyle Kenned MacDonald [musicians contact iccaevents@invernessarts.com ] Aug 9th to Sep 6th - Hermine Ford; 5 decades of CB art Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 132-Captain Angus L MacDonald: 15785 Central Ave.: 902-258-2340: Aug 15th - 9pm to 1am - dance with Caper; $10 19+ Whit's Public House @ The Cabot Links: 18 Cabot Lane: 902-258-3933: every Sunday - 11am to 2pm - Celtic fiddle and piano featuring local talent every Wednesday - 7pm to 10pm - musician-Eddie Cummings Aug 17th - 7pm to 10pm - ; entertainment by Eastbound

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SouthWestern Inverness Glenville (An Gleann Dubh) Glenora Inn & Distillery: Route # 19 Ceilidh Trail: 46°09.178′N 61°19.037′W: 902-258-2662, 1-800-839-0491: Aug 15th - 1pm to 3pm - Neil McDaniel - 8pm to 10pm - John Francis MacNeil Aug 16th - 1pm to 3pm - John Francis MacNeil - 8pm to 10pm - Neil McDaniel Aug 17th - 1pm to 3pm - Michelle Stevens - 8pm to 10pm - Michelle Stevens Aug 18th - 1pm to 3pm - Neil McDaniel & Kevin Levescounte - 8pm to 10pm -Kevin Levescounte & Sandra Gillis Aug 19th - 1pm to 3pm - John Francis MacNeil -8pm to 10pm-Neil McDaniel & Kevin LeVesconte Aug 20th - 1pm to 3pm - Neil McDaniel -8pm to 10pm-Stephanie MacDonald & Sandra Gillis Aug 21st - 1pm to 3pm - Neil McDaniel -8pm to 10pm- Derrick and Melody Cameron Aug 22nd - 1pm to 3pm - Neil McDaniel -8pm to 10pm- Kaj-Jordi-Kyle Aug 23rd - 1pm to 3pm - John Francis MacNeil -8pm to 10pm- Neil McDaniel Aug 24th - 1pm to 3pm - Michelle Stevens -8pm to 10pm-Michelle Stevens Aug 25th - 1pm to 3pm - Neil McDaniel & Kevin LeVesconte -8pm to 10pm-Kevin LeVesconte & Sandra Gillis Mabou (An Drochaid) Arena: ......Mabou Farmers Market: 186 Mabou Harbour Rd.: 46°04.614′N 61°24.074′W: 902-945-2378: Aug 16th & 23rd - 11am to 2pm - farmers market with local entertainment Aug 16th - 11am to 2pm - Music from Darrell Lahay. Aug 23rd - 11am to 2pm - Music from Andrea Beaton CBFM-radio Mabou: 32 MacDonald Rd.: 902-945-0000: every day - an internet based radio station Community Parish Hall: 11538 Hwy # 19: 46°04.341′N 61°23.412′W: Aug 18th - 7:30pm to 9pm - Tuesday Night Ceilidh; @$ 12 hosts- Derrick & Melody Cameron's & local musicians, dancers Aug 18th - 7:30pm to 9pm - Tuesday Night Ceilidh; Andrea Beaton, Betty Lou Beaton; @$ 12 Community Centre-St. Mary's Parish Hall: 11538 Main St.: 46°04.341′N 61°23.412′W: 902-945-2630: Aug 18th - 7:30pm to 9pm - Tuesday Night Céilidh; @ $12 / children 12 and under Free The Bridge - An Drochaid Museum: 11513 Main St.: 902-945-2311: Aug 15th - 6:30pm - ''Port No Dha Session''-with Bonny Jean MacDonald & Marion MacLeod The Bridge - An Drochaid Museum: 11513 Hwy # 19: 902-945-2311: Aug 20th - 7pm - music session The Red Shoe Pub: Main St.: 902-945-2996: Aug 15th - 7pm to 10pm - Koryne MacDonald and Ceila Cameron, N/C Aug 16th - 4pm to 7pm - Kyle MacDonald and Friends $12, C/C Aug 17th to 19th - 5pm to 7pm - Stephanie MacDonald and Susan MacLean, N/C Aug 20th - 7pm to 10pm - Jeremy White, N/C Aug 27th - 7pm to 10pm - entertainment by Eastbound West Mabou (Màbu An Iar) West Mabou Hall: 2399 West Mabou Rd.: Aug 15th - 8pm - square dance with Shelly Campbell, Allan Dewar Mabou Ridge Big Belle Farm: 891 SW Mabou Ridge Rd.: Aug 15th - 5pm to midnight - #8 Annual Blueberry jam; with Amelie Sampson - Absolute Losers, Amelie Sampson ,The