Music Cape Breton Island two month event calendar

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Northern Inverness Area Petit-Étang Information Centre Theatre-Cape Breton highlands National Park: ..2026 Sept 12th to 18th-23rd Annual Hike the Highlands Festival,: 16648 Cabot Trail: Sep 12th to 18th - 23rd Annual Hike the Highlands Festival, Sept. 12 - Jack Pine 3:00 pm. Sept. 13 - Franey - 9:00 am. Warren Lake - 10:00 am. Broad Cove Mtn. - 2:00 pm. Sept. 14 - Money Point Gulch - 9:00- am. Sugar Loaf Mtn. - 10:00 am. Cabot Landing Beach - 2:00 pm. Sept. 15 - Squirrel Mountain - 9:30 am. Salmon Pools - 10:00 am. Cheticamp Island - 2:00 pm. Sept.16 Gordon's Camp - 9:00 am. Corney Brook - 10:00 am. Petit Etang - 2:30 pm. Sept. 17 - Clyburn - Middle Head - 2:30 pm. Sunset Hike - White Point - 6:00 pm. Sept. 18 - Aspy - 10:00 am. Freshwater Lake - 2:00 pm. 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 Chéticamp 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 Sep 2nd - River's Bend Sep 3rd - 8pm - Claude, Tommy, Chester Sep 4th - 7pm - Louis Arsenault Sep 5th - 2pm - Fiddle: Rachel Davis & Jason Roach - band-Risin' Tide Sep 6th - 6pm - Suppertime Music with Nicole & Michelle Deveau Sep 8th - Maxim Cormier Sep 9th - River's Bend Sep 11th - Martin Aucoin Sep 12th - 2pm - fiddle with Shelly Campbell -9pm-Party des Îles ft. Steeve Arsenault & Évann Martinet Sep 13th - Louis Arsenault Sep 15th - Gillian Head & guest Sep 19th - 2pm - Chrissy Crowley & -9pm-River's Bend Sep 20th - Robert Bouchard, Nick Boudreau Sep 22nd - Maxim Cormier Sep 23rd - River's Bend Sep 26th - 2pm to 6pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald, Adam Young; Sep 27th - risin' tide-acoustic Oct 3rd - 60th anniversary gala Le Conseil des arts de Chéticamp: 15118 Cabot Trail: 902-224-1876: Sep 5th - Nathalie Renault Sep 19th - Anselme Chiasson Oct 11th - come spoon with me; at Canton Culture - 7pm - Cheticamp after party-at Canton Culture Oct 13th - 10pm - Cheticamp after party-at Canton Culture Le Gabriel Lounge: 15424 Cabot Trail: 46°38.146′N 61°00.431′W: 902-224-3685: every Thursday & Friday(through 2026 Oct 30th) - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free Acadian Music with Andrew Poirier & Mark Poiruer; no cover charge every Wednesday & Saturday(through 2026 Oct 31st) - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free music with Glen Roache every Tuesday(through 2026 Oct 27th) - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free Acadian Music with Bruno Clarence & Maurice ; no cover charge every Sunday(through 2026 Oct 25th) - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - free music with Crissy Crowley, Jason Roach every Monday(through 2026 Oct 26th) - 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) 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 Live Life In Tents: 8139 Cabot Trail: 902-452-1600: Sep 5th & 6th - tubing weekend; 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.: Sep 5th - 7pm to 9:15pm - Inverness Chase the Ace ; entertainment by Glenn & Jessie 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 Sep 11th - 7:30pm - Jack Pine; @$25 Sep 12th - 7pm - Ariana Nasr @$25 Sep 20th to Oct 25th - Katherine Knight; BOAT-photographs Sep 25th to 27th - Unama’ki/Cape Breton film festival unamakicapebretonfilmfestival.ca Oct 9th - 6:30pm to 9pm - Katherine Knight- Films Screening [ Still Max ; Spring & Arnaud Oct 10th - 6pm to 9pm - Katherine Knight- Films Screening [ Strange & Familiar; KOOP-the art of Wanda Koop Oct 16th - Elyse Aeryn “SEE YOU OUT THERE” Raceway: Forest Street: Sep 5th - 1pm - merchandise