Every Saturday, 9pm-12am

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 Cape Breton music, your first stop should be a visit through our Interactive Exhibit Room, custom designed to get you Tuned into Cape Breton Music.

The restaurant & bar offers lunch service 7 days/week as well as Wednesday evening Supper Ceilidhs (July-August) featuring live traditional Celtic music with some of Cape Breton's best up and coming and well-known musicians. The menu consists of local favourite dishes and our fully licensed bar offers a variety of local craft beer, cider, wine, signature cocktails and more.

From June-October, check out the 20 minute lessons for beginners of all ages in Scottish Gaelic.There’s also offer stepdance, fiddle and piano from June 4-August 27.Advanced registration for piano accompaniment lessons (until Aug 27).Based on instructor availability day to day.

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 along the way. Learn a dance step, some Gaelic words and enjoy a Ceilidh by the ocean with our fiddler while you have a snack.The trail is flat and generally in good condition but good walking shoes are recommended as well as a jacket or sweater on cooler days.Length of…

This week of instruction in Cape Breton step dance will be led by Melody Cameron, a Mabou based fiddler and dancer with over 40 years of experience.  It will also feature some of the island’s finest dancers as guest instructors. In addition, there will be a series of afternoon presentations with guest speakers covering dance form and technique, connections between Gaelic language, music and dance and historical links to Scotland.  Included in the registration fee is a tour of the…

Nestled in the rolling hills of Inverness County on beautiful Cape Breton, this world-class professional theatre has played host to international and local performers alike. Our 488-seat theatre provides excellent acoustics, making every performance memorable. From live theatre to international singer-songwriters, Strathspey Performing Arts Centre has shows for visitors of all ages. As an integral piece of the community for locals and a “must-see” for visitors, this venue has a passion for performance!Please visit our website for an up-to-date list…

The Red Shoe Pub has become a kind of "home away from home" for many locals and visitors over the years. After a brief closing, the Red Shoe Pub has been bought by the Rankin family and was reopened on June 1st, 2005.We look forward to seeing you this summer at "The Shoe" for good food, drinks and great music! As quoted from 'The Cape Breton Fiddler' by Allister MacGillivary "The very first tune I composed - it's in Gordon MacQuarries book - was…

Listen to Cape Breton's finest fiddlers or even learn to square dance in a welcoming venue with superb acoustics! Featuring the best players on the Island considered some of the finest in the Celtic fiddle world, along with emerging talents, and impromptu guest performers. The atmosphere is informal, the acoustics are excellent, and the local crowd graciously shares the love of their music and dance with visitors from near and far. Located on the grounds of the Normaway Inn, Egypt…

The Cheticamp Farmers' Market offers a variety of products aimed at both tourists and residents of the region. Operating on Saturdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, from late June to late October, visitors will be delighted to find a range of products including fresh fruits and vegetables, rolls, and cakes, along with various products and local crafts such as hooked rugs, paintings, photography and wood products. Entertainment is held during the market and is mostly composed of traditional music such as Scottish and Acadian…