Event Category: History & Heritage
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 have an opportunity to enjoy some tea and traditional Cape Bre
Join us for songs, stories and music, or just a chance to chat about the traditions and history of Nova Scotia’s Gaelic-speaking people at our traditional céilidh.
Come and join us at the table for songs and friendly conversation at the Highland Village milling frolic. The Gaels way to make the cloth ready for home use was too wet it, beat it and make a time of it, while communally singing choral songs in rhyth
Take part in this special living history program for children and get a sense of what life was like for Gaels in days past. The program features special hands-on activities including chores, crafts, games, language, and song. Costumes are provided.
Join Nova Hollandia Reenactment to mark the founding of the first English speaking colony in mainland Canada – the Anglo-Scottish settlement of Charles Fort. Although this settlement only lasted 3 years (1629–1632), it would shape the future of both
Join us for a guided Land & Culture Walk at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village. This special folklife experience offers an opportunity to explore the histories, traditions, and connections to the land shared by the Mi’kmaq (L’nu) and Gaels of Nova
Explore a darker side of the 300-year history of the Fortress of Louisbourg and discover why many consider it one of Nova Scotia’s most haunted places.
Close out the season with a lively outdoor feast featuring the best of Nova Scotia harvest flavours. Enjoy fresh corn on the cob*, BBQ favourites, seasonal salads, and a blueberry dessert—all prepared on site and served at your reserved table. Choose your experience: Corn Feast – corn on the cob*, seasonal salads, dessert, and drinks […]
Our friends Charlo and Zabeth will be back at Mkwesaqtuk/Cap-Rouge this summer! Join them every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for Acadian interpretation and a musical evening. Step back in time to the year 1935 as they get ready to embark on a journey
Celebrating 50 years of Italian culture and community in Nova Scotia, Festa Italiana Halifax is a two-day celebration that brings the sights, sounds, and flavours of Italy to the heart of Halifax.