bingo; raceway cancer support Sep 6th - 1pm - Race Day; ''hope starts here'' fundraising event 'dontaions for ICMH oncology department welcome' Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 132-Captain Angus L MacDonald: 15785 Central Ave.: 902-258-2340: Sep 5th - for our show 'Halfway to Heaven': The Music of John Prine. Rant & Rave, Devin Ryan & guests Jesse Ryan and Tanya Beth The Dancing Goat Cafe & Bakery-Inverness: 15844 Central Avenue: Sep 4th - noon to 3pm - Eddie Cummings Oct 16th - Elyse Aeryn “SEE YOU OUT THERE” 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

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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: Sep 2nd - 1pm to 3pm - closed -8pm to 10pm- Kevin LeVesconte Neil McDaniel 026 Sept 3rd-1pm to 3pm- closed -8pm to 10pm- Stephanie MacDonald Sandra Gillis Sep 4th - 1pm to 3pm - closed -8pm to 10pm- Derrick and Melody Cameron Sep 5th - 1pm to 3pm - closed -8pm to 10pm- Kaj-Jordi-Kyle Sep 6th - 1pm to 3pm - closed -8pm to 10pm- Neil McDaniel Sep 7th - 1pm to 3pm - closed -8pm to 10pm- Michelle Stevens Sep 8th - 1pm to 3pm - closed -8pm to 10pm- Kevin LeVesconte Sandra Gillis Brook Village (Baile Beag Na h-Aibhne) St. John the Baptist Hall: ....Monday night Adult square dances: 6432 Rte.#252: 46°03.071′N 61°17.840′W: 902-945-2240: Sep 7th - 9pm - square dance with; Kyle MacDonald & Ceila Cameron Hillsborough Hillsborough/Glendyer Hall: # 4738-Hwy #252: 902-258-5265: Sep 19th, Oct 3rd, 17th, & 31st - 7pm to 9pm - Ronelda Aylward's -Hillsborough jam sessions, bi-weekly @ $ 5; entertainers Free, Mabou (An Drochaid) Arena: ......Mabou Farmers Market: 186 Mabou Harbour Rd.: 46°04.614′N 61°24.074′W: 902-945-2378: every Sunday(through 2026 Oct 11th) - 11am to 2pm - farmers market with local entertainment Sep 6th - 11am to 2pm - Music from Keira Loane and Keigan MacLennan Sep 13th - 11am to 2pm - Music from Alfred Sujith. Sep 20th - 11am to 2pm - Music from Dara Smith-MacDonald and Adam Young Sep 27th - 11am to 2pm - Music from John Uhrich Oct 4th - 11am to 2pm - Music from Jess and Greg of Shiretown Oct 11th - 11am to 2pm - Music from Kyle MacDonald FINAL REGULAR SEASON MARKET CBFM-radio Mabou: 32 MacDonald Rd.: 902-945-0000: every day - an internet based radio station Strathspey Performing Arts Centre: 11156 Hwy #19: 46°03.740′N 61°24.442′W: 902-945-5300: Sep 11th - 7:30pm - Country Boys tribute show; -4 legends=Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, George Strait Oct 7th - 7:30pm - Don Ross & Julie Malia The Bridge - An Drochaid Museum: 11513 Main St.: 902-945-2311: Sep 5th - 7pm - Baltimore filmmaker, Allen Moore,; screening two of his films, “The Shepherds of Berneray”, and "Returning to Berneray” The Red Shoe Pub: Main St.: 902-945-2996: Sep 3rd - 7:30pm to 10:30pm - Eastbound Sep 4th - 7:30pm to 10:30pm - Kenneth Mackenzie & Andrea Beaton, $12 C/C Sep 5th - 7pm to 9pm - , Stephanie MacDonald & Susan MacLean N/C Sep 6th - 4pm to 7pm - Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean, $12 C/C Sep 7th to 9th - 5pm to 7pm - Neil MacDaniel & Kevin Levesconte N/C West Mabou (Màbu An Iar) West Mabou Hall: 2399 West Mabou Rd.: Sep 12th - 8pm to 11pm-square dance with tba Oct 13th - 10:30am - Dance Dialects with The Fitzgerald's Mairi Rankin, Melody Cameron, Christiane Theriault &Lori-Lynn Comeau; @$ 15-cash only Oct 10th - 8pm - All-Ages Family Square Dance; $12 | All Ages Celtic Colours [ Derrick: w.mabou.entertainment@gmail.com ] Mabou Ridge Big Belle Farm: 891 SW Mabou Ridge Rd.: Oct 9th to 11th - Blue Berry Harvest Jam; Oct 9th - Bill Ricky, Daniel