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In spring, things really start the Cavendish Beach Music Playhouse, Charlottetown Events; All-Season Events; to heat up on the Island; Festival featuring many of Festival, Watermark Theatre, and the Events Calendar. the Ceili at the Irish Hall the best country artists; and the Kings Playhouse, The listings here are just begins in May, and the garden concerts; and even just to mention a few. a taste of all the Island
ents College of Piping in historical re-enactments! In this section you will festivals and events you Summerside hosts the Here theatre productions find our events broken into will have to choose from. annual Highland Storm abound at the Victoria three groups: Signature Watch our website Festival. Then, it is pretty www.tourismpei.com for the well non-stop party time most current information. until October, so be sure Be sure when you are you are ready for an enter- visiting to pick up the
stivals & E v stivals taining vacation when you Island’s free entertainment e plan your Island visit. paper, The Buzz, which F Besides all the wonderful is packed full of event annual events, watch for schedules and all the some newer activities most up-to-date details. such as: The Festival of And of course, check with Small Halls in spring; your host for the inside Fall Flavours in September; scoop on any hot the Jazz & Blues Festival; Rollo Bay entertainment deals.
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The listings in this sections are ents just a taste of the Prince Edward Island Festivals and Events taking place from tip to tip. Watch our website www.tourismpei.com for A three-day multi-genre music the most current information. Classic fictional heroines, Anne of Visit one of Canada’s longest Green Gables - The Musical™ and running theatres! Join us for an festival. Great music, great fun, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, evening of drama, music or a great Island! share the summer schedule; concert and don’t forget about www.bigredfest.ca
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June-Sept June 14-27 June 29-Aug 27 July 3 - 5 Indian River PEI Mutual Festival Highland Storm PEI Bluegrass & Festival of Small Halls Festival Old Time Music Festival Indian River Island-wide Summerside Rollo Bay
A summer-long concert series of An award-winning, critically This July and August, uplift your Our 30th anniversary. Three US exceptional classical, Maritime, acclaimed traditional music, dance spirits and feel the exhilaration Headline Acts: Lonesome River jazz, choral, world music and and storytelling festival that brings of Highland Storm, an amazing Band, Clay Hess Band and Ned more in the magnificent setting exceptional shows to treasured production of Celtic music and Crisp & Bottomline. Maritime Acts: of St. Mary’s Church, Indian River. spaces. Performances and work- dance, involving the very best in The Spinney Brothers, Bluegrass shops in more than 45 rural halls. Island talent. Tradition, Bluegrass Diamonds. www.indianriverfestival.com www.smallhalls.com www.collegeofpiping.com peibluegrass.tripod.com/
June 3-Sept 5 June 27-Sept 13 July-Aug July 10-12 Watermark Theatre Victoria Playhouse Harbourfront 7th Annual Cavendish Summer Festival Festival Theatre Festival Beach Music Festival North Rustico Victoria-by-the-Sea Summerside Cavendish
Classics reignited. Romeo and Professional live theatre, musical Our 20th exciting season This annual festival combines Juliet, An Ideal Husband, and concerts and storytelling events. celebrates Island culture through some of the world’s greatest Canada 300. “The must see Held in the beautiful historic live dramatic and musical musicians and talent performing theatre on PEI” – The Eastern Victoria Hall, celebrating its 100th productions featuring renowned live on stage over three days in Graphic. anniversary in 2015. touring artists and authentic breath-taking Cavendish. See you Festivals & Events & Events & Events Festivals Festivals Festivals “A hidden Gem” – The NY Times. Maritime entertainment. at the beach! www.watermarktheatre.com www.victoriaplayhouse.com www.harbourfronttheatre.com www.cavendishbeachmusic.com 68
