Date: Sunday, June 1 2025 to Sunday, October 12 2025

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 variety of local vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs, eggs, jams and jellies, baked goods, sausages, grass-fed meats, beer and spirits. A vibrant community gathering place, we have professional musicians each week. Tap your toes to the music or mix and mingle with friends and neighbours all while enjoying lunch or a delicious snack. Find…

Date: Sunday, July 27 2025

Join us at the Mabou Farmers’ Market from 11am – 2pm as we celebrate Farmers’ Market Week! We’ll have free cake for our customers, live music from Taya MacDonald, Donald Gillis, Finley MacDougall, and more! Shop from over 60 vendors bringing the freshest local produce and meat, delicious baked goods, prepared food, specialty items, beautiful handmade goods and more.11am-2pm

Date: Friday, July 4 2025

It’s New Years Eve 1969 and Johnny Cool (Jamie Collins) and Claudine (Anne Gillis) are on the stage! There’s electricity in the air after a decade of free love and political upheavals that has reached even into rural Cape Breton. So much has changed since televisions started dominating even in ceilidh houses. The Pig’n’Whistle show, which has inspired country music and Irish music at the dances with the bar right in the hall rather than out in the parking lot,…

Date: Friday, June 27 2025 to Saturday, July 5 2025

KitchenFest! is thrilled to once again have the Red Shoe back for another year! The Shoe is a true hot spot for live music and good times. At a pub night, you can expect lively tunes, a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, and lots of good cheer. Pub Night at the Red Shoe runs throughout KitchenFest!Friday, June 27: Ian MacDougall, Melody Cameron, Derrick Cameron, Kathleen LeBlancSaturday, June 28: John Pellerin, Bonny Jean MacDonald, Hilda Chiasson, Mary Beth CartySunday, June 29: Glenn Graham,…

Date: Saturday, June 14 2025 to Sunday, October 12 2025

West Mabou Family Square Dances have been presented for over 30 years and are a well-established attraction of Cape Breton Island’s Celtic music scene. The Inverness County square sets are easy to learn and guided square sets are offered for newcomers at the start of each dance. These dances are attended by locals and visitors alike and feature the island’s best-known traditional musicians. Come join the fun.  All ages welcome!9pm-12am | $12 / Children 12 & Under Free($40 Gift Cards for 4 dance passes…

Date: Friday, June 6 2025 to Monday, October 20 2025

The Red Shoe Pub features live music 7 days a week! Celebrating their 20th year in 2025, the Shoe's jam-packed entertainment schedule boasts some of the very best talent the East Coast has to offer. With live music served up every day of the week, you’re sure to find something that will get your toes tapping and your heart singing.

Date: Tuesday, July 1 2025 to Tuesday, August 19 2025

These ceilidhs will feature some of Cape Breton's finest traditional musicians and step dancers. There will also be a guided Square Set at each one. The concerts will be held in the air conditioned Mabou Parish Hall. All ages welcome!7:30-9pm | $12 / children 12 and under Free

Date: Monday, July 21 2025 to Friday, July 25 2025

Experience the rhythm of Cape Breton! Come enjoy a week of percussive dance and traditional music in scenic Mabou village. This dance camp features some of the island's finest dancers, musicians, and Gaelic singers and is led by Melody Cameron, a Mabou-based fiddler and dancer with over 40 years of experience. But it is more than just a dance camp, it offers live music every afternoon, informative discussions, a guided trip to a family square dance and a Cape Breton house…

Date: Thursday, July 31 2025 to Thursday, August 21 2025

Come learn the Inverness County Square Set and some basic Cape Breton Step Dancing from Mabou-based dancer, Melody Cameron!  This is the set that is danced at many of the local venues and dance halls including the West Mabou Square Dances, Glencoe Mills Square Dances, Brook Village Square Dance, and Celtic Music Interpretive Centre ceilidhs. Give it a try!  All ages welcome!  10:30-11:30am | $10 (under 15 must be accompanied by an adult)

Date: Thursday, July 3 2025 to Thursday, July 17 2025

Come learn the Inverness County Square Set and some basic Cape Breton Step Dancing from Mabou-based dancer, Melody Cameron!  This is the set that is danced at many of the local venues and dance halls including the West Mabou Square Dances, Glencoe Mills Square Dances, Brook Village Square Dance, and Celtic Music Interpretive Centre ceilidhs. Give it a try!  All ages welcome!  10:30-11:30am | $10 (under 15 must be accompanied by an adult)