Welcome to the Celtic Colours International Festival website! Celtic Colours is a unique Cape Breton Island-wide celebration of Celtic culture - the largest of its kind in North America.

The award-winning Celtic Colours International Festival (October 10-18, 2008) will celebrate its twelfth anniversary with a line-up featuring the finest Celtic music. Artists from throughout the world will join many of Cape Breton’s finest singers, players, dancers and tradition bearers in a celebration of North America’s only living Celtic culture.

For nine days in October, Cape Breton Island is home to a unique celebration of music and culture as the Celtic Colours International Festival presents over 40 concerts in communities all over Cape Breton Island; 200 Education and Community events; a Visual Art series of exhibitions and workshops; and a nightly Festival Club.