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July 20-25 Aug 28-30 Sept 17-20 Summerside Lobster Gran Fondo PEI International Festivals Festival - 60th Annual PEI Shellfish Festival Summerside Charlottetown Charlottetown & Events
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organizers. Please check festival ents websites for further information. Jan-Dec Kelly’s Cross Ceilidhs (Kelly’s Cross) The Community Celebrating the community, Three days of awesome scenery, Every year, competitive shuckers, Centre will host ceilidhs the third its culture and history with the food, music and culture at celebrity chefs, music lovers and Sunday of each month, featuring local lobster, this is a family fun festival Atlantic Canada’s only Gran a host of shellfish fans gather in entertainers. that includes a parade, volleyball, Fondo cycling event. The same Charlottetown for four days of Jan 1–Dec 31 geocaching, GOLOBSTER.ca, festivities, all built around the weekend as the PEI Jazz & Blues PEI Crafts Council & E v stivals activities, games and music. and Art in the Open events. Island’s superb shellfish industry. “Craft Year 2015” e www.peishellfish.com F Summersidelobsterfest.com www.granfondo-pei.ca (Province wide) Celebrating Craft Year 2015 with events, open studios, and Aug 13-22 Sept 3-6 Oct 16-18 workshops at Maker Studios across PEI. Old Home Week L’Exposition agricole BMO Nesbitt Burns www.peicraftscouncil.com PEI’s Family Fun Fair! et le Festival acadien PEI Marathon May 15-Oct 16 Ceili at the Irish Hall Charlottetown Abram-Village Charlottetown (Charlottetown) Fridays at 8 pm, the best traditional musicians PEI has to offer play at the Irish Cultural Centre. www.benevolentirishsocietyofpei.com May 26-Oct 6 MacKinnon Homestead (Richmond) Original/Traditional Scottish (Ceilidh) Concerts, Tuesdays at 7:30 pm. An unforgettable ceilidh! 902-854-3513 [email protected] Celebrating Prince Edward A four-day event and agricultural 12th Annual. This Boston Marathon June-Sept Island agriculture and way of life. exhibition celebrating Acadian qualifying event is for runners and Art Works Here: Public Art Trail Featuring daily entertainment, culture. Enjoy the culinary walkers of all levels. Categories (Town of Montague) Come see our new livestock and horse shows, Island experience “Acadian Feast with include: Kid’s Run; 1K Wheelchair; additions to our vibrant downtown foods, harness racing and more! Lobster”, equestrian, petting 5K, 10K and ½ Marathon Run/Walk; art trail! www.townofmontaguepei.com/arts So much to see and do! farm, parade, fiddling and more! and the Full Marathon. June-Sept www.oldhomeweekpei.com www.expositionfestival.com princeedwardislandmarathon.com Indian River Festival (Indian River) Exceptional classical, maritime, jazz, choral music and more Aug 27-29 Sept 4-28 in the magnificent St. Mary’s Church. PEI Jazz & Blues PEI Fall Flavours www.indianriverfestival.com Festival Festival June-Sept Eco-tours Charlottetown Island-wide (Eastern Kings) The Souris & Area Branch of PEI Wildlife Federation offers nature tours in the Eastern Kings Area. www.souriswl.com June -Oct Sunday Night Shenanigans (York) Hosted by Judy MacLean, this weekly fun-filled ceilidh runs at 7 pm. Lots of audience participation! 902-566-5545 The very best Canadian and A month-long, Island-wide food June 3-Sept 5 international performers of jazz, festival with over 60 culinary Watermark Theatre blues, soul, funk and more in events highlighting authentic (North Rustico) Classics reignited. church and mainstage concerts, Island tastes and traditions. Food Romeo and Juliet, An Ideal Husband, Canada 300. late night jams, free concerts and Network Canada chefs work with
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June 11-Oct 10 Jun 28-Aug 30 June 30-Sept 15 The Charlottetown Festival King’s Playhouse Dunes ‘n Tunes - (Charlottetown) Anne of Green Gables Summer Festival A Seaside Ceilidh Festivals - The Musical™ and Evangeline return, (Georgetown) Join us for a play, a (Brackley Beach) Johnny Ross & Friends joined by three fantastic new shows. concert or a community event. There is present an evening of high-energy & Events www.charlottetownfestival.com always something fun happening! Maritime music and stepdancing June 20-Sept 12 www.kingsplayhouse.com every Tuesday. >FESTIVALS & EVENTS [email protected] Richard Wood Trio – June 29-Aug 27 July 1-Aug 15 EVENTS CALENDAR World Class Kitchen Party Highland Storm Festival Dates are provided by festival (Stanley Bridge) Fiddle, song, dance, (Summerside) An amazing production The Charlottetown
