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ARICHAT | Distance Time Baddeck and Port Hawkesbury 91 km (57 m) 1:08 Baddeck and Sydney 77 km (48 m) 0:57 ISLE MADAME Put the festival PETIT-DE-GRAT | Baddeck and Cheticamp 88 km (55 m) 1:06 Baddeck and Ingonish 101 km (63 m) 1:15 in your pocket Baddeck and St. Peter’s 117 km (73 m) 1:27 Our website is Baddeck and Mabou 67 km (42 m) 0:50 mobile friendly Distance and driving times calculated provide an approximate reference based on an average celtic-colours.com speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and assuming normal weather and road conditions• Festival Index celtic-colours.com

ALBERT BRIDGE GLACE BAY MABOU PRIME BROOK Oct 16 • 2 pm-6 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 12 & 15 • 11 am-4 pm • Underground Tour of a Coalmine Oct 12 • 7 pm • Mabou Gaelic Song Circle All events take place at Brooks Haven Seniors’ Recreation Centre Union Presbyterian Church Cape Breton Miners’ Museum An Drochaid: Mabou Gaelic & Historical Society Oct 11 • 2 pm-4 pm • Classic Cape Breton Oatcakes Oct 12 • 7:30 pm • Family Matters: An Evening with the Barra MacNeils Oct 12 • 7:30 pm • This is Howie Do It! Oct 12 • 1 pm-4 pm • Canning Workshop: Mustard Pickles ARICHAT Savoy Oct 12 • 10 am-1 pm • Isle Madame Public Market Strathspey Performing Arts Centre Oct 15 • 3 pm-5 pm • Autumn Colours Painting Class The LeNoir Forge Museum GLENCOE MILLS Oct 13 • 11 am-2 pm • Mabou Farmers’ Market Oct 15 • 4 pm-6:30 pm • Hearty Bowl of Dinner Mabou Arena Oct 14 • 9 am-12 pm, Oct 15- 16 • 1 pm-4 pm • Blacksmithing Workshop Oct 13 • 9 pm-12 am • Glencoe Family Square Dance Oct 16 - 17 • 2 pm-3 pm • Fiddle from Scratch The LeNoir Forge Museum Glencoe Mills Hall Oct 13 • 12 pm-2 pm • Annual Mabou Thanksgiving Dinner St. Mary’s Parish Hall (Mabou Hall) Oct 18 • 11 am-12 pm • Behind the Tunes with Dwayne Côté Oct 14 - 15 • 1 pm-5 pm • Doors Open for Churches GLENCOE STATION St. John’s Centre for the Arts (Former Anglican Church) Oct 15 • 9:30 am-4:30 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 14 • 2 pm • John Allan Cameron Song Session PRINCEVILLE St. Mary’s Catholic Church Oct 16 • 12 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 14 - 15 • 1 pm-5 pm • Doors Open for Churches Glencoe Station Hall Princeville United Church Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church Oct 15 • 7:30 pm • Kicking Ash Oct 14 • 1:30 pm-3:45 pm • Stories & Songs from the Hearth GLENDALE Strathspey Performing Arts Centre Oct 16 • 7:30 pm • Ceilidh in the Glen: Ceilidh anns a’Bhraigh RIVER DENYS The LeNoir Forge Museum Oct 16 • 2 pm • Heather Rankin Remembers Oct 13 • 11 am-3 pm, Oct 16 • 10 am-2 pm • Doors Open for Churches St. Mary of the Angels Community Hall An Drochaid: Mabou Gaelic & Historical Society Oct 14 • Sittings at 4 pm & 5:15 pm • Isle Madame Thanksgiving Dinner St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Oct 19 • 2 pm-4 pm • Visit to the Alpaca Farm OLA Parish Hall Oct 16 • 5 pm-6:30 pm • Annual Salmon Dinner Mamie’s Alpacas St. Mary’s Parish Hall (Mabou Hall) ROCKY BAY ASPY BAY Oct 18 • 4 pm-6 pm • Irish Dinner GRAND ÉTANG HARBOUR