Tickets on sale Tuesday, July 7

The Celtic Colours International Festival is a unique celebration of Cape Breton Island's living traditional culture. For nine days each October you'll discover hundreds of events and activities taking place in communities all over the Island.

Watch the Kick Off Céilidh!

Learn more about this year's festival and enjoy performances by Buddy MacDonald and Good Crowd.

The full lineup for Celtic Colours 2026 is now available!

Check out the 52 concerts, hundreds of community cultural experiences, and artists we have lined up for you this October 9-17.

Festival Concert & Community Event Map

View or download a copy of the 2026 Festival Map and Schedule to help plan your adventures.

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Oct 27

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Ingonish, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Finally made it to The Cabot Trail, a breathtaking 298km scenic drive with stunning beauty and exceptionally paved roads. Have long wanted to photograph the change of seasons as I don’t see much of that in Southern California. The colors were beginning their change but I didn’t hit the peak reds I was seeking. Of my eight days, the sun came out for only two. Had to work with the weather I received so found myself capturing muted images like this one. Calm, soothing with a pop of red.

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Nov 10

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Fall sunsets along the Cabot Trail have to be one of my favourite things in the world.🌅🌄🍂

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Oct 29

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The annual autumn journey to Cape Breton.
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Oct 13

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An autumn framed Egypt Falls. 🍂
Of all the times we’ve hiked to this spot, I think this might have been the first time during peak fall colours. Simply magical!

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Oct 9

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A short walk this morning to look a the colours. The hurricane took some leaves but there are still beautiful trees to be seen. I also love the lilac colour of the yarrow and the way the strawberry vines are intertwined into a spaghetti carpet. #capebreton #fallfoliage #leafpeepers #celticcolours #strawberryvines #yarrow

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Nov 8

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Starting to see that winter hue in the sky, and what's left of the autumn leaves are likely to be snatched away by tonight's windstorm. While I love all the seasons, they go by way too fast. I'll miss the colours of Fall 🍁🍂🎃🌾

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Oct 10

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The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go 🍁

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Dec 9

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Sky on fire 🔥

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Dec 8

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Just another day in paradise 🔥

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Oct 13

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Excited to cozy into this thanksgiving weekend filled with family time, adventures, board games, and turkey... lots and lots of turkey. 💛⁣✨🥂
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Oct 31

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Take the long way home #islandroads #upisland #ladysmithbc #countryroads #takethelongwayhome #autumnstrolls #autumn🍁 #celticcolours #yyj #fallfoliage #malahat #oaktrees #mapletrees #victoriabc z #vanisle #pnw #westcoastlife #coastallife #canadianliving #vicchick #vancouverisland #pacificcoast #supernaturalbc #beautifulbc🍁 #canadianlife #celtic #pnw #fallphotography #autumnsplendour #canada150🇨🇦

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Oct 7

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The perfect backdrop to the Celtic Colours International Festival. #cabottrail #visitnovascotia #capebreton || photo by kaylawillers

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