ents kitchen party! “Perfect precision, of Celtic music and dance, involving the Young Company organizers. Please check festival playfulness and power!” very best in Island talent. (Charlottetown) We are Canadian websites for further information. www.RWood.ca www.collegeofpiping.com celebrates Canada’s rich culture in song and dance - free outdoor noon Feb 14 June 20-Sept 21 June 29-Aug 27 performance. Valentine’s Dance Kensington Ceilidhs The College of Piping - www.confederationcentre.com (Charlottetown) Wear red and come (Kensington) Monday nights – A family- dance the night away with that special Mini-Concerts July 1-Aug 28 oriented, entertaining evening with (Summerside) Performers will showcase someone while the DJ does his thing! Confederation Players Celtic and folk music and dancing. their talents in piping, drumming, www.pride-pei.com Walking Tours 902-886-2480 highland dance and step dance. Feb 19-22 www.collegeofpiping.com (Charlottetown) Step back 150 years as stivals & E v stivals June 25-Sept 24 guides in historic costume lead walking Stratford Winter Carnival e Ceilidhs at St. Mark’s Hall June 29-Sept 23 tours and perform daily vignettes. (Stratford) Lots of fun and a variety of F (Burton) Ceilidhs are held every The Ross Family Ceilidh - Live www.confederationcentre.com activities and events for residents of Thursday night during July, Aug and Music/Step Dancing Show Stratford to enjoy. July-Aug www.townofstratford.ca Sept with seating for up to 140 people. (Stanley Bridge) A staple of PEI’s roots Harbourfront Theatre Festival 902-892-7948 music scene for a decade, sibling trio (Summerside) 20th season celebrating offer high-octane fun each Mon and Wed. March 27-28 June 27-Sept 13 Island culture with renowned touring www.rossfamily.ca Bluegrass Old Country Victoria Playhouse Festival artists and Maritime entertainment. (Victoria-by-the-Sea) Professional live www.harbourfronttheatre.com Jamboree – 16th Annual theatre and musical concerts presented (Summerside) Joe Casey and WestWind in a beautiful historic Victoria hall. July 1-Oct 19 Bluegrass Band plus Danny Paisley and www.victoriaplayhouse.com Eptek Centre Southern Grass, USA will be performing. Summer Exhibition Find us on Facebook. (Summerside) A celebration of crafts April 6 featuring fine craft by Island artists. Gift Tartan Day in Belfast shop and summer demos on site. (Belfast) Belfast Historical Society hosts www.peimuseum.com a day of Scottish themed fun, food, music and wearing of the tartan. July 2-Aug 31 [email protected] Government House (Fanningbank) Tours May 19-22 (Charlottetown) Visit the house where National Aboriginal SUMMER 2015 Canada’s founders met in 1864. Tours are Awareness Week every half hour Mon-Fri, 10 am-3 pm. (Charlottetown, Lennox Island, Scotchfort & Rocky Point) July 3-Dec 4 The public is welcome to join us for free Murray Harbour community barbecues in celebration Drama Club Ceilidhs of Mi’kmaq culture. (Murray Harbour) Enjoy some great www.mcpei.ca entertainment, fellowship and our “famous lunch” at intermission. May 21 Admission, $5. Savour Food & Wine Show 902-962-2157 (Charlottetown) A night of decadent food with PEI’s executive chefs July 5-Aug 30 complemented by wine, beer and Sunday Night Variety Shows spirits samples. (Mont-Carmel) Local artists www.peisavour.com featured - shows begin at 7 pm at the Mont-Carmel Parish Hall, 5786 Route 11. May 22-23 www.cooperativeculturelledemon The New Festival of Wines carmel.com (Charlottetown) Sample over 250 new and limited quantity wines at July 8-Aug 19 PEI’s largest wine tasting event. Concerts in the Garden www.peiwinefest.com (Summerside) Hear the sounds of local Classical, jazz, maritime, choral, musicians in concert on the outdoor May 24 global music, and more. World class stage of the historic Wyatt garden. Fort Augustus Irish Settlers Day www.culturesummerside.com (Fort Augustus) Entertainment with musicians in an architectural and Fiddlers Sons. “Meet and Greet” a acoustical wonder, St. Mary’s July 8-Aug 26 delegation from Ireland. Church in Indian River, PEI. Wednesday Evening with [email protected] L.M. Montgomery
