Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village

Welcome to the Highland Village, a living history museum and cultural centre that celebrates the Gaelic experience in Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Webcams from the Malagawatch Church Steeple

The Highland Village is excited to join the Nova Scotia webcams family. We have two webcams broadcasting from the steeple of our Malagawatch Church on our site. The Iona camera looks over to the Barra Strait its bridges and east to the Boisdale Hills. The Highland Village camera captures our farm and the beautiful Bras d’Or Lake.

2019 Hours

We are open with full animation, daily from 10 am to 5 pm, through until October 20, 2019.

Events

Guided Storytelling Tour & Milling Frolic

Repeats every week every Friday and every Saturday until Sat Aug 31 2019.

July 5, 2019 to August 31, 2019

Come join us for a guided storytelling tour of the Highland Village. This special folklife experience will give you insight into the lives and stories of Nova Scotia Gaels. The group will...

Codfish Supper

July 20, 2019

Feasgar an Truisg | Codfish Supper Satisfy your taste buds with a feed of salt cod, potatoes and all the trimmings of a traditional Cape Breton codfish supper. Dinner admission includes entry to the...

Best of Boxwood Musique Royale Tour

August 1, 2019

The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour is a traditional Maritime ensemble. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have garnered respect from audiences, presenters...

Donald Og Day

August 1, 2019

Join us as we celebrate the Donald Og legend and the settlement of the Iona area by MacNeils from the Isle of Barra. On board a British man of war patrolling the Bras d’Or Lake following the 1758...