Celtic Colours International Festival

06/01/2026

30 Years • 30 Memories

2016 • Memory #20
Jon Pilatzke [Carlos Núñez Band] leads singers Margaret MacPherson, Sarah MacInnis, and a crowd from the audience in a dance around the stage for the finale of "Forever in Our Hearts".

Photo by Corey Katz

05/29/2026

30 Years • 30 Memories

2015 • Memory #19
Laura Smith during the concert "The Hills are Alive" in the Cape Breton Highlands at Ingonish.

Photo by Neil Gascoyne

05/26/2026

30 Years • 30 Memories

2014 • Memory #18
Ashley MacIsaac with his favourite piano accompanist Maybelle Chisholm McQueen during the tribute to Maybelle, "Pure Celtic Heart", at the Cape Breton Highlands Academy in Belle Côte.

Photo by Corey Katz

05/25/2026

Celtic Colours International Festival has been named Event of the Year at the 2026 ECMA Industry Awards. 🏆

We are beyond proud, and we know exactly who this belongs to...

To our staff, volunteers, artists, community groups, board of directors, and everyone, from here and afar, who joins us each October: this is your award. You are the reason Celtic Colours exists, and the reason it keeps getting better.

Huge congratulations to the East Coast Music Association on a spectacular ECMA 2026 here in Sydney, and to all the winners and nominees recognized this week. What a community to be part of. 🎻

05/22/2026

30 Years • 30 Memories

2013 • Memory #17
Boyd, Stewart, Kyle, and Sheumas of The Barra MacNeils during the opening concert "North Atlantic Neighbours" at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre.

Photo by Corey Katz

05/20/2026

There's something special about winning in the place you love. 🌊

The Home of our Hearts 50/50 draw is closing TOMORROW and the jackpot goes to someone right here in our community, supporting community organizations at the same time.

It's a Cape Breton win either way.

Tickets are still available! There's still time to get in on this. 👀

🎟️ Don't miss it → rafflebox.ca/raffle/cbccd-may21

05/19/2026

The Comhairle Na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia is seeking your input. Please take their survey and share it with your friends. 🙂

Culture is all around us—sometimes in big ways, sometimes small. Help us explore Gaelic's presence in Nova Scotia today.

Language, identity, music, arts, and heritage—share how you experience them. Take the survey at gaelicnssurvey.ca

05/19/2026

30 Years • 30 Memories

2012 • Memory #16
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy with baby Julia in arms and Clare, Michael, and Mary Frances dancing on stage during the opening concert, "My Island Too", in Port Hawkesbury.

Photo by Ann-Louise Semple

05/15/2026

30 Years • 30 Memories

2011 • Memory #15
Tim