Participatory Events

Bring your guitar or fiddle, engage your voices, swing your partner – all participatory events are geared for your inclusion. In these cases you are welcome as a spectator or as part of the program, as community square dances, sessions, and kitchen rackets give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the action.

Friday, October 5th

2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians

Saturday, October 6th

10:00 AM – Come and Try a Harp – Gaelic College – St. Ann's – Free
2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
8:00 PM – Gaelic Song Circle – An Drochaid: The Bridge – Mabou – $12 adults / $5 children 14 & under
10:00 PM – All Ages Square Dance – West Mabou Hall – West Mabou – $8
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians

Sunday, October 7th

10:00 AM – Come and Try a Harp – Gaelic College – St. Ann's – Free
1:30 PM – Celtic Jam Session – Keltic Quay – Whycocomagh – $6
2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
10:00 PM – Boisdale Square Dance – Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department – Boisdale – $10 / free for Raising the Roof ticket holders
10:00 PM – Family Square Dance – Glencoe Mills Hall – Glencoe Mills – $8
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians

Monday, October 8th

1:00 PM – Guiding Lights of Isle Madame – Lennox Passage Provincial Park – Isle Madame – $20
2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
2:00 PM – John Allan Cameron Song Session – Glencoe Station Community Centre – Glencoe Station – $12
3:30 PM – Jam Session – Celtic Music Interpretive Centre – Judique – Free
10:00 PM – Isle Madame Kitchen Party – L'Auberge Acadienne – Arichat – $5 or $2 with concert ticket stub
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians

Tuesday, October 9th

2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
2:30 PM – Jam Session at the Centre for Cape Breton Studies – Cape Breton University Rotary Music Performance Centre – Sydney – Free
3:30 PM – Jam Session – Celtic Music Interpretive Centre – Judique – Free
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians
10:30 PM – The Doryman Sessions – Doryman Pub & Grill – Cheticamp – Free for participating musicians and Celtic Colours ticket stub holders / $5 for all others

Wednesday, October 10th

1:00 PM – Arm of Gold Song Session – St. George's Channel Hall – St. George's Channel – $10
2:00 PM – Milling Frolic – Highland Village Museum/An Clachan Gàidhealach – Iona – Museum admission charges apply
2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
2:00 PM – Learn How to Harvest Fish Workshop – North Highlands Community Culture Centre – Cape North – $10
3:30 PM – Jam Session – Celtic Music Interpretive Centre – Judique – Free
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians
10:00 PM – After Hours Jam Session – North Highlands Community Culture Centre – Cape North – $10

Thursday, October 11th

1:00 PM – Milling Frolic – Scotsville School of Crafts – Scotsville – $5
2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
3:30 PM – Jam Session – Celtic Music Interpretive Centre – Judique – Free
10:00 PM – Family Square Dance – Glencoe Mills Hall – Glencoe Mills – $8
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians

Friday, October 12th

10:00 AM – Name That Tune – Cape Breton University Rotary Music Performance Centre – Sydney – Free
2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
3:30 PM – Jam Session – Celtic Music Interpretive Centre – Judique – Free
10:00 PM – Adult Square Dance – South West Margaree Parish Hall – South West Margaree – $7
10:00 PM – Kitchen Racket Jam Session – Bras d'Or Lakes Inn – St. Peter's – $5 ($2 with a concert ticket stub) / Free for participating musicians

Saturday, October 13th

2:00 PM – Open Stage at the Bras d’Or Yacht Club – Bras d'Or Yacht Club – Baddeck – Free
10:00 PM – All Ages Square Dance – West Mabou Hall – West Mabou – $8