2005 Festivals & Events Schedule for
Victoria County (
up-to-date as of  July 18, 2005)
 

Date

Festival/Event

Location

Contact

May 21

Feis a Chlachain/Village Festival

NS Highland Village Museum, Iona

725-2272

May 28 – 29

Cabot Trail
 Relay Run

Baddeck

 

June 10-11 FEIS A BHAILE - Bay St. Lawrence Village Gaelic Festival Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre 383-2334
June 19

Annual Father's Day
Pork Chop Barbecue

Washabuck Community Centre
11:00 am. - 2:00 pm.
 
June 19 NS Provincial Triathlon Championships Ingonish 285-2289

June 25

Cabot Day Celebrations

Cabot Landing Provincial Park, Sugarloaf

383-2760

June 28 NS Moose Draw & Outdoor Recreation Show Northern Victoria Community Centre, Cape North

July 1

Canada Day Celebrations

Baddeck 

 

July 1 Canada Day Celebrations Bay St. Lawrence 383-2334

July 1

Canada Day Celebrations

Indian Brook

929-2233

July 1 Ceilidh Series - Buddy MacMaster Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246

July 1 – August 31

Baddeck Gathering Ceilidhs, (Monday to Sunday
- 7:30 pm.)

Baddeck

295-2794

July 1 -August 31 Ceilidh Series, (Every Wednesday evening -  8pm.) Gaelic College, St. Ann's 295-3411
July 2 Cape Breton Highland Championships and Highland Games Gaelic College, St. Ann's 295-3411
July 2 Festival of Mussels Englishtown Community Hall, Englishtown  
July 8 Candlelight Tour NS Highland Village, Iona 383-2272
July 8 Ceilidh Series - Sandy MacIntyre, 8:00 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
July 11 All the Best Chamber Concert - Lorraine Min & Terry Tam,   4:30 PM Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall

 

383-2246

 

July 14 Candlelight Tour NS Highland Village, Iona 383-2272
July 15 Ceilidh Series - Winnie Chafe  8:00 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246

July 16

Parks Day

Baddeck

295-2069

July 17

14th Annual
Bay St. Lawrence Fishing Derby and Crabfest

Fishing Derby - 8 -2
Crab or Ham Supper 12- 5pm.
 

Bay St. Lawrence

 

383-2802  

July 17 Chamber Concert - Robin Harrison - 4:30 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
July 22 Ceilidh Series - Dwayne Cote   8:00 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246

July 23

Big Wave Summer Festival
 

Big Bras d’Or

 

July 24 Chamber Concert Patricia Creighton & Peter Allen 4:30 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
July 25 Jazz Night Wednesday
8:30 PM
Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
July 28 Candlelight Tour
7-9 pm.
NS Highland Village, Iona 725-2272
July 29 Ceilidh Series - TBA Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
July 29 Pub Night - Featuring Sean MacMullen & Friends Washabuck Community Centre
10:00 pm. -2 :00 pm.
July 29 Top 4 On the Floor - featuring Howie MacDonald, Ashley MacIssac, Mac Morin and Dave MacIssac  8:00 pm- 12:00 am. North Victoria Community Centre, Cape North . Advance tickets $18.00, at the door $25.00. Tickets available at Community Centre or Alfred's Service Station 383-2334
July 31 Chamber concert - Aurelie Cormier - 4:30 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
August 5 Ceilidh Series -  Jerry Holland -  8:00 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
August 5 Annual Pre-Highland Village Dance Washabuck Community Centre, Washabuck 622-7538

August 6

NS Highland Village Day

NS Highland Village, Iona

725-2272

August 6 -August -13

Bras d’Or Yacht Club Annual Regatta

Baddeck

August 7 Chamber Concert- Alain LeBlanc - 4:30 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
August 11 Candlelight Tour
7-9 pm.
NS Highland Village, Iona 725-2272
August 12 Ceilidh Series- Karen & Joey Beaton - 8:00 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
August 13

Féis A’ Mhòid –
The Gaelic Mod

Gaelic College, St. Ann's

295-3411

Date to be announced

Ross Ferry Fire Fighters Community Centre 19th Annual Famous Pork Chop
Barbeque

Ross Ferry Community Centre, Ross Ferry  

August 14

Down North Folk Festival

Northern Victoria Community Centre, Cape North

 
August 14-19 2005 Canadian Amateur Golf Championships Bell Bay Golf Club, Baddeck 295-1333

August 14

Chamber Concert - Ifan Willaims & Oksana Zotova   4:30 pm.

Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246

August 19

Ceilidh Series- Cheticamp Fiddling - 8:00 pm.

Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246

August 20-21

Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling

Gaelic College, St. Ann's

295-3411

August 21

Aviation Day

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck 

 295-2069

August 21

Chamber Concert Lute with Michel Cardin & Christane Laflamme -
4:30 pm

Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
August 25 Candlelight Tour NS Highland Village, Iona 725-2272
August 26 Ceilidh Series -Derrick & Melody - 8:00 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
Date to be announced St. Ann's Blueberry Festival St. Ann's Bay United Church, Barachois
August 28 Chamber Concert - Phillipe Djokic & the Very Necessary String Quartet - 4:30 pm. Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246
September 10 South Haven Old Schoolhouse Festival South Haven Community Hall, South Haven  
September 10 Victoria County Fair - 75th Anniversary Baddeck Valley Community Hall, Big Baddeck
September 16-17 Baddeck Handcraft Festival   Baddeck Community Centre, Baddeck 756-3048
September 16-25 Hike the Highlands Festival 4Seasons Office, Ingonish
Cape Breton Highlands
285-2289
September 17 Pioneer Day NS Highland Village, Iona 725-2272

September 20

Harvest Home

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck

 295-2069

September 24

Ceilidh - Derek & Melody
8:00 pm.
Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall 383-2246

October 7-15

Celtic Colours International Festival

Events throughout  Victoria County

 1-877-285-2321
 




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