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June 6 June 26-July 1 July 1 July 10-12 Spring Cycling Event Montague Paint it Beautiful – Canada Day Celebrations Montague Summer Festival (Kensington) Kensington to Plein-Air Festival (Cornwall) A fun-filled family day of (Montague) Celebrate summer in Summerside and return. Start 10 am (Montague) Daily paint-outs in historic celebration at Cornwall Civic Centre. Montague! A free event with great from Kensington. PEI villages. Featuring entertainment, www.cornwallpe.ca entertainment, raft race, fireworks, www.cpei.ca and more! workshops, and beautiful scenery. July 1 http://artisansonmain.wordpress.com www.townofmontaguepei.com June 11-14 Canada Day Celebrations Natal Day Week Celebrations June 26 (North Rustico) Canada Day is July 10-12 (Charlottetown) Celebrate the City of Old Fashioned Carnival filled with children’s activities, live Evangeline Bluegrass & Charlottetown Birthday. Celebrations (Summerside) In a historic setting enjoy entertainment, flag raising, barbecue Traditional Music Festival
ents with events for all ages. a Victorian-style carnival with old style and fireworks! (Evangeline) Headliner Larry Efaw and www.charlottetown.ca prices. Suited for all ages. 902-963-3211 the Bluegrass Mountaineers from the June 13-14 www.wyattheritage.com July 1 USA and also Maritime and PEI bands. www.evangelinebluegrassfestival.ca 17th Annual Abegweit June 26-28 Celebrate Canada Week Mawiomi (powwow) St. Louis Bluegrass & Old-time (Rustico) Heritage presentations, July 10 (Scotchfort) Grand Entry is 1 pm Music Campout Canada Day cake and family portraits. Jacques Cartier Family Day both days. Everyone is welcome and (St. Louis) A three-day event www.farmersbank.ca (Alberton) Activities, entertainment encouraged to participate. with plenty of local and off-Island July 1 and barbecue lunch provided to [email protected] everyone registered. Admission, $2. entertainers, camping, kids’ activities Canada Day Celebrations and more! 902-859-8790 stivals & E v stivals June 14-27 (Souris) Canada Day is filled with
e [email protected] Festival of Small Halls free events: children’s fun, live July 11 F (Island-wide) Award-winning festival June 27 entertainment; flag raising, fireworks! Lobster at the Point – with 45 performances and workshops Heritage Community Day www.sourispei.com Tignish Style over 14 days in more than 45 rural (Cavendish) The event will celebrate July 1 (Tignish) Celebrate the completion community halls PEI’s cultural, ethnic and linguistic Canada Day Celebrations of the spring fishery. Enjoy fun www.smallhalls.com diversity within the community. competitions and experience the (Stratford) Pancake breakfast, car show, 902-963-2698 Taste Tent. June 14 live music, fun for kids, ethnic foods, www.lobsteratthepoint.com Spokes for Stroke June 27 flag raising ceremony and cake. www.town.stratford.pe.ca (Brackley) Cycling event on the trail or DiverseCity - Multicultural July 13-19 the road. Support the Heart and Stroke Street Festival July 1 PEI Potato Blossom Festival and help create more survivors! (Charlottetown) Enjoy PEI’s DiverseCity www.heartandstroke.pe.ca Canada Day Celebrations (O’Leary) Miss Potato Blossom Pageant, - free fun for everyone! Multicultural (Summerside) Fireworks, inflatables, parade, washer toss, arm wrestling, June 20 music, dance, food, crafts and demos! live entertainment. potato peeling, car show and more. Artisan PEI Open Studio Day www.peianc.com www.city.summerside.pe.ca peiae.ca/peipotatoblossomfestival (Island-wide) Artisans open their doors July July 1 July 13 for tours, education and to show how Big Red Music Festival they create their masterpieces! Canada Day Celebrations Celebrity Dinner Gala and (Charlottetown) A three-day (Kensington) Children’s