Events
April 20, 2019
Family Square Dance with Shelly Campbell
Family Square Dance with Shelly Campbell
Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 7 to 10 pm
Admission: $8 for 19 and older
Admission is free for 18 years and under (they must be accompanied by a parent/guardian...
May 13, 2019 to May 17, 2019
Céilidh Beag - School In-Classroom Cultural Experiences
Celebrate Gaelic Month by giving your students an in-class cultural experience - Céilidh Beag (pronounced kay-lee bek), which simply means “a little visit”.
The program’s name highlights the...
June 1, 2019
Opening Day
Join us for our opening day for the 2019 season!
June 8, 2019
Biadh is Baile | Highland Fare Day
Join us for Biadh is Baile | Highland Fare Day as we celebrate Highland food and fare. Visit homes throughout the site as we prepare traditional meals. You can even help us plant our gardens....
June 9, 2019
Calum Cille | St. Columba Day
Join us for a special Calum Cille/St. Columba Day Milling Frolic in the Centre Chimney House. Born in sixth century Donegal, Calum Cille (meaning Dove of the Church) is the most eminent of...
Repeats every week every Friday and every Saturday until Sat Aug 31 2019.
July 5, 2019 to August 31, 2019
Guided Storytelling Tour & Milling Frolic
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...
August 1, 2019
Donald Og Day
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...
August 3, 2019
Highland Village Day
Là Mór a’ Bhaile | Highland Village Day
Join us for an afternoon of fun and Gaelic arts. Fiddlers, step-dancers, pipers, and more, come together to treat visitors to traditional Nova Scotia Gaelic...
September 14, 2019
Féill Eachainn Mhóir | Pioneer Day
This afternoon festival of rural life is for the entire family. See demonstrations of flax processing, candle and soap making, and play horseshoes. Watch the Cash Carding Mill demonstrations,...
September 29, 2019
Là Fhèill Mìcheil | St. Michael’s Day
St. Michael was the Scottish and Irish patron saint of horses, travel, sea and seafarers. His calendar day was celebrated in the Hebrides with eating of a multi-grain bonnach called struan. Join us...