Backpack, Backhouse Brass, Bologna Colorado, Eliza Rhinelander, Feral Carol, Hauler, Isabella Samson, Kieran Campbell, Mat Hughes, Moira & Claire Slowcoaster and hosted by Rankin MacInnis & the Broken Reeds Glencoe Mills (Gleann Comhainn) St Josephs Church Hall: ...9pm to midnight- Thursday Family Square Dances: 612 Glencoe Rd.: 45°57.713′N 61°18.924′W: 9pm to midnight; @ $ 10, ; Children 10 years & under free-with adult . Canteen available. Aug 20th - 9pm to midnight - square dance with Troy MacGillivray, Andrea Beaton Aug 27th - 9pm to midnight - square dance with 'Good Crowd' with Kyle MacDonald, Jason Roach, James MacLean Port Hood (Sestico) Admiral Lounge & Dining room: 148 Main St.: 902-787-3494: every Wednesday - 7pm to 9pm - Wednesday Sessions at the Admiral; with tba ....2026 July 7th to Aug 26th -9th Annual Central Park Ceilidhs: 12 Fraser Street: Aug 17th & 24th - 7pm to 8pm - Inclement weather the Ceilidh will be cancelled with a 50/50 drawn at the end of the Ceilidh ( proceeds to PHAD) . Bring your lawn chair Chestico Museum & Historical Society: ..2026...Summer Ceilidh series: 8095 Hwy # 19: 45°58.877′N 61°31.028′W: 902-787-2244: Aug 20th - 7pm to 8pm - Kevin Levesconte, TBA Lynn Chisholm, Cyril Chisholm Aug 27th - 7pm to 8pm - Dawn Beaton, Margie Beaton, Frances MacEachen, Lili Watson Clove Hitch Bar & Bistro: #8790 Hwy #19: 902-787-3035: Aug 16th - 6pm to 9pm - Brian Doyle and Scott MacMillan $10 Aug 18th - 7pm to 9pm - Russ Matthews Ladies Nite, no cover Aug 20th - 6pm - Eastbound $5 Aug 23rd - 6pm - Charles Wiebe $5 Lynn & Cyril Chisholm's Blathan Garden: 110 Concert St.: Aug 16th & 23rd - 6pm to 7:30pm - ''Chill on the Hill'''-live music with Lynn Chisholm with vintage tea @$15; limited seating; message LynnChisholm@hotmail.com or text 902-302-8431 St. Stephen’s-Jubilee United Church Hall: 239 Main St.: 902-787-2740: Aug 15th & 29th - 7pm to 9pm - The Little White Church music jam sessions @$ 5; & tea; All musicians are welcome ; Judique (Siudaig Mhór) Celtic Music Interpretive Centre: ....Sunday Ceilidhs.: 5471 Highway # 19: 45°52.696′N 61°29.478′W: 902-787-2708: Aug 16th - 2pm to 5pm - Sunday ceilidh with Kenneth MacKenzie Aug 23rd - 2pm to 5pm - Sunday Ceilidh Featuring John Pellerin Creignish (Creiginnis) Community Hall: ...''Happy Hour Live Music'': 2123 Highway 19: 45°43.971′N 61°27.672′W: 902-625-1476: every Friday - 6pm to 9pm - Happy Hour , great music as well. The CREIG Pub & Patio Aug 21st - 6pm to 9pm - the Rebel Road Band Aug 28th - 6pm to 9pm - Joh Hines and Frank Sultana

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Bras d’Or Lakes Area Glendale (Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh) St. Mary of Angels Parish Hall: 4216 Trans Canada Hwy # 105: Aug 22nd - 6pm to 9pm - monthly pub nite with Aaron MacDonald; 19+ Little Narrows (An Caolas Beag) Community Centre: 134 Highway 223: 902-756-2413: Aug 19th, Sep 2nd, & 16th - 7pm to 9pm - Music jam sessions Iona (Sanndraigh) Highland Village: 4119-Hector's Point, Hwy # 223: 902-725-2272, 1-866-442-3542: Jun 1st to Oct 17th - 2pm to 3pm - Milling Frolic Iona Heights Inn- Frolic & Folk Pub: ....Songs & stories series: 4115 Hwy # 223: 45°56.841′N 60°49.118′W: 902-622-2190, 1-844-733-4662: Aug 19th - 8pm - Folk’n Blues Song Circle hosted by Charlie A’Court Aug 26th - J.P. Cormier Iona Heights Inn- Frolic & Folk Pub: ....Saturday