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Guided Storytelling Tour & Milling Frolic Experience at Highland Village in Nova Scotia

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

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A couple enjoys the Céilidh at Highland Village in Nova Scotia

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.

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A group of people taking part in the Milling Frolic at Highland Village in Nova Scotia

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

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A group of kids in costume as part of the Eilean na h-Òige | Island of Youth Living History Program at Highland Village in Nova Scotia

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.

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Nova Hollandia Reenactment at Fort Anne National Historic Site in Nova Scotia

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

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A group of people taking part in the Land & Culture Walk at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village in Nova Scotia

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

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Paranormal Investigation at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia

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.

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Ham, rolls, vegetables, pumpkin pie, and other dishes sit on a table waiting to be served.

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 […]

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An interior view of two people sitting at a table at the Acadian Evenings at the Interpretation House at Mkwesaqtuk/Cap-Rouge Campground in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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

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One of the Festa Italiana volunteers sporting a painted Italian flag on their arm during the annual Italian festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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.

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