James McFadyen, + one more TBA Oct 10th - Campbell & Johnston, Roxy & the Underground Soul Sound , + one more TBA! Oct 11th - Colrain, Rankin MacInnis & the Broken Reeds, + one moreTBA 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. Sep 6th - 9pm to midnight - square dance with Shelly Campbell, Allan Dewar Oct 11th - 9pm to midnight - square dance with Kenneth MacKenzie & guest St Josephs Parish grounds: ......2026 Sept 6th--Annual Glencoe Day: Sep 6th - 2pm - Annual Glencoe Day; horsehoes, kids games, BBQ, washer toss, flea market; -5pm-mass, and then meal to follow @$25 -9pm to midnight-square dance with Shelly Campbell. Allan Dewar Glencoe Station Glencoe Station Hall: 1536 Mabou Rd.: 802-787-2062: Oct 12th - 2pm - ''John Allan Cameron Song Session'' with -Glen & Keith MacNeil Celtic Colours Lisa: 902-631-4686 @$ 15 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 Clove Hitch Bar & Bistro: #8790 Hwy #19: 902-787-3035: Sep 3rd - 6pm - Mitch Poirier; @$ 5 Sep 6th - 6pm to 9pm - Jeremy White $5 cover Sep 10th - 6pm to 8pm - Luke Rennie $5 cover Sep 13th - 6pm - Nathan Gerrior; @$ 5 Sep 17th - 6pm to 8pm - Lisa & Vern Sep 20th - 6pm to 9pm - Eastbound $5 cover Fire Hall: Sep 4th - 6pm to 8pm - chase the ace; music by Glenn & Jessie St. Stephen’s-Jubilee United Church Hall: 239 Main St.: 902-787-2740: Sep 12th, 26th, Oct 10th, & 24th - 7pm to 9pm - The Little White Church music jam sessions @$ 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: Sep 6th - 2pm to 5pm - Sunday Ceilidh Featuring Donny LeBlanc, Kathleen LeBlanc Poirier Sep 13th - 2pm to 5pm - Sunday Ceilidh Featuring Rodney MacDonald 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 Sep 4th - 6pm to 9pm - RG Schaller Sep 11th - 6pm to 9pm - Jeremy White Sep 18th - 6pm to 9pm - Stephen Poirier Sep 25th - 6pm to 9pm - Aaron MacDonald Oct 2nd - 6pm to 9pm - Jim Ralph Oct 9th - 6pm to 9pm - Cameron Landry Oct 16th - 6pm to 9pm - Celtic Lolours-'ticketed event' Oct 23rd - 6pm to 9pm - Heather & Shane Oct 30th - 6pm to 9pm - Halloween Dance-''ticketed event'''

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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: Sep 12th - 6pm to 9pm - monthly pub nite with Shane Savoy, Heather Ryan; 19+ Oct 10th - 6pm to 9pm - monthly pub nite with East of Sixty; 19+ Little Narrows (An Caolas Beag) Community Centre: 134 Highway 223: 902-756-2413: 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 Grand Narrows (An Caolas Mór) Waterfront: Sep 6th - 2:30pm to 5pm - free concerts Sep 6th - 2:30pm to 5pm - : Bethany June Nyanza (Waqmitkuk) Big Spruce Brewing-patio: 64 Yankee Line Rd.: 902-295-2537: seating is limited, Sep 5th - 2pm - Slowcoaster Big Baddeck Little Church –Vicar's View-was St. Andrew’s United Church: 1450 Westside Rd.: Sep 10th - Valdy ;concert-series Baddeck (Badaig) Alexander Graham Bell Museum: 559 Chebucto St.: 46°06.250′N 60°44.755′W: 902-295-2069: every Saturday(through 2026 Oct 10th) - 10am to 1pm - Baddeck Farmers Market, vendors and music 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 Masonic Hall-Theatre Baddeck: ...