Oct 16 • 7:30 pm • Close to the Floor Rocky Bay Irish Club Oct 16 • 11 am-5 pm • Doors Open for Churches Strathspey Performing Arts Centre Aspy Bay United All events take place at Centre de la Mi-Carême Oct 13 • 11:30 am-1:30 pm, Oct 17 • 4:30 pm-7:30 pm Dine with the Mi-Carêmes SCOTSVILLE Oct 16 • 7:30 pm • Way Up Down North All events take place at Scotsville School of Crafts Oct 14, 16, 18 • 2 pm-4 pm • Traditional Chéticamp Square Set MARGAREE CENTER North Highlands Elementary Oct 18 • 5 pm • Potluck Supper Oct 14 - 19 • 1 pm-3 pm • Weaving Demonstration Cranton Crossroads Community Centre BADDECK GRANDE ANSE Oct 14 - 19 • 1 pm-3 pm • Lakeside Impressions Art and Craft Exhibit Oct 11 - 15 • 10 am-5 pm • Fibre Festival All events take place at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 47 MARGAREE FORKS Oct 15 • 1 pm-4 pm • Easel Studio Drawing Still Life Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Community Centre Oct 11 • 8 pm-11 pm • Grand Dance in Grand Anse Oct 16 • 2 pm-4 pm • Learn to Fly Fish Oct 15 • 1 pm-3 pm • Hands-on Spinning Demonstration Oct 19 • 4 pm-6 pm • Roast Beef Dinner in Grand Anse The Old Miller Trout Farm Oct 11 - 19 • 2 pm-6 pm • Open Mic Sessions Oct 16 • 12 pm-1 pm • Hot and Hearty Lunch Bras d’Or Yacht Club Oct 17 • 2 pm-4 pm • Our River, Our People, Our Stories HOWIE CENTRE Oct 16 • 10 am-12 pm • Celtic Walk Oct 12 • 12 pm • Kilt Walk to Margaree Meeting Place Oct 12 • 4 pm-7 pm • Roast Beef Dinner in Howie Centre Oct 17 • 2 pm • Gaelic Song Workshop and Milling Frolic Baddeck Valley Community Center Oct 19 • 10 am-2 pm • Treasures of Margaree Craft Fair East Bay Legion Margaree Forks Fire Hall Oct 17 • 1 pm • Rag Rug Hooking Demonstration Oct 12 • 12:30 pm-4:30 pm • Fibre Festival Workshop: Mi’kmaq Basket Weaving Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Community Centre INDIAN BROOK Oct 18 • 1 pm-4 pm • Watercolour Painting Workshop

All events take place at St. Ann’s Bay United Church MARION BRIDGE Oct 18 • 1 pm-3 pm • Cape Breton Oatcake Making Demonstration Oct 13 • 12:30 pm-4:30 pm • Fibre Festival Workshop: Sock Blank Dyeing Oct 18 • 10:30 am-2 pm • Doors Open for Churches Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Community Centre Oct 13 • 11 am • Celtic Church Service St. Columba Presbyterian Church Oct 17 • 12 pm • Lunch, Music, Hike SOUTH HARBOUR Oct 14 • 7:30 pm • In The Blood Oct 18 • 12 pm-1:30 pm • Hearty Homemade Soup Oct 18 • 10 am • Guided Hike in the National Park: Mica Hill Alexander Graham National Historic Site Mira Seniors & Pensioners Centre Mica Hill Trailhead INGONISH Oct 14 • 12:30 pm-4:30 pm • Fibre Festival Workshop: Celtic Knot Design Quilting Oct 13 • 10 am-12 pm • Pumpkin Carving Oct 18 • 2 pm • Matinee on the Mira SOUTH HAVEN Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Community Centre Broad Cove Campground Marion Bridge Recreation Centre Oct 16 • 2 pm • Steeped in Tradition Oct 14 - 18 • 10:30 am-12:30 pm • CBC Mainstreet Recorded Live Oct 13 • 10 am-1 pm • Botanical Alchemy in the Park Oct 19 • 7 pm • All Ages Square Dance and Workshop Ephraim Scott Presbyterian Church Knox Presbyterian Church Ingonish