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Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton Island
Celtic Colours International Festival spreads concerts across dozens of community halls and small venues throughout Cape Breton Island each October, timed to overlap with peak autumn foliage. Running since 1997, it draws Celtic musicians from Scotland, Ireland and beyond alongside Cape Breton's own fiddle tradition, turning a nine-day stretch into an island-wide circuit of formal concerts, afternoon workshops and late-night informal jam sessions.
Small community halls, rinks and churches scattered across Cape Breton Island fill with Celtic music each October when the Celtic Colours International Festival brings together Cape Breton's own fiddle tradition alongside visiting musicians from Scotland, Ireland and other parts of the Celtic diaspora.