#11th Annual-Theatre Baddeck, 2026: 24 Queen St.: 902-412-7122: Aug 31st to Sep 4th - 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 St. Michael’s Hall: ...The Baddeck Gathering Ceilidh: 6 Olde Margaree Rd.: 902-295-7663: Sep 2nd - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Sep 3rd - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Sep 4th - 7:30pm - Donna Marie DeWolfe & Beverly MacLean Sep 5th - 7:30pm - Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson Sep 6th - 7:30pm - Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson Sep 7th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Jason Roach Sep 8th - 7:30pm - Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean Sep 9th - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Sep 10th - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Sep 11th - 7:30pm - Kenneth MacKenzie & friends Sep 12th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald Sep 13th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald Sep 14th - 7:30pm - Margie Beaton & Dawn Beaton & Jason Roach Sep 15th - 7:30pm - Stephanie MacDonald & Susan MacLean Sep 16th - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Sep 17th - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Sep 18th - 7:30pm - Kevin Levesconte & Neil McDaniel Sep 19th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen Sep 20th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen Sep 21st - 7:30pm - Andrea Beaton & Jason Roach Sep 22nd - 7:30pm - Andrea Beaton & Friends Sep 23rd - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Sep 24th - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Sep 25th - 7:30pm - Koryne MacDonald & friends Sep 26th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald Sep 27th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald Sep 28th - 7:30pm - Andrea Beaton & Jason Roach Sep 29th - 7:30pm - Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean Sep 30th - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Oct 1st - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Oct 2nd - 7:30pm - Andrea Beaton & Friends Oct 3rd - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen Oct 4th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen Oct 5th - 7:30pm - Andrea Beaton & Jason Roach Oct 6th - 7:30pm - Stephanie MacDonald & Susan MacLean Oct 7th - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Oct 8th - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Oct 9th - 7:30pm - Kevin Levesconte & Neil McDaniel Oct 10th - 7:30pm - Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson Oct 11th - 7:30pm - Mckayla MacNeil & Myles Davidson & Harold Davidson Oct 12th - 7:30pm - TBA & Jason Roach Oct 13th - 7:30pm - Howie MacDonald & Beverly MacLean Oct 14th - 7:30pm - Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young Oct 15th - 7:30pm - Melody Cameron & Derrick Cameron & Brian Doyle Oct 16th - 7:30pm - TBA Oct 17th - 7:30pm - Buddy MacDonald & Friends Oct 18th - 7:30pm - Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald & Darren McMullen Oct 19th - 7:30pm - CLOSED FOR THE SEASOn ·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 Ross Ferry Marine Park: Sep 6th - noon to 3pm - Market pop-up; 1pm-The Turnbull brothers St Anns (Baile Anna) 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 @ $15 [held in the Great Hall of the Clans] Gaelic College-Celtic Colours-Festival club: 51779 Cabot Trail Rd.: 902-295-3411: Oct 9th to 17th - 11pm - Celtic Colors Festival club; 19+ ID's Dingwall (Inbhir-Pheofharain) The Markland Lobby: 802 Dingwall Rd.: 902-383-2246: every day - 7pm to 9pm - entertainment in the lobby with Bruce Courtney, Norman MacDonald, and Deron Donovan. Sep 1st to 30th - artist exhibit-''ANYTHING THAT POURS'' with Jitka Zgola Sep 6th - 2pm - Artist Reception with Jitka Zgola Sep 12th - 7:30pm - music by Trail Bound; @$ 20 Sep 26th - 7:30pm - Pretty Archie ; @$ 35 Oct 3rd - 7:30pm - 'North of Smokey Songwriters' Circle' with Jordan Musycsyn, Norman MacDonald, Michael Gorey, Meredith Stead, David Doucette, and Deron Donovan Oct 23rd & 24th - music weekend with Dave & Jud Gunnings, @$ 40 Ingonish (Ingonais) Cape Smokey: 38696 Cabot Trail, Ingonish Beach: 902-776-0231: every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday(through 2026 Sep 29th) - 7pm - live local musicians & guests at Smokey -the Cape Restaurant & Lodge 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 Oct 17th - 1pm to 5pm - Féis a' Chladaich a Tuath/ North Shore Féis ; with Mary Jane Lamond; ; Event by Stephanie Conn