Beach Campground Marion Bridge Recreation Centre Oct 17 • 11 am-3 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 14 - 18 • 1 pm-2 pm • The Series Oct 17 • 10 am • Guided Hike in the National Park: Franey Trail Ephraim Scott Presbyterian Church Franey Trailhead MARTINIQUE Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site • Presented by Eastlink Oct 14 - 15 • 10:30 am-12:30 pm • Guiding Lights of Isle Madame SOUTH WEST MARGAREE Oct 17 • 10 am-3 pm • Doors Open for Churches Lennox Passage Provincial Park Oct 15 • 12:30 pm-4:30 pm • Fibre Festival Workshop: Lace Knitting Made Easy Oct 18 • 10 pm-1 am • Adult Square Dance in Southwest Margaree Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Community Centre St. John’s Anglican Church South West Margaree (St. Joseph’s Parish) Hall pm pm MEMBERTOU Oct 15 • 1 pm-5 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 17 • 12:30 -4 • Autumn Watercolour Workshop Salty Rose’s and the Periwinkle Café Oct 12 • 7:30 pm • Celtic Cabaret (19 & Over) Knox Presbyterian Church Membertou Trade and Convention Centre ST. ANN’S All events take place at Colaisde na Gàidhlig / Oct 17 • 5 pm • Hot Turkey Dinner Oct 15 - 16 • 1 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Ingonish Fire Hall and Community Centre Oct 13 • 7:30 pm • Craic’n Cabaret (19 & Over) Oct 13 • 2 pm The Former St. Peter and St. John Anglican Church Membertou Trade and Convention Centre The Young Heroes: Na Gaisgich Òga Oct 17 • 7:30 pm • The Hills Are Alive Oct 16 • 11 am-2 pm • The Baddeck Farmers’ Market St. Peter’s Parish Oct 15 • 10 am & 1 pm • Hand Drum Making and Songs Oct 13 • 4:30 pm-6:30 pm • St. Ann’s Thanksgiving Dinner Masonic Hall Membertou Heritage Park Oct 16- 18 • 1 pm-3 pm • Traditional Jam Sessions Oct 17 • 10 pm-12:30 am • Ingonish Jam Session Oct 15, 18, 19 • 9 am & 1 pm • Mi’kmaq Medicine Walk Oct 17 • 7:30 pm • The Pipers’ Pub (19 & Over) Keltic Lodge Resort Oct 16 - 18 • 10:30 am-12 pm • Cultural Demonstrations Inverary Resort - MacAulay Conference Centre Membertou Trade and Convention Centre Oct 19 • 2 pm Oct 16 • 10 am & 2 pm • Dream Catcher Making Workshop Oct 18 • 7:30 pm • Playing it by Ear INVERNESS Right at Home Greenwood United Church Oct 11-13, 15-19 • 11 am-5 pm • Rural and Urban Membertou Heritage Park Inverness County Centre for the Arts Oct 17 • 1 pm • Wooden Mi’kmaq Craft Workshop ST. MARGARET’S VILLAGE BAY ST. LAWRENCE Oct 12 • 11 am • Squash Soup Luncheon Membertou Heritage Park Oct 16 • 10 am-5 pm, Oct 17 • 10 am-2 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 16 • 4:30 pm-6:30 pm • Top of the Island Traditional Seafood Supper Inverness County Centre for the Arts St. Margaret of Church Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre Oct 18 • 10 am & 2 pm • Sharing Legends and Storytelling Oct 12 • 2 pm • We’ll Meet in Inverness Membertou Heritage Park ST. PETER’S St. Matthew’s United Church BELLE CÔTE MIDDLE RIVER Oct 14 • 1:30 pm-3:30 pm • Square Dance Workshop Oct 17 • 10 am-6 pm, Oct 18-19 • 10 am-4 pm • Annual Quilt Show and Sale Oct 18 • 3 pm • Beyond the Page: A Cape Breton Reading St. Peter’s United Church Hall Oct 13 • 3 pm • Kirkin’ O’ the Tartans Belle Côte Community Centre Inverness County Centre for the Arts pm am Farquarson Memorial Church Oct 14 - 18 • 10 -1 • Kitchen Rackets Jam Session Oct 17 • 7:30 pm • On the Beautiful Coast Oct 18 • 3 pm-6 pm, Oct 19 • 2 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Bras d’Or Lakes Inn St. Matthew’s United Church Oct 14 • 1 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Cape Breton Highlands Academy Farquarson Memorial Church Oct 16 • 7:30 pm • Ceilidh on the Canal Oct 18 • 5:30 pm • Roast Beef Dinner at the Arts Centre St. Peter’s Lions Hall BEN EOIN Inverness County Centre for the Arts Oct 14 • 1 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 12 • 12 pm-3 pm • Fall Colours Chairlift Rides Middle River United Church STRATHLORNE Oct 18 • 7:30 pm • Old Souls Ski Ben Eoin Oct 18 • 3 pm-6 pm, Oct 19 • 2 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Inverness Centre / Academy NEIL’S HARBOUR St. John’s United Strathlorne BIG INTERVALE Oct 16 • 10 am-3 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 16 • 10 am • Guided Hike in the National Park: Aspy Trail IONA St. Andrew’s Anglican Church SYDNEY Aspy Trailhead Oct 11, 14, 16, 18 • 2 pm-3 pm • Milling Frolic Oct 16 • 4 pm-6 pm • Lobster and Crab Supper Oct 11, 12, 15-19 • 10 am-4 pm • Exhibit: Ten645 Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village BIG POND St. Andrew’s Parish Hall Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design Oct 12, 16, 19 • 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Oct 13 • 2 pm-4 pm • Storytelling Tour Oct 11 • 1 pm-4 pm • Sydney Weavers Guild Show and Sale Oct 19 • 2 pm • Along the Shores of Bras d’Or Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village NEW WATERFORD Big Pond Community Centre / Fire Hall Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design Oct 12 • 11 am-2 pm • Àros na Mara Lunch, Learn & Farmers’ Market Oct 15 • 2 pm • Tunes in the Afternoon Calvin United Church Oct 11 • 4:30 pm-6:30 pm • Sydney Roast Beef Dinner BOISDALE Iona Port Royal Canadian Legion Branch 138, Ashby Oct 12 • 10 am-12 pm • Sharing Stories: Tea and Conversation Oct 12 • 7 pm-10 pm • Family Square Dance Oct 15 • 4:30 pm-6:30 pm • Stuffed Chicken Dinner Oct 11 • 7:30 pm • The Chieftains and Friends Boisdale Fire Hall Grandona Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 Knights of Columbus Hall Oct 13 • 7:30 pm • Raising the Roof Oct 15 & 17 • 2 pm-3 pm • Traditional Céilidh NORTH EAST MARGAREE Oct 12 & 19 • 8:30 am-2 pm • Cape Breton Farmers’ Market Boisdale Fire Hall Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village Oct 17 • 11:30 am-1:00 pm • Margaree Luncheon Cape Breton Farmers’ Market Oct 19 • 8:30 pm-12 am • Boisdale Round and Square Dance Oct 17 • 5 pm-7 pm • Iona Roast Pork Dinner St. Patrick’s Parish Hall Oct 14 • 7:30 pm • Their Lights Will Shine Boisdale Fire Hall Grandona Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 NORTH RIVER Oct 17 • 7:30 pm • The Waters of Iona: Cladaichean Shanndraidh BOULARDERIE Oct 15 • 10 am • Hike in North River and Lunch Oct 15 • 3 pm-4:30 pm • CBU Student Jam Session Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village