activities, free 3-Day Golf Event www.artisanpei.com multi-genre music festival. Great music, barbecue, live entertainment, local (Summerside) Attend Atlantic great fun, great Island! June 20 cuisine. Canada’s best Celebrity Dinner Gala White Party www.bigredfest.ca www.kensington.ca and golf event, contact Adam Binkley: (Charlottetown) Celebrate individuality July 1 July 3-5 902-303-3343. at the annual White Party by wearing as Canada Day Celebrations www.ssidebgclub.com much white as possible! PEI Bluegrass & Old Time (Charlottetown) Celebrate in the Music Festival July 16-19 www.pride-pei.com Birthplace of Confederation with one (Rollo Bay) Lonesome River Band, Clay Georgetown Summer of the most spectacular fireworks show June 21 Hess, Ned Crisp & Bottomline, Spinney in Canada! Days Festival National Aboriginal Day Brothers, Bluegrass Tradition and more. www.charlottetown.com (Georgetown) Join us for fun, games (Charlottetown) Aboriginals and http://peibluegrass.tripod.com/annu free barbecue and lots of local talent. A non-Aboriginals are welcome to this July 1 al-festival-new-info.html family-fun day for all ages to enjoy. community celebration at Charlottetown Canada Day Celebrations July 3-5 www.georgetown.ca Landing. (Georgetown) Canada Day is filled with Show n’ Shine Festival July 17-19 www.ncpei.com fun and games for all ages. Come out (Brudenell) Street rods, antiques, and enjoy free hotdogs and birthday Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival June 21 special interest classics, entertainment, cake. (Rollo Bay) Our festival draws fans both National Aboriginal Day trophies, food and refreshments. www.georgetown.ca young and old from around the world (Summerside) The public is welcome to www.peistreetrod.com and features top Canadian performers. join us for a community celebration of July 1 www.rollobayfiddlefest.ca July 3 First Nations culture. Canada Day Celebrations Kids Day at Mill River July 17 www.mcpei.ca (Miltonvale Park) Canada Day is filled with kids’ activities, music and singing, Provincial Park Kids Day at Brudenell River June 24 (Mill River) Activities, entertainment Provincial Park Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day flag raising, barbecue, and cake! www.miltonvalepark.com and barbecue lunch provided to (Brudenell) Activities, entertainment, (Rustico) Celebrate a traditional everyone registered. Admission, $2. pool, and barbecue lunch provided to Acadian day with a picnic and music. July 1 902-859-8790 everyone registered. Admission, $2. www.farmersbank.ca Celebrating our Community 902-652-8954 July 10-12 (Grand Tracadie) Grand Tracadie will June 25-28 Cavendish Beach Music Festival July 18 Tignish Irish Moss Festival be celebrating Canada Day in 2015 with fun for the whole family. (Cavendish) Annual festival featuring Somerset Celebration of Bands, (Tignish) A fun-filled family event for 902-672-3429 some of the world’s greatest musicians Festival, Parade and activities locals and visitors alike! A unique rural performing live on stage. (Kinkora) A Celebration of bands with community flavoured festival. Festivals & Events & Events & Events Festivals Festivals Festivals www.cavendishbeachmusic.com lots of entertainment and floats. facebook.com/TignishIrishMossFestival A celebration of community spirit. 902-887-2868 72
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July 20-Aug 7 July 25-26 Aug 1 Aug 14-19 Arts in Motion Festival Mermaid Tears: Glass Festival Panmure Island Kensington Harvest Festival (Summerside) Discover Summerside’s (Souris) This festival is the one that Sand Competition (Kensington) The Harvest Festival rich and diverse arts community started it all in Canada, a weekend of (Panmure Island) Free admission. Bring features a mammoth parade, kids’ through demonstrations and everything sea glass! your family and friends and build the activities, flower show and youth performances. www.peiseaglassfestival.com best sand castle at Panmure Island. talent show. www.culturesummerside.com www.kensington.ca July 25 902-652-8954 July 16-18 West Prince Cycling Event Aug 2-30 Aug 15-16 Charlottetown Yacht Club (Alberton) 10 am start in Alberton. Music in the Park 23rd Annual Abegweit Race Week www.cpei.ca (Souris) Every Sunday in August from Pow-Wow (Charlottetown) Join us for some of July 26-Aug 1 2-4 pm. Music of all kinds ~ bring your (Panmure Island) A celebration of ents the best boat racing and waterfront fun own chair! Free event! traditional drumming, dancing and in Atlantic Canada. PEI Pride Week www.sourispei.com crafts. Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals www.cyc.pe.ca (Island-wide) Spirited, lively events are are welcome. scheduled all week long. 2015 will be Aug 5 www.ncpei.com July 19 the largest celebration to date! Family Day at Kings Castle 16th Annual Strawberry Festival www.pride-pei.com Provincial Park Aug 15-16 (Bideford) An afternoon of July 26 (Gladstone) Activities, entertainment Kensington Arts Festival entertainment, games, lemonade and (Kensington) Arts and cultural activities Annual Strawberry Social and barbecue lunch provided to old-fashioned strawberry shortcake everyone registered. Admission, $2. for all ages. (Elmira) Strawberry Social at the with ice cream! 902-652-8954 www.kensington.ca www.bidefordparsonagemuseum.com Elmira Railway Museum 2-4 pm. & E v stivals Enjoy strawberries and ice cream. Aug 7-9 Aug 21-23 e July 20-25 902-357-7234 Atlantic Fiddlers’ Jamboree West Prince Red Clay Bluegrass F Summerside Lobster Festival July 26 (Abram-Village) A three-day festival & Old-time Music Festival (Summerside) Great music, beach St. Anne’s Sunday Festival showcasing fiddling styles from Atlantic (Tignish) Red Clay Bluegrass Festival volleyball, family fun, specialty lobster Canada and around the world. is a perfect place to spend the weekend (Lennox Island) Opening prayer menu items with GOLOBSTER.ca www.atlanticfiddlersjamboree.com enjoying bluegrass and old-time music. service, parade, lobster supper, variety and more! www.redclaybluegrass.com Summersidelobsterfest.com show, craft fair and bingo! Open to Aug 8-9 everyone! Pioneer Heritage Festival – Aug 21 July 23-26 902-831-2779 Saluting Our Pioneers Gold Cup & Saucer Parade Northumberland Fisheries July 29-Aug 2 (Brudenell Point) Step back in time (Charlottetown) The Great Island Festival 51st Annual Tyne Valley at Roma at Three Rivers with heritage Tradition is the largest parade in (Murray River) Lots of family fun! eastern Canada and features something Oyster Festival activities, food and great music. Parade, dory racing, log rolling contest, www.roma3rivers.com for everyone! pageant, games, entertainment and (Tyne Valley) The Canadian Oyster www.goldcupparade.ca more! Shucking Championship, a concert Aug 10-29 www.murrayriverpei.com featuring a major Canadian music star, Art in the Open Aug 23 oyster suppers, family events and more. (Charlottetown) A celebration of art St. Simon & St. Jude July 23-25 www.peioysterfest.com that ends in a free, mutli-media event Parish Picnic Prince County Exhibition July 30-Aug 2 on August 29th. Local entertainment, lobster suppers, (Alberton) Prince County Exhibition Irish Heritage Festival of PEI www.artintheopenpei.com games, canteen, children’s activities, is a true celebration of everything bingo, 50/50, and more! (Tignish) A celebration of our Irish agriculture on Prince Edward Island! Aug 11-12 www.stsimonandstjude.ca www.peiae.ca/princecountyexhibition heritage with music and fun activities 7th Annual Charlottetown for the entire family. Pow Wow Aug 27-29 July 24-26 www.ifpei.com (Charlottetown) The public is welcome PEI Jazz & Blues Festival Crapaud Exhibition July 31-Aug 1 to join us for a celebration of Aboriginal (Charlottetown) The very best (Crapaud) Our event is, without a PEI Truck & Tractor drumming, dancing and crafts. Canadian and international performers doubt, a showcase of the agricultural www.mcpei.ca in jazz, blues and related musical styles. community and how we live. Championships www.jazzandblues.ca www.crapaudexhibition.com (Crapaud) Stock and modified classes Aug 12 compete to win cash prizes and for the Cabot Beach Senior Day Aug 28-30 July 24 King of the Hill top prize! (Malpeque) Live entertainment, bingo River Days Festival Seniors Day at Brudenell River www.peitruckandtractorpull.com and barbecue