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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 St. Joseph's Community Hall: 24 Villa Drive: Sep 5th - 8pm to midnight - End of summer bash-outdoor concert; music with Final Cut; @$ 10; 19+ 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 North Sydney (Suidni A Tuath) Indian Beach ballfield: 445 Purves St.: 902-794-8589: Sep 6th - 5pm - last splash of summer; FREE concert with Andrew Doyle, Anurag Ware, Emma Stevens, Matty Jessome, Island girls, Privateers 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 Northern Yacht Club: 27 Seaview Drive: 902-794-9121: Oct 10th - 8pm to midnight - Halloween costume Dance; Erin O’Brien band,; @$ 10; NO Masks 19+ dayjamielynn@gmail.com Royal Canadian Legion Branch #19-Armstrong Memorial: 16 Archibald Ave.: 902-794-4816: Oct 31st - 8pm to midnight - halloween dance; with Hi Boys; @$ 15 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; Sep 30th to Oct 4th - CB Jazz festival; with Mike Murley, Bill Stevenson, Dee Hernandez; Jeff Johnston,James Hanlon, Matt Nicholson, Carlo Getto, Barnful of Blues, Joe Parris Quartet, Danny Lockwood Quartet Capers Big Band, James Munroe, Jazz Adjacents. Serenaders of Swing Sydney (Suidni) Breton Brewing: 364 Keltic Drive-Coxheath: 902-270-4677: Sep 4th - 4pm to 7pm - Jeff Wadden Cape Breton Drive-In: 865 Grand Lake Rd.: 902-539-9922: Sep 4th to 6th - how to Rob a bank & Masters of the Universe Sep 11th to 13th - Practical Magic & Evil dead Sep 18th to 20th - Resident Evil & Insidious Sep 25th & 27th - Heart of the Beast & Passenger Oct 2nd to 4th - Verity & Project Hail Mary Daniel's Taphouse-Restaurant & Lounge: 456 Charlotte St.: 902-562-8586: Sep 2nd - 6pm - Jordan Musycsyn Sep 3rd - noon - Brett Santacona & Scott MacKenzie -9pm-Open Stage with Brian Cathcart presented by Breton Brewing Sep 4th - 11am - Jacob Noonan -4pm-James Munroe and the Jazz Adjacents -9pm-Dulse with Piercing Damage, Plague Crawler & Greystate Sep 5th - 6pm - ACADIAN SATURDAY NIGHT (reservations recommended) -9pm-Thick as Thieves Sep 6th - noon - Stewart MacDonald -8pm-Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts with special guest Arrow Plan (advance tickets: Eltuek Arts Centre -The Convent: 170 George St.: Sep 10th - 6:30pm - book launch-''Coady'' with Donald Calabrese 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 Royal Canadian Legion Branch #138-Ashby: 35 State St.: 902-562-4994: Sep 4th - 7pm to 11pm - Full circle 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: every Wednesday - 7pm to 9:30pm - Kimberley Fraser Session, with Guests, FREE, come and play along Sep 2nd - 7:30pm - Kimberley Fraser and Howie MacDonald Whitney Pier town: 902-567-1492: Sep 6th - concert in the park & island tire car show Oct 25th - Boo-Fest Fireworks Neville Park: Victoria Road & Jamieson Street: Oct 25th - Boo-Fest- -family fireworks; https://www.whitneypier.ca - Boo-Fest- -family fireworks; https://www.whitneypier.ca Glace Bay (Glasbaidh) The Main Event Pub & Jigger’s Lounge: 99 Union St.: 902-849-4405: Sep 5th - 10pm to 2am - Full circle the Coal Miners Museum Pit Theatre: 17 museum St.: 46°11.559′N 59°56.548′W: 902-849-4522: Sep 2nd - 7pm - Men of the Deeps concert ; a choir of working and retired coal miners Sep 9th - Men of the Deeps with Joanne Sheppard; lamplight Gala The Savoy Theatre: 116 Commercial St.: 902-842-1577, 902-564-6668: Oct 23rd - 7:30pm - The Sheepdogs