Oct 12 • 10 am • Turkey Leg Fun Run North River Community Hall Oct 18 • 10 am-12 pm • How to Preserve your Family Treasures Workshop Ross Ferry Fire Hall Oct 16 • 4:30 pm • Marag, Neeps and Tatties Oct 15 - 18 • 12:15 pm-1:15 pm • Celtic Conversations Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village Oct 12 • 7:30 pm • The Boys and Their Ballads St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church North River McConnell Library Oct 18 • 1 pm-3 pm • Am Breacan Bòidheach Fàsanta: Mary’s Bonny Plaid - Boularderie School NORTH SYDNEY Oct 16 • 7:30 pm • Fiddle, Schticks, and Song Natural Dye Workshop Highland Arts Theatre BROAD COVE Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village Oct 14 • 7:30 pm • Celtic Pub (19 & Over) North Sydney Firefighters Club Oct 17 • 1 pm-3 pm • Steppin’ with the Ladies Oct 12, 15 & 18 • 2 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Every Woman’s Centre St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church JOHNSTOWN Oct 16 & 18 • 11 am-3 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 16 - 17 • 2 pm-5 pm • Doors Open for Churches St. Matthew Wesley United Church Oct 17 • 3 pm-5 pm • CBU All Ages Square Dance Sacred Heart Church Cape Breton University BROOK VILLAGE Oct 17 • 10 am-3 pm • Doors Open for Churches pm am Oct 14 • 9:30 -1 • Brook Village Adult Square Dance St. Joseph Parish Oct 17 • 9 am-12 pm • Vendor Village Brook Village Hall JUDIQUE Every Woman’s Centre Oct 11, 14-18 • 9 am-5 pm, Oct 12, 13, 19 • 11 am-5 pm • Interactive Exhibit Oct 19 • 2 pm • Friends and Family CAPE NORTH Room Tour St. Matthew Wesley United Church Oct 18 • 7:30 pm • Off the Charts Oct 16 • 8:30 am-11 am • Cabot’s Celtic Breakfast Interpretive Centre Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion Cape North Fire Hall PETIT-DE-GRAT Oct 11, 12, 19 • 11:30 am-3 pm, Oct 14-18 • 11 am-2:45 pm • Lunch Ceilidh Oct 13 - 14 • 1 pm-5 pm • Doors Open for Churches SYDNEY FORKS Oct 16 • 2 pm-4 pm • Cape North Square Dance Set Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Église Saint Joseph Oct 19 • 4:30 pm-6:30 pm • Baked Ham and Scalloped Potato Supper & Traditional Skills Demonstrations Oct 12 • 3 pm • Behind the Music with Stan Chapman Sydney Forks Recreation Centre North Highlands Community Museum Oct 19 • 2 pm-4 pm • Celebration of Dance - Célébration de la danse Celtic Music Interpretive Centre La Picasse Centre Communautaire Culturel Oct 17 • 8:30 am-12:30 pm • Lighthouse Breakfast SYDNEY MINES Oct 13 • 2 pm-5 pm • Sunday Ceilidh Oct 15 - 16 • 1 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Cape North Fire Hall Celtic Music Interpretive Centre PORT HASTINGS St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Oct 11 • 2 pm-4 pm • Community Ceilidh at the Causeway Oct 14 • 7:30 pm • Fiddle Frenzy CHÉTICAMP Port Hastings Museum Oct 18 • 2 pm • Guided Tour of Atlantic Memorial Park Site Judique Community Centre Oct 11 - 18 • 10 am & 1 pm • Come Play Spoons with Us Atlantic Memorial Park Oct 11 • 4 pm-6 pm • Supper at the Causeway: Fishcakes and Beans La Place des arts Père Anselme Chiasson Oct 14 - 18 • 9 am-3 