lunch provided to (Stanley Bridge) Music, food, boat Provincial Park July 31 everyone registered. Admission, $2. parade and bridge lighting, farmers (Brudenell) Live entertainment, bingo 902-859-8790 market, quilt show and more! Good, and barbecue lunch provided to Kids Day at Red Point Park clean fun! everyone registered. Admission, $2. (Red Point) Activities, entertainment Aug 13-22 902-886-3355 902-652-8954 and barbecue lunch provided to Old Home Week everyone registered. Admission, $2. Aug 28-30 PEI’s Family Fun Fair! July 25-Aug 21 902-652-8954 (Charlottetown) Celebrate our Island Dundas Plowing Match Celebrating Acadian Days Aug 1-2 agriculture at the biggest country fair of & Agricultural Fair in Rustico PEI Highland Games the year! 10 days of non-stop fun! (Dundas) Experience the “Down Home” (South Rustico) Experience authentic www.oldhomeweekpei.com feel of an old-time country fair, like you Acadian culture with historical & Scottish Festival did when you were young! interpretation, music, visual arts, and (Eldon) Competitions in athletics, Aug 15 www.dundasplowingmatch.com crafts. highland and step dancing, pipe bands, La Fête nationale des clan tents, vendors, golf and more! Aug 28-30 www.farmersbank.ca Acadiens et Acadiennes www.caledonianclubofpei.ca 3rd Annual Gran Fondo PEI July 25-Aug 2 (Island-wide) Acadian/Francophone Aug 1 regions will host diverse programs. (Charlottetown) Three days of St. Peter’s Bay Wild Blueberry awesome scenery, food, music and 3rd Victoria Literary Festival www.ssta.org Festival & Homecoming culture at Atlantic Canada’s only Gran (Victoria-by-the-Sea) For all (St. Peter’s Bay) A community-wide, Fondo cycling event. bibliomaniacs! A festival of fascinating & Events & Events & Events Festivals Festivals Festivals week-long celebration filled with www.granfondo-pei.ca talks, readings and music for all ages. community spirit, fantastic activities Facebook: Victoria Literaryfestival events. www.stpetersblueberryfestival.com 73
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Aug 29 Sept 11-13 Sept 27 Nov 6-8 Eastern Kings Cycling Event Eastern Kings Exhibition PEI Scarecrow Festival Summerside Bluegrass and (St. Peters) St. Peters to Souris (Souris) PEI’s oldest exhibition will be (Arlington) Play in the orchard, enter Acoustic Music Festival www.cpei.ca celebrating its 176th anniversary! the Scarecrow Contest, pick fresh fruit, (Summerside) A solid base of bluegrass A three-day party, not to be missed! enjoy entertainment and more. Sept 3-27 musicians will provide a fun-filled 902-687-2323 www.peiscarecrowfestival.com weekend for fans of bluegrass music. Celebrating Acadian Harvest www.exploresummerside.com in Rustico Sept 12 Sept 29-Oct 3 (South Rustico) Experience the garden Island Chocolates “All Things Stories in Stitches II – Nov 6-8 harvest and a meal prepared at the Chocolate” Festival A Fiber Arts Extravaganza PEI Craft Council Annual Doucet House. Lectures, workshops, (Victoria-by-the-Sea) Sampling, (Charlottetown) A beautiful showcase Christmas Fair ents soirees. lectures and activities for all ages. of quilts and hooked-rugs at St. Paul’s (Charlottetown) Celebrating 2015, www.farmersbank.ca Details on our website. historic church. Daily demonstrations. the Year of Craft! 50 juried artisans and www.islandchocolates.ca www.stpaulschurch.ca Sept 3-6 the best handcrafted products made Sept 17-20 Oct 2-4 on PEI. L’Exposition agricole www.peicraftscouncil.com et le Festival acadien PEI International Island East Fall Cycling Event (Abram-Village) Activities include Shellfish Festival (Eastern PEI) Day 1, Mt. Herbert to Uigg. Nov 27-Dec 5 Acadian feast with lobster, equestrian, (Charlottetown) The PEI International Day 2, Uigg to Murray River. Day 3, Souris Christmas Festival petting farm, parade, fiddling and more! Shellfish Festival is the “Biggest Kitchen Montague to Georgetown and return. (Souris) A week of festival events www.expositionfestival.com Party in Atlantic Canada”. www.cpei.ca leading up to the Island’s largest www.peishellfish.com daytime parade with Santa on Saturday! stivals & E v stivals Sept 4-28 Oct 16-18
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