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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: ...2026 Sept 4th to 6th -- #13th Annual- Acoustic Roots Festival: Sandfield Rd. Huntington: 902-727-2483: Sep 4th to 6th - #13th Annual- Acoustic Roots Festival; with Matt Minglewood, Pretty Archie, Robert Bouchard Charlie A'Court, Aaron MacDonald & Greg Favaro, Kimberly Fraser, Mac Moron, Aaron Lewis Mike McKenna Jr, Jocelyn Nicole Hynes, 2nd Generation, Ella Dubinsky, Maxim Cormier, Hearts of Kin Chad & Jan Tetford, Russell Mathews, Delores Boudreau & Rob Wigle, MacArthur Dancers, Kevalone Dara Smith-MacDonald & Beverly MacLean, Evely MacRae & Andre LeBlanc, Jason MacDonald, Maarion Bridge Guitar Circle, Kevalone Stan Roach, Louisbourg Firehall: Main St.: every Monday - 7pm to 9pm - Louisbourg Guitar Circle; Louisbourg Fortress: 3 Fortress Service Road: 902-733-3552: Sep 25th - Paranormal Investigations -Explore a darker side of the 300-year history of the Fortress of Louisbourg ;a haunted site in Nova Scotia Oct 24th - 5:30pm to 10:30pm - 6th annual Sinister Soirée-candlelight, a costume party for the history books 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: Sep 8th - 7pm - the Women of Country-fundraiser Sep 27th - Lloyd Seiegel Oct 10th - 7pm - Louisbourg crossroads-Celtic Colours-SOLD OUT Royal Canadian Legion Branch #62: .......2016 July 9th to July 17th--Rural Summer Festival,: 7569 Main St.: 902-733-2792: Sep 26th - 9pm to midnight - 100th Anniversary Celebration dance @ $10; The Erin O'Brien Band

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St Peter's Area West Bay (An Bàgh an Iar) West Bay Community Centre: 2048 Cenotaph Rd.: 902-345-2559: Oct 1st - 7pm - West Bay Reads; with authors-Bev Hodgekiss, Kathryn Taylor-Musseau, Shauna MacKeigan, Debra Walker Dundee (Dùn Deagh) Dundee Resort & Golf Club-Macrae's dining room: 2750 West Bay Highway: 902-345-2649, 1-844-638-6333: Sep 2nd - Echo-Dana Ryan River Bourgeois Anne Sampson Seniors Building: 39 Recreation Rd.: Sep 10th, 24th, Oct 8th, & 22nd - 6:30pm to 9pm - Gerry's music circle with Edna & Gerry and Friends; Tara Lynne Community Centre: 403 Church Point Rd.: Sep 3rd - 6pm - Gerry’s Music Circle, Sep 6th - 6pm - Music Variety Concert; with Evelyn MacRae, Luke Boudreau, Jordi Martin, Kyle Levescounte, Richard Owens, Ti Faulkner, Rosie Sampson, Wendy Abbott, Pamela & Gerard Sampson & more in Memory of Micheal Owens; @$ 5 St Peter's (Baile Naoimh Pheadair) town: ....2026 Sept 12th-Pirate Days: Sep 10th Sep 11th - 6pm - opening celebration-at Marina; with Adre Pettipas & Islandview Athletics -6pm-the turnbull brothers at Bras d'Or lakes Inn -9pm-Eddie Cummings; @$ 10- at MacBouth Sep 12th - family events all day -2pm-marina Mayham; live music with Jason Williams; cardboard boat races -2pm- music with Jeeremy White, Fender Bender, -all over town -9pm to 1am-St. Peter's pirates days bash with Full Circle, Rebel Band, CatSass, Barrett's Privateers ; all over town stpeterspiratedays.square.site/home Sep 13th - 12:30pm - pirate parade; marina -1pm- BBQ; 1:30pm- kid's magic show MacBouch Restaurant & Lounge: 9975 Grenville St.: 902-535-3578: every Friday - 8pm to 11pm - jam session with host Jay Smith The Royal Canadian Legion branch #47: 6834 Hwy 4. Grand Anse: Sep 5th - 9pm to 1am - Gerald MacIntyre; dance; 