ceilidhs ; @$ 5: 4115 Hwy # 223: 45°56.841′N 60°49.118′W: 902-622-2190, 1-844-733-4662: Aug 15th - 5pm to 8pm - Buddy MacDonald Aug 22nd - 5pm to 8pm - Stephanie MacDonald and Susan MacLean Grand Narrows (An Caolas Mór) Waterfront: Aug 16th & 23rd - 2:30pm to 5pm - free concerts Aug 16th - 2:30pm to 5pm - : R.G. Schaller Christmas Island (Eilean Na Nollaig) Fire Hall: ...2026-#36th Annual-Féis an Eilein: 8539 Grand Narrows, Highway # 223: 902-622-2605: Aug 18th - 7:30pm to 9:30pm - Summer concert series; with Lucy MacNeil & friends, Phillip & Marley Whyte Nyanza (Waqmitkuk) Big Spruce Brewing-patio: 64 Yankee Line Rd.: 902-295-2537: seating is limited, Aug 15th - 2pm - the BackPack Aug 16th - 2pm - Moira & Claire - 6pm to 9pm - Kitchen Party with Wendy MacIsaac & Mac Morin; Brennan MacDonald, Highland Dancers Aug 21st - 3pm - Mat Hughes Aug 22nd - 2pm - Brad McGoey Aug 23rd - 2pm - Keira Loane & Keigan Maclennan Aug 28th - 3pm - Shiretown Aug 29th - 2pm - Dana Pedersen & Malcolm MacNeil Big Baddeck Little Church –Vicar's View-was St. Andrew’s United Church: 1450 Westside Rd.: Aug 15th - John McDermott, Drew Jurecka, Jason Fowler ;concert-series Baddeck (Badaig) Alexander Graham Bell Museum: 559 Chebucto St.: 46°06.250′N 60°44.755′W: 902-295-2069: Aug 15th, 22nd, & 29th - 10am to 1pm - Baddeck Farmers Market, vendors and music Aug 16th - 7:30pm - Hendoustan-musique royale Bras d’or Yacht Club-Tiller & Wheel Lounge: 1 Jones St.: 902-295-2107: every Friday - 5pm to 8pm - musician's circle / Jam sessions; all welcome Freight Shed terrace: every Sunday - 5pm to 9pm - Nathan Bishop MacDonald Inverary Inn - MacAulay Conference Centre: 368 Shore Rd.: Aug 19th - 8pm - Cape Breton Comedy Fest-a CBC Laugh Out Loud- live taping; with Gavin Crawford, Chris Halef, Clifton Cremo, Nick Beaton, Luba Magnus, Dan Hendricken, host is Ali Hassan;@$ 55+ Masonic Hall-Theatre Baddeck: ...#11th Annual-Theatre Baddeck, 2026: 24 Queen St.: 902-412-7122: Aug 6th to 15th - 2:30pm & 7:30pm - THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES by Mark Crawford Aug 16th, 23rd, & 30th - 2:30pm - THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES by Mark Crawford Aug 17th to 22nd - 2:30pm & 7:30pm - THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES by Mark Crawford Aug 23rd - 2:30pm - THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES by Mark Crawford Aug 24th to 29th - 2:30pm & 7:30pm - THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES by Mark Crawford Royal Canadian Legion Branch #53: 37 Ross St.: 902-295-2080: every Friday - 6pm to 9pm - live music every Wednesday - 7pm to 10pm - open mic Aug 22nd - 9pm - Rockerfellers Aug 28th - 6pm to 9pm - Erin O'Brien & Ronnie Hogan St. Michael’s Hall: ...The Baddeck Gathering Ceilidh: 6 Olde Margaree Rd.: 902-295-7663: Aug 15th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen Aug 16th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen Aug 17th - 7:30pm - Mairi Rankin & Jason Roach Aug 18th - 7:30pm - Mairi Rankin & Friends Aug 19th - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Aug 20th - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Aug 21st - 7:30pm - Mairi Rankin & Friends Aug 22nd - 7:30pm - Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson Aug 23rd - 7:30pm - Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson Aug 24th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Jason Roach Aug 25th - 7:30pm - Stephanie MacDonald & Susan MacLean Aug 26th - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Aug 27th - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Aug 28th - 7:30pm - Kevin Levesconte & Neil McDaniel Aug 29th - 7:30pm - Andrea Beaton & Buddy MacDonald ·The Freight Shed at the Terrace: 22 Water St.: 902-205-3600: every Friday - 5pm to 9pm - live Celtic entertainment by Nathan Bishop MacDonald