pm • Buddy MacMaster Fiddle Camp Oct 18 • 5 pm-7 pm • Classic Fish and Chips Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Port Hastings Fire Hall Oct 13 • 10 am-12 pm • Celtic Colours Pumpkin Carving John J. Nugent Firemen’s Centre La Rigouèche, Chéticamp Visitor Centre Oct 14 & 17 • 4:30 pm-7:00 pm • Haddock Dinner PORT HAWKESBURY Oct 18 • 7:30 pm • Coal Town Ceilidh Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Oct 13 • 2 pm • Dancing Up a Suête Oct 11 - 19 • 10 am-8 pm • Eveline Klamt Exhibit St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church La Place des arts Père Anselme Chiasson Oct 14 • 3 pm-4 pm • Tunes & Talk with Mairi Rankin & Eric Wright J. Franklin Wright Gallery at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Oct 18-19 • 2 pm-7 pm • Doors Open for Churches Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Oct 13 & 15 • 5 pm • Acadian Culinary Experience Oct 12 • 8:30 am-11:30 am • Celtic Breakfast Trinity Anglican Church La Place des arts Père Anselme Chiasson Oct 15 & 18 • 3 pm-5 pm • Celtic Music Jam Session Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall Celtic Music Interpretive Centre SYDNEY RIVER Oct 13 - 18 • 12 pm-1:30 pm • Acadian Kitchen Party Oct 12 - 14 • 2 pm • One Hundred Thousand Welcomes Oct 15 • 7:30 pm • These Strings Will Sing Various Restaurants Oct 16 • 3 pm • Dance Styles Presentation Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Our Lady of Fatima Church Oct 14 • 10 am • Guided Hike in the National Park: Acadian Trail Oct 13 • 7:30 pm • Ashley Plays Favourites Oct 17 • 5:30 pm-6:30 pm • Apple Glazed Roast Pork Dinner Acadian Trailhead, Chéticamp Visitor Centre Oct 17 • 3 pm-4 pm • Tunes & Talk with J.P. Cormier SAERC (Strait Area Education Recreation Centre) United Protestant Church of Sydney River Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Oct 17 • 11 am-2 pm • Port Hawkesbury Ceilidh Market Oct 15 • 10 am • Guided Hike in the National Park: Corney Brook Oct 17 • 7:30 pm • Women of Song Corney Brook Trail Oct 17 • 7:30 pm • Guitar Summit Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre United Protestant Church of Sydney River Judique Community Centre Oct 19 • 10 am-5:30 pm • Customs House Open House Oct 15 • 3:30 pm-4:30 pm • Hooked Rug Museum Guided Tour Customs House Artisan Incubator Les Trois Pignons L’ARDOISE WAGMATCOOK Oct 19 • 1 pm-4 pm • Ship Harbour Song Session Oct 12 • 7:30 pm • Pjila’si: A Wagmatcook Welcome Oct 15 • 1 pm-5 pm • Sounds and Supper by the Sea Oct 15 • 7:30 pm • A Chéticamp Soirée The Evergreen Club Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre La Place des arts Père Anselme Chiasson Lobsters R Us Oct 19 • 2 pm-4 pm • Square Dancing Workshop Oct 17 • 7:30 pm • A Full Slate Oct 15 • 9 pm-12 am • Doryman Session Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre WE’KOQMA’Q Doryman Pub & Grill L’Ardoise Community Centre Oct 15 • 1 pm • Sharing the Mi’kmaq ways, Reconciliation Oct 19 • 7:30 pm • Causeway Ceilidh Skye River Trail CHRISTMAS ISLAND LITTLE NARROWS Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Oct 12 • 2 pm • It’s Not Just A Féis Oct 17 • 10:30 am-12:00 pm • Square Dance Workshop WEST BAY ROAD Christmas Island Fire Hall Little Narrows Presbyterian Church PORT HOOD Oct 16 • 1 pm-4 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 14 • 9 am-11:30 am • Big Thanksgiving Breakfast St. Margaret Catholic Church Oct 17 • 12:15 pm-1:30 pm • Little Narrows Luncheon St. Peter’s Parish Hall COXHEATH Little Narrows Presbyterian Church Oct 16 • 5 pm-7 pm • Chowder Choices Oct 19 • 1 pm-4 pm • Hike the Coxheath Colours & Ceilidh Oct 15 • 11 am-1 pm • Soup and Sandwich Luncheon West Bay Road Fire Hall Oct 17 • 1:45 pm-2:30 pm • Big Square Dance in Little Narrows Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail St. Stephen’s Jubilee United Church Little Narrows Ferry WEST MABOU CREIGNISH Oct 15 • 2 pm-4 pm • Storytelling: Belles and Beaus - Old Time Weddings All events take place at West Mabou Hall pm am Chestico Museum Oct 11 • 9 -12 • Super Friday All Ages Square Dance LOUISBOURG Oct 12 & 19 • 9 pm-12 am • West Mabou Family Square Dance Creignish Recreation Centre Oct 13 • 6 pm • Step Into the Past Oct 15 • 4:30 pm-6:30 pm • Port Hood Roast Beef Dinner Chapel Oct 16 • 10:30 am-12:15 pm • Dance Dialects D’ESCOUSSE St. Peter’s Parish Hall Oct 16 • 2 pm-6:30 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 13 • 8 am-11 am • Hungryman’s Breakfast WHITESIDE St. Bartholomew Anglican Church PORT MORIEN D’Escousse Civic Improvement Hall Oct 18 • 2 pm-4 pm, Oct 19 • 1 pm-3 pm • Doors Open for Churches Oct 15 • 4:30 pm-6:30 pm • Ham and Salad Supper Oct 16 • 4:30 pm-6 pm • Roast Beef Dinner in Louisbourg St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Oct 14 • 7:30 pm • A Good D’Escousse for a Party St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall Calvin Memorial Hall D’Escousse Civic Improvement Hall Oct 15 • 7:30 pm • Cow Bay Ceilidh Oct 16 • 7:30 pm • Young and Restless Port Morien Legion / Community Centre WHYCOCOMAGH ENGLISHTOWN Louisbourg Playhouse Oct 12 • 9:30 am-11:30 am • Step Dance & Square Dance Workshop Oct 12 • 2:30 pm-6:00 pm • St. Ann’s Songs & Supper Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre Oct 18 • 5:30 pm • Music of the Night: Musique de la nuit (19 & Over) Englishtown Community Hall POTLOTEK Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site Oct 15 & 18 • 1 pm-5 pm • Boat Tour of Chapel Island Oct 13 • 1:30 pm • Celtic Jam Session Chapel Island Wharf Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre ESKASONI LOUISDALE Oct 16 • 1 pm-6 pm • Mi’kmaw Food Exhibition Oct 13 • 5 pm • Whycocomagh Turkey Dinner Oct 12 & 14 • 11 am-2 pm • Mi’kmaq Cultural Experience Oct 18 • 7:30 pm • Lively in Louisdale Chapel Island Wharf Whycocomagh Waterfront Centre Goat Island Trail Louisdale Lions Club

Oct 17 • 5 pm • Mi’kmaq Legends Dinner Oct 13 • 7:30 pm • The Cape Breton Fiddlers Oct 14 • 2 pm • Unama’ki Mawio’mi: A Cape Breton Gathering Whycocomagh Education Centre Sarah Denny Cultural Center LOWER RIVER INHABITANTS Mi’kmawey School Oct 13 • 5 pm • Richmond Roast Pork Oct 14 • 5 pm • Thanksgiving by the Bras d’Or Riverdale Community Centre Fisheries Building Oct 15 •7:30 pm • A First Time for Everything Riverdale Community Centre