19+ Id's Sep 12th - 9pm to 1am - Backroads; dance; 19+ Id's Sep 19th - 9pm to 1am - the Straight Shooters; dance; 19+ Id's Sep 26th - 9pm to 1am - East of Sixty; dance; 19+ Id's 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 ] New Horizon Seniors Club: 2372 Hwy #206: Sep 18th & Oct 16th - 7pm - jam session, lite lunch; 19+, @$ 5; entertainers are FREE; Deltina 902-226-3694 ]; Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 150: 1219 Veterans Memorial Dr.: 902-226-3089: Sep 5th & Oct 3rd - 2pm to 4pm - ''music circle'''-jam session hosted by Daniel LeBlanc. St. John's Centre for the Arts: 2513 Highway # 206: Sep 11th - 7pm - Ariana Nasr @$20 Sep 27th - 2pm - Barbel Albert & Ruth Matthews @ Free Rocky Bay Community hall: 902-631-4200: Oct 3rd - Dolly Parton tribute night; D’Escousse Groundswell Pub & Inn: # 3283 Highway 320: 902-777-7777: every Friday - 6pm to 8pm - open mic with host Tyrone David

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Mainland Area Aulds Cove (Camus An Tuirc-nimhe) Cove Motel: 298 D 31 Rd.: 902-747-2700: Sep 16th - Echo-Dana Ryan Havre Boucher Community Centre: .....2026 -Hank's Jamboree: 12401 Highway #4: 902-234-2188: Sep 27th - 1pm to 4pm - Hank's Jamboree @$ 5; light lunch included [ 4th sunday monthly ] [musicians free, ] all proceeds go towards Community Centre, Guysborough Intervale St. Patrick’s Hall: 175 North Intervale Rd.: Sep 20th & Oct 18th - 2pm - Kitchen party. all welcome; @$ 5; and a lunch Guysborough (Baile Mhainisdear) Miles MacDonald Performance Centre: 27 Green St.: 902-533-2015: Sep 13th - 2pm - the Country Boys St Andrews (Cill Rìmhinn) vanderWeils- Big Barn Little Farm: 717 Meadow Green Rd.: Sep 13th - 2pm - marrow bones Antigonish (Am Baile Mór) 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 ; Maryvale (Allt A´ Mheiligein) Maryvale Schoolhouse hall: # 4 JRS Drive-Highway #245: 902-863-5696: Sep 18th - 8pm to 11pm - Square Dance @ $15 . withJohn Pellerin, Allan Dewar Oct 23rd - 8pm to 11pm - Square Dance @ $15 . with Shelly Campbell, Allan Dewar Beaver Meadow Keppoch Mountain: 193 Keppoch Rd.: Sep 26th - 10am to 5pm - KEPPOCH FALL FAMILY DAY New Glasgow (Glaschu Ùr) Glasgow Square Theatre: 155 Riverside Pkwy: 902-752-4800: Oct 23rd - 7pm - Robert Thomas and the sessionmen ; $40 + Pictou (Phiogto) DeCoste Entertainment Centre: 90 Water St.: 1-800-353-5338, 902-485-8848: Sep 26th - 7:30pm - Lloyd Spiegel Oct 18th - 7:30pm - John McDermott-raised on songs and stories Trenton Hillside Community Hall: 27 Chance Harbour Rd.: 902-755-3938: every Friday - 6:30pm to 9pm - Kitchen party jam; All singers and players welcome, musicians free of charge, audience @$ 5 Truro Julias Lounge: 165 Willow St.: every Wednesday - 8pm to midnight - acoustic jams The Commune-Restaurant: 563 Prince St.: 902-843-1230: Sep 8th, 22nd, Oct 6th, & 20th - 6pm to 9pm - All Ages Open Mic with Meghan Lynn Avondale Avon River -Artists landing art gallery: 17 Belmont Rd.: Sep 20th & Oct 18th - 3pm - Sofa Sundays upstairs on third sunday monthly; info@fullcirclefestival.ca Sep 20th - 3pm - The Barrowers, the Dusty Halos Oct 18th - 3pm - Leigh Wells, Steam Mill Band Wolfville All over town: .....2026 Sept 24th to 27th..Deep Roots Music Festival: Sep 24th to 27th - #20th annual Deep Roots Music Festival; with Matt Andersen, Lloyd Spiegel, Joce Reyome, Meredith Moon, Cassie & Maggie, Alysha Brilla, Daniel James McFadyen, Inn Echo, Sarah McInnis & more Digby town: Sep 4th - Wharf Rat Rally, with Elyse Aeryn “SEE YOU OUT THERE” 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 Dartmouth Players=Performing Arts-the Sawmill