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St Anns Bay Area St Anns (Baile Anna) Gaelic College: .....2026 Aug 15th, 16th--#53rd Annual-The Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling: 51779 Cabot Trail Rd. (Exit 11 of TCH #105): 902-295-3441: Aug 15th - 2pm to 6pm - #53rd Annual-''The Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling''; gala concert [ @$ 20 ] OR @ $50 includes entrance to the concert and your meal, but MUST be preordered by August 8th E-transfer, financecbfa@gmail.com (security code: tradition) -square dance following the concert -jam session for all musicians following the square danc Aug 16th - 10am to noon - workshops; @$ 25 -1pm-lecture by Stan Chapman “Enduring Legacy of Cape Breton Fiddling Gaelic College: 51779 Cabot Trail Rd. (Exit 11 of TCH #105): 902-295-3411: Aug 24th to 28th - Toiseach Tòisichidh-the first step; beginner immersion Gaelic College-Concert Series-Instructor Ceilidhs: 51779 Cabot Trail Rd. (Exit 11 of TCH #105): 902-295-3411: every Wednesday - 7:30pm to 9:30pm - Wednesday Night Instructors’ Ceilidh; in person only @ $15 [held in the Great Hall of the Clans] Englishtown (Baile Nan Gall) Community Hall: 902-929-2700: Aug 15th - 4pm to 10pm - 'A Giant Fundraiser'; music by Trace Cavanaugh, Larry MacAskill, Bill MacAskill, John L. & more Fundraising event to support the Giant MacAskill Museum Bay St Lawrence (Bàgh Labhruinn) Cabot Fire Hall: Bay St Lawrence Fire Department’s Annual Crab Fest and Fishing Derby: Money Point Rd.: 902-383-2278: Aug 23rd - 1pm - ''Am Froilig ’sa Bhàgh''' with host Robyn Carrigan Dingwall (Inbhir-Pheofharain) The Markland Lobby: 802 Dingwall Rd.: 902-383-2246: every day - 7pm to 9pm - entertainment in the lobby with Bruce Courtney, Norman MacDonald, and Deron Donovan. Aug 1st to 31st - artist exhibit FIELD NOTES with Eve Stockton Aug 16th - 2pm - Artist Reception -with Eve Stockton Aug 24th - 7:30pm - The Barra MacNeils 40th Anniversary; @$ 40 Ingonish (Ingonais) Cape Smokey: 38696 Cabot Trail, Ingonish Beach: 902-776-0231: every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday - 7pm - live local musicians & guests at Smokey -the Cape Restaurant & Lodge Keltic Lodge-Arduaine Restaurant: 383 Keltic In Road, Middle Head Peninsula: 902-285-2880, 1-800-565-0444: Aug 13th to 16th - 7pm - Deron Donovan Aug 17th to 19th - 7pm - Colin Gillis Aug 20th to 23rd - 7pm - Kim Dunn Aug 24th to 27th - 7pm - Jud Gunning Aug 28th to 30th - 7pm - Allie Bennett Indian Brook (Abhainn A' Chùbair) Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort: #30 Buchanan Drive: 902-929-2584, 1-866-929-2585: every Thursday - music with Elia Dunbinsky & friends North Shore Firehall: 46177 Cabot trail: 902-929-2822: every Wednesday - 10am to 2pm - Weekly Gathering; FREE The St. Ann's Bay United Church: ...Celtic Tea Room Ceilidhs: 46715 Cabot Trail: Aug 18th, 21st, 25th, & 28th - 7:30pm - @ $15, (children under 12 - $5) [ cash ONLY please ] Aug 18th - 7:30pm - Ella Dubinsky, Beth MacCormack and Nathan MacDonald . Aug 21st - 7:30pm - Boyd MacNeil, Lisa Gallant & Ryan MacNeil Aug 25th - 7:30pm - Gaelic Ceilidh -with Nona MacDonald-Dyke, Ryan MacDonald, Clemintine Troy, Stephanie Conn, Becca Ross, Sam MacLean and Bev Brett. Aug 28th - 7:30pm - Rocky Shore - Local group

