An aerial view captures the Highland Village Museum in Iona, Nova Scotia, showcasing a collection of historic buildings scattered across a green hillside overlooking a body of water under a partly cloudy sky. A white church with a steeple stands prominently among the other smaller, older structures.

Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village

Ur Beatha Am Baile! Welcome to the Highland Village, a living history museum and folklife centre that celebrates the story, language and living culture of Nova Scotia Gaels.

What's On

Side profile of an older man with grey hair wearing a grey jacket, gesturing with an open hand raised as he stands behind a horizontal wooden branch lashed to vertical poles with twine. Evergreen forest fills the background under an overcast sky.
  • Event
National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Jun 2026
Join us on June 21st as we honour and celebrate the rich…
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village
Art Chorale: Musique Royale
  • Performance
Art Chorale: Musique Royale
25 Jun 2026
Musique Royale welcomes the award-winning ArtChoral vocal…
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village
A smiling woman in a polka-dot blouse plays the fiddle while a man in a red and blue plaid shirt sits on a bench next to an upright piano, listening or preparing to accompany her.
  • Event
Canada Day Open House
1 Jul 2026
Come celebrate Canada’s birthday with free admission at Highland…
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village
A historical interpreter in a vintage kitchen holds a plate of traditional baked beans.
  • Event
Donald Og Day
17 Jul 2026
Join us as we celebrate sgeulachd Dhòmhnaill Òig | the legend of…
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village
A musician seen from behind plays a guitar on an outdoor stage, facing a large crowd seated on a grassy hill. In the background, a historic yellow house sits near a line of tall evergreen trees under a bright, sunny sky.
  • Event
  • Performance
65th Annual Highland Village Day Concert
1 Aug 2026
Join us August 1st for the 65th Annual Highland Village Day…
Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village
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Stories

Musicians playing fiddles in front of a piano.
  • Cultural History
In Nova Scotia, Gaelic culture continued to be passed on orally. Nova Scotia Gaels practised Ceilidh or visits to each other’s homes. Ceilidh served as informal schools where social and cultural skills…
Field at Highland Village. Church in the background.
  • Cultural History
The Gaels of Nova Scotia hold tightly to an ancient legacy through their language, cultural expression, music and dance, and faith. The roots of Gaelic Nova Scotia are found in the Highlands and Islands…
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