Events
June 21, 2025
National Indigenous Peoples Day
10 am – 3:00 pm
Join us for our flag raising ceremony, Loretta Gould mural unveiling, L'nu storytelling and fry-bread demonstrations in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day. Free admission...
July 1, 2025
Canada Day Open House
10 am – 4:30 pm.
Come celebrate Canada’s birthday with us with free admission to the site on July 1st. A free concert will be held at the School House and we will be serving cake and lemonade.
July 18, 2025
Donald Òg Day
11:00am – 2:00 pm.
Join us as we celebrate the Donald Òg 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...
July 29, 2025
Best of Boxwood Concert
Performers, ticket price & time TBD.
The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour is a traditional Maritime ensemble. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have...
August 2, 2025
Là Mór a’ Bhaile | Highland Village Day Concert
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of fun and Gaelic arts. Fiddlers, songwriters, step-dancers, pipers, and singers come together to treat visitors to traditional Nova Scotia Gaelic culture in...
August 2, 2025
Là Mór a Bhaile | 64th Annual Highland Village Day Concert
September 6, 2025
Féill Eachainn Mhóir | Pioneer Day
11:00am - 2:00pm
This afternoon festival of rural life is for the entire family. See demonstrations of flax processing, soap making, candle making and more. Take in a céilidh and have a bite to eat...
October 16, 2025
Celtic Colours Concert
2:00pm
Artists and ticket prices TBD. Tickets must be purchased through Celtic Colours.
October 24, 2025 to October 25, 2025
Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spirits
7:00-9:00pm each evening.
Come and celebrate Halloween with a special evening tour of the Highland Village by lamplight, complete with storytelling, skits and special effects. The tour is followed...