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Urban Cape Breton Area Bras d’Or little Bras d'Or-Blue Mist Tavern & Bar: 85 Main St.: 902-736-2801: every Thursday - 7pm to 10pm - "traditional Cape Breton fiddle-''the Northside Session' ; bring an instrument & join in; ; FREE Little Bras d'Or Blue Mist Tavern & Bar: 85 Main St.: 902-736-2801: every Thursday - 7pm to 10pm - "traditional Cape Breton fiddle-''the Northside Session' ; bring an instrument & join in; ; FREE Florence Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #83: 610 Bras D'Or Florence Rd.: 902-736-6313: every Saturday - 7pm - the circle-jam music; @$ 2 Sydney Mines (Méinnean Baile Shuidni) town: ..2026 Aug 16th-11am to 8pm-.Highland Games: Aug 16th - 11am to 8pm - .Highland Games-150 Pitt street. Seniors & Pensioners Club: 6 Fraser Ave.: Aug 29th - 8pm to midnight - open dance with Ernie Wells North Sydney (Suidni A Tuath) Archibald's Waterfront: Tunes on the Town: Aug 17th - 6pm to 8pm - Brandon Collier Aug 20th - 6pm to 8pm - Dicky Finney Aug 24th - 6pm to 8pm - Ma Jessome Aug 27th - 6pm to 8pm - Robbie Hancock Cape Breton Farmers Exhibition: .....annual CB County Exhibition: 105 Regent St.: 902-794-7633: Aug 22nd - 2pm to 4pm - Erin O’Brien and Ronnie Hogan Cape Breton Farmers Exhibition: 105 Regent St.: 902-736-7584, 902-794-7633: Aug 19th to 22nd - Cape Breton Exhibition K-LEE radio: Cape Breton music & Maritime favourites 24/7-commercial free every day - enjoy Cape Breton music, all day long ; Free every Wednesday & Sunday - 7pm - The Scottish Voice with hosts Janet Stubbert & Mark Korman - music, interviews & Cape Breton segments Waterfront: every Monday & Thursday - 6pm to 8pm - ''Tunes on the Town''' -outdoor concert series; Howie Center Red Farm: 1957 Kings Rd.: every Sunday - noon to 5pm - Red Farm Kitchen party series; Sydney (Suidni) Big Fiddle: ...''Meet me at the Fiddle-Dockside sessions'': 74 Esplanade St.: 902-564-0800: Aug 20th - noon to 2pm - Victoria MacDougall Aug 28th - noon to 2pm - Gerry McDaniel Cape Breton Drive-In: 865 Grand Lake Rd.: 902-539-9922: Aug 21st to 23rd - Mutiny & Michael Aug 28th to 30th - Coyote vs Acme, & tbd Highland Arts Theatre: 40 Bentinck St.: 902-565-3637: Aug 20th to 22nd - 7:30pm - ''Cape Breton for Dummies''; with Matt Gallant, Chris Tsujiuchi, Robbie Simms Aug 23rd - 2pm - ''Cape Breton for Dummies''; with Matt Gallant, Chris Tsujiuchi, Robbie Simms Holiday Inn-Eave Restaurant and Bar: 300 Esplanade: 902-562-7500, 1-877-660-8550: every Thursday - 6pm to 9pm - live entertainment with Carl Getto & Matt Nicholson Membertou Trade & Convention Centre/ Kiju's Restaurant-corner Lounge: 50 Maillard St.: 902-562-6220: every Thursday - 5pm to 8pm - entertainment with Aaron Lewis & Guest every Sunday - 11:30am to 2:30pm - Jazz entertainment with Carl Getto and Matt Nicholson Simeon's Family Restaurant: 581 Grand Lake Rd.: 902-562-0251: every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - music with Aaron C Lewis; The Coast-CKOA 89.7 FM: 170 George St.