October 9–17, 2026
2026 Concert Venues and Communities
October 9–17, 2026
Celtic Colours International Festival planning for 52 concerts in 36 communities this October
The 30th Celtic Colours International Festival will present 52 concerts, including 16 matinees throughout the week, in 36 communities all over Cape Breton Island, October 9-17, 2026. This annual celebration of Cape Breton’s culture and traditions—through music, song, and dance—will take place in long-standing Celtic Colours venues like the historic Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay, the iconic Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, and the state-of-the-art Strathspey Performing Arts Centre in Mabou, as well as in some of the Island’s most beautiful churches, and an array of schools, and community, parish, and fire halls.
The Festival will open in Port Hawkesbury on Friday, October 9th at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre and close Saturday, October 17th with a concert at Centre 200 in Sydney. During the nine days of the Festival there will also be concerts in Aspy Bay, Baddeck, Belle Côte, Big Pond, Boisdale, Boularderie, Chèticamp, Christmas Island, Creignish, D’Escousse, Eskasoni, Glace Bay, Glendale, Ingonish, Inverness, Iona, Iron Mines, Judique, L’Ardoise, Leitches Creek, Louisbourg, Lower River Inhabitants, Mabou, Marion Bridge, Membertou, New Waterford, North Sydney, Petit-de-Grat, Port Morien, St. Ann’s, St. Peter’s, Sydney Mines, Sydney River, Wagmatcook, and Whycocomagh.
Full Festival lineup available Monday, June 22.
Tickets on sale Tuesday, July 7 at 10AM ADT.
Port Hawkesbury – Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre • 7:30PM
Inverness – St. Matthew’s United Church ∙ 2pm
Christmas Island – Christmas Island Fire Hall ∙ 2pm
Big Pond – Big Pond Fire Hall ∙ 2pm
Wagmatcook – Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Boularderie – Boularderie School ∙ 7:30pm
Savoy Theatre – Glace Bay ∙ 7:30pm
St. Ann’s – Colaisde na Gàidhlig [the Gaelic College] ∙ 2pm
L’Ardoise – L’Ardoise Community Centre ∙ 2pm
Chéticamp – La Place Des Arts Pere Anselm Chiasson ∙ 2pm
Louisbourg – Fortress Of Louisbourg Chapel ∙ 6pm
Sydney – Membertou Trade & Convention Centre ∙ 7:30pm (19+, ID required)
Boisdale – Boisdale Fire Hall ∙ 7:30pm
Whycocomagh – Whycocomagh Education Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Eskasoni – Sarah Denny Cultural Centre ∙ 2pm
Leitches Creek – St. Matthew Wesley United Church ∙ 2pm
Judique – Judique Community Centre ∙ 7:30pm
D’Escousse – D’Escousse Civic Improvement Hall ∙ 7:30pm
Sydney – Membertou Trade & Convention Centre ∙ 7:30pm (19+, ID required)
Port Hawkesbury – Strait Area Education & Recreation Centre (SAERC) ∙ 7:30pm
New Waterford – Calvin United Church ∙ 2pm
Mabou – Strathspey Performing Arts Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Chéticamp – La Place Des Arts Pere Anselm Chiasson ∙ 7:30pm
Baddeck – Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site ∙ 7:30pm
Lower River Inhabitants – Riverdale Community Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Sydney River – Lady Of Fatima Church ∙ 7:30pm
Port Morien – Port Morien Legion ∙ 7:30pm
Iron Mines – L’Arche Cape Breton Gathering Place ∙ 2pm
Mabou – Strathspey Performing Arts Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Aspy Bay – North Highlands Elementary ∙ 7:30pm
Baddeck – MacAulay Conference Centre ∙ 7:30pm (19+, ID required)
Louisbourg – Louisbourg Playhouse ∙ 7:30pm
Sydney – Highland Arts Theatre ∙ 7:30pm
North Sydney – North Sydney Fire Hall ∙ 7:30pm (19+, ID required)
Iona – Malagawatch Church ∙ 2pm
Sydney Mines – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church ∙ 7:30pm
Belle Côte – Cape Breton Highlands Academy ∙ 7:30pm
Baddeck – MacAulay Conference Centre ∙ 7:30pm (19+, ID required)
Judique – Judique Community Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Sydney River – United Protestant Church ∙ 7:30pm
Ingonish – St. Peter’s Church ∙ 7:30pm
Baddeck – Theatre Baddeck ∙ 2pm
Petit-De-Grat – La Picasse Centre Communautaire Culturel ∙ 2pm
Inverness – Inverness Education Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Louisbourg – Fortress Of Louisbourg National Historic Site ∙ 5pm (19+, ID required)
St. Peter’s – St. Peter’s Lions Hall ∙ 7:30pm
Creignish – Creignish Recreational Centre ∙ 7:30pm
Glace Bay – Savoy Theatre ∙ 7:30pm
Marion Bridge – Marion Bridge Recreation Centre ∙ 2pm
St. Ann’s – Colaisde na Gàidhlig [the Gaelic College] ∙ 2pm
Glendale – St. Mary Of The Angels Community Hall ∙ 2pm
Sydney – Centre 200 ∙ 7:30pm