Playhouse: 33 Crichton Ave.: 902-465-7529: Oct 1st to 17th - 7:30pm - ''The Haunting of Hill House''; Support the NDORC Food Bank 16+ Oct 4th & 11th - 2pm - matinee-''The Haunting of Hill House''; Support the NDORC Food Bank 16+ Montes Showbar Grill: 245 Waverley Rd.: 902-435-1770: every Thursday - 8pm - jam with-Dan Baird and his recurring cast Sanctuary Arts Centre: 100 Ochterloney St: Oct 22nd - 7:30pm - ReJIgged Festival; with the MacGilivrays, Troy MacGillivray, Sabra MacGillivray, Kendra MacGillivray, Patricia Murray 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 Halifax (Halafacs) town: .....2025 Sept 29th to Oct 5th-Halifax Urban Folk Festival: Oct 3rd - Halifax Urban Folk Festival; Elyse Aeryn “SEE YOU OUT THERE” Dalhousie - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium-Arts Centre’s: 6101 University Ave.: 902-494-3820: Oct 3rd & 4th - tribute to Rita with the men of the Deeps, Scott Macmillan, Lucy MacNeil, Symphony Nova Scotia Oct 15th - 7:30pm - Shadows & Light: Barber & Brahms Oct 17th - Loreena McKennitt Oct 29th - 7:30pm - Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony 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 Halifax United Church: Coburg Road: Oct 18th - 2pm - Symphony Nova Scotia; James Ehnes' 50th Birthday Recital with Andrew Armstrong; @$ 55 Prospect Road Community Center: Prospect Rd.: every Friday - 7pm to 9pm - Jam Session Steele Wheels Motor Museum: 66 Otter Lake Ct.: Oct 24th - 6pm - 2025 Orchid Gala; Orchid Women's Health Initiative The Carlton Hotel-Music Bar & Grill: 1685 Argyle St.: 902-422-6335: Sep 2nd - 7pm - Josée Champoux & Andre Pettipas - Road to Giantstock Sep 3rd - 7:30pm - Frank Sultana & RG Schaller Sep 4th - 8pm - Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts Sep 9th - 7pm - Ben Caplan Sep 10th - 7:30pm - SOLD OUT: Ben Caplan Sep 12th - 8pm - Mike McKenna Jr. W/ Special Guests falllift - Sep 13th - 7pm - Ariana Nasr Sep 16th - 7pm - Eric Kane Sep 17th - 7:30pm - Tyler Salsman: Growing Up Country Sep 18th - 8pm - Angelique Francis Band Sep 19th - 8pm - Newbridge W/ Jackson Weldon Sep 22nd - 7pm - Kim Churchill (Australia) Sep 23rd - 7pm - Craft Draught Showdown: Annapolis VS Tanner & Co. Sep 27th - 1:30am - Halifax Urban Folk Festival Youth Songwriters Showcase Sep 28th - 7pm - Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: True Mountain Laurel W/ Peter Dreams Sep 29th - 7pm - Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Skye Wallace + Mick Davis + Freya Millikin Sep 30th - 7pm - Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Lloyd Spiegel Oct 1st - 8pm - Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Ria Mae & The Halifax All Stars W/ Billy Raffoul + Chris Murphy + Mallory Chipman Oct 2nd - 8pm - SOLD OUT: Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Chris Murphy & The Halifax All Stars W/ Billy Raffoul + Ria Mae + Noah Malcolm Oct 3rd - 8pm - Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Billy Raffoul & The Halifax All Stars W/ Chris Murphy + Ria Mae + Mat Hughes Oct 5th - 7pm - David Francey Oct 6th - 7pm - SOLD OUT: David Francey The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse: 5136 Prince St.: 902-492-4900: every Monday - 8pm to 10pm - Session with Dave MacIsaac & Louis Benoit The Seahorse Tavern-: 2037 Gottingen St.: 902-423-7200: Sep 3rd & Oct 1st - 7pm - @ $10-advance; New Music Thursday" series Sep 3rd - 7pm - @ $10-advance; New Music Thursday" series Chester Lordly Park: Sep 8th - 5pm to 7pm - Jamie & Jungernauts 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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