-Suite 101: 902-284-2562: every Wednesday - 10pm to 11pm - David Gillis’ - 'Cape Breton Fiddle Tunes' show. every Friday - 10pm to midnight - East Coast after dark -promoting Maritime culture, heritage and artistic talent every Saturday - 10pm to midnight - Cape Breton Kitchen party with Ron Neville-music of island musicians every Sunday - 5pm to 8pm - Celtic Serenade with Host Donnie Campbell, the very best in Cape Breton Music plus songs from Scotland & Ireland, presented by Merit Muffler-Wheel & Brake-Sydney every Sunday - 8pm to 9pm - host Wayne Tucker with Favourites from Newfoundland and Labrador The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse & Pub: 424 Charlotte St.: 902-270-8003: Aug 19th - 7pm to 9:30pm - Kimberley Fraser and Colin Grant, Howie MacDonald Aug 26th - 7pm to 9:30pm - Kimberley Fraser and Donna Marie DeWolfe & Jôel Chaisson Glace Bay (Glasbaidh) the Coal Miners Museum Pit Theatre: 17 museum St.: 46°11.559′N 59°56.548′W: 902-849-4522: Aug 19th & 26th - 7pm - Men of the Deeps concert ; a choir of working and retired coal miners The Savoy Theatre: 116 Commercial St.: 902-842-1577, 902-564-6668: Aug 24th - 7pm - 'Cape Breton's Rising Stars''; with Sarah Walker, Dawson Murphy, Bethany Reid, Victoria McDougall,

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Louisbourg Area Marion Bridge (Drochaid Mhira) Fire Hall & Recreation Centre: 3921 Gabarus Highway: 902-727-3161: every Friday - 7pm to 9pm - Marion Bridge Guitar Circle; Two Rivers Wildlife Park: Sandfield Rd. Huntington: 902-727-2483: Jul 4th to Aug 29th - 8pm to 11pm - Summer Concert Series Aug 15th - #30th anniversary celebrations; 2pm- High Society & the Privateers -8pm to 11pm-Summer Concert Series -Full circle Aug 22nd - 8pm to 11pm - Summer Concert Series -Renegade Aug 29th - 8pm to 11pm - Summer Concert Series -Broken Road Louisbourg Firehall: Main St.: every Monday - 7pm to 9pm - Louisbourg Guitar Circle; Louisbourg Fortress: 3 Fortress Service Road: 902-733-3552: Aug 29th - 5pm - The Great Louisbourg Sleepover ; Overnight camping Louisbourg Fortress: ... Visitor info centre: 58 Wolfe St.: Jun 19th to Sep 11th - 9:30am to 5:30pm - Visitor Reception Center re-opens parkscanada.gc.ca (902) 919-8392 louisbourg.info@pc.gc.ca Louisbourg Playhouse: 11 Aberdeen St.: 45°55.169′N 59°58.276′W: 902-733-2996, 1-888-733-2787: Jul 15th to Aug 26th - '' Wind and Water.''; with Nathan Bishop MacDonald, Robyn Carrigan, Matthew Earhart , Ella Dubinsky Aug 15th to 30th - 7pm - Spirit of the fiddle

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St Peter's Area Dundee (Dùn Deagh) Dundee Resort & Golf Club-Macrae's dining room: 2750 West Bay Highway: 902-345-2649, 1-844-638-6333: Aug 16th - 6pm to 9pm - ; entertainment by Eastbound Aug 26th - 6pm to 9pm - ; entertainment by Eastbound River Bourgeois Anne Sampson Seniors Building: 39 Recreation Rd.: Aug 27th - 6:30pm to 9pm - Gerry's music circle with Edna & Gerry and Friends; St Peter's (Baile Naoimh Pheadair) MacBouch Restaurant & Lounge: 9975 Grenville St.: 902-535-3578: every Friday - 8pm to 11pm - jam session with host Jay Smith Ross Rankin's-#5th Annual 2026 Crankinfest: 9735 Highway # 4: Aug 22nd - 2pm - Crankinfest is back with Ross Rankin, Terry MacQuarrie, Back Around, Tom Rich, Leona Burkey, Donna DeWolfe & Ervin Touesnard, Robyn Merrick, Rebel Road Band, People We Know Arichat Island Nest Restaurant: 2344 Hwy #206: 902-226-0033: every Thursday - 7pm to 9pm - music with proceeds to Strait Richmond Palliative Care Society ( since 2019 ] St. John's Centre for the Arts: 2513 Highway # 206: Aug 18th & 25th - 6:30pm - Tuesday Island tunes Aug 15th - 7pm - Hendoustan-musique royale Waterfront: .....2017 September 8th to 10th-#7th Annual Cape Breton Paddlefest: Aug 16th - Bluenose II -https://bluenose.novascotia.ca/schedule D’Escousse Groundswell Pub & Inn: # 3283 Highway 320: 902-777-7777: every Friday - 6pm to 8pm - open mic with host Tyrone David Louisdale Waterfront -Louisdale Lions Property: 347 Hwy #320: Aug 19th - 6pm to 7:30pm - Sound Production: Concerts by the Sea ; entertainment by Eastbound

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Mainland Area Aulds Cove (Camus An Tuirc-nimhe) Cove Motel: 298 D 31 Rd.: 902-747-2700: Aug 19th - Echo-Dana Ryan Guysborough Intervale St. Patrick’s Hall: 175 North Intervale Rd.: Aug 16th - 2pm - Kitchen party. all welcome; @$ 5; and a lunch Guysborough (Baile Mhainisdear) Waterfront: ...Summer 2025-tides and tunes: 74 Main St.: 902-533-2052: Aug 19th & 26th - 6:30pm to 8pm - Tides & tunes-FREE Concert series Aug 19th - Heather Ryan & Shane Savoury Aug 26th - 2Fold Antigonish (Am Baile Mór) Columbus Field: ...2026 Aug 7th & 8th--Antigonish music Festival: Aug 26th - 6pm to 9pm - No Service in Eden will open the evening for Elyse Aeryn. FREE , for the final concert of the season at Columbus Field. CJFX-radio: 5663 Highway #7.: 902-863-4580: every Monday - 6pm to 10pm - Bob Kingsley's -Country top 40 every Sunday - 7pm to 8pm - the CJFX Ceilidh--Cape Breton Fiddles with Dave Gillis; every Sunday - 2pm to 6pm - Daryl MacLean's COUNTRY GOLD; 4 hours of great Classic Country music. http://countrygold.ca/ every Sunday - 8pm to 10pm - Sounds Atlantic-with Paul Kerwin, Glenn Baker & his guests ; Heritage Museum: 20 East Main St.: 902-863-6160: Aug 20th - 7pm to 8:30pm - ceildih with Hayley MacLeod, Leona Williams, Junior Fraser, John Hanlon; @$ 10 Aug 27th - 7pm to 8:30pm - ceildih with tba ; @$ 10 St. FX -Bauer Theatre: 902-867-3333: Aug 18th to 30th - MAIN STAGE-beyond the sea by Kristen Da Silva Maryvale (Allt A´ Mheiligein) Maryvale Schoolhouse hall: # 4 JRS Drive-Highway #245: 902-863-5696: Aug 21st - 8pm to 11pm - Square Dance @ $15 . with Kenneth MacKenzie, Mac Morin Pictou (Phiogto) DeCoste Entertainment Centre: 90 Water St.: 1-800-353-5338, 902-485-8848: Aug 18th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen Aug 19th - 7:30pm - Beòlach Aug 20th - 7:30pm - Richard Wood Trio (with the Zeph Caissie Irish Dance Troupe) Pictou Island Church: Aug 15th - Sarah MacDougall + Lisa MacIsaac + Catherine MacLellan Trenton Hillside Community Hall: 27 Chance Harbour Rd.: 902-755-3938: every Friday - 6:30pm to 9pm - Kitchen party jam; All singers and players welcome, musicians free of charge, audience @$ 5 Truro Julias Lounge: 165 Willow St.: every Wednesday - 8pm to midnight - acoustic jams The Commune-Restaurant: 563 Prince St.: 902-843-1230: Aug 25th - 6pm to 9pm - All Ages Open Mic with Meghan Lynn Avondale Avon River -Artists landing art gallery: 17 Belmont Rd.: Aug 16th - 3pm - Sofa Sundays upstairs on third sunday monthly; info@fullcirclefestival.ca Aug 16th - 3pm - factory Girls, Ken Voita Sackville Freemans: 902-865-2555: every Thursday - 8pm to 11pm - freejam open mic with freeham houseband, feat, host Jer Mombo Lower Sackville Welcome to CIOE 97.5 FM, the Voice of East Coast Music: 11 Glendale Ave, Unit 4: 902-252-7975: every Saturday - 8am - conversations, music, and the voices and views of Nova Scotia's Gaelic community. http://live.cioe975.ca/ every Saturday - 9am to noon - East Coast Rising – with Martin Hickey every Saturday - noon to 2pm - Cape Breton Calling – with Tony Mombourquette every Sunday - 3pm to 4pm - The Voice of New Scotland with Jean Watson every Sunday - 9am to 11am - Barn Dance with Keith Ross every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday - 6am to 9am - East Coast Mornings with George Jordan every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday - 9am - East Coast Kitchen Party with Al Hollingsworth Pink Piano Cafe & Lounge: 585 Sackville Dr.: every Wednesday - 1st & 3rd wednesday-is songwriters circle, & 2nd and 4th Wednesdays-is open stage Dartmouth Dahlia: 15 Kings Wharf: every Wednesday - 7pm to 10pm - Open Mic with Kam Hayes-our 2nd anniversary Montes Showbar Grill: 245 Waverley Rd.: 902-435-1770: every Thursday - 8pm - jam with-Dan Baird and his recurring cast The Cottage Café | An Teachín: Paddler's Cove-300 Prince Albert Rd.: every Tuesday - 6:30pm - Scottish Gaelic conversation group hosted by Cathy Ann MacPhee & Emily McEwan Watefront: Aug 15th - 4:30pm - Rock the Harbour with Kim Mithell, Nick Gilder, Sweeney Todd, Haywire Aug 16th - 3:30pm - Rock the Harbour with Loverboy, Lee Aaron, Titan, MIchelle Rydere, Side Hustle Halifax (Halafacs) Driftwood Coastal Diner: 2103 Gottingen St.: every Tuesday - 7:30pm to 10:30pm - live acoustic Irish traditional music jam; hosted by Ellen Gibling & Colin Carrigan Marriottt Harbourfront Hotel-Harbourstone Sea Grill & pour house: 1919 Upper Water St.: Aug 18th - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - : The East Enders; Stone's Throw Patio Aug 25th - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - : Corbies; Stone's Throw Patio Prospect Road Community Center: Prospect Rd.: every Friday - 7pm to 9pm - Jam Session The Carlton Hotel-Music Bar & Grill: 1685 Argyle St.: 902-422-6335: Aug 15th - 8pm - Sable Pipeline Surf & Ska Aug 16th - 7pm - Up On The Roof - An Evening With Micah Barnes Of The Nylons Aug 18th - 7pm - Bobby Bazini: Intimate Shows Tour Aug 19th - 7pm - Bobby Bazini: Intimate Shows Tour Aug 20th - 7:30pm - Tayler Jade W/ Special Guest Burry Aug 21st - 8pm - Rec Room Jams Aug 23rd - 7pm - Patouche Collective Album Release Show Aug 26th - 7pm - Craft Draught Showdown: Big Spruce VS Tatamagouche Aug 29th - 8pm - Colrain Album Release Show W/ The Public Service (Duo) The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse: 5136 Prince St.: 902-492-4900: every Monday - 8pm to 10pm - Session with Dave MacIsaac & Louis Benoit Hubbards Shore Club-Tuna Blue: 167 Shore Club Rd.: 902-857-1790: Aug 20th to 22nd - Joel Plaskett, Matt Mays, Terra Lightfoot and The Emergency Aug 29th - Arkells & the East Pointers Chester Lordly Park: Aug 18th - 6pm to 8pm - Hog the Coveers Aug 25th - 6pm to 8pm - Dark and Stormy Saulnierville 104.1 FM: C.P 8.: 902-769-2423: every day - 6pm to 10pm - The voice of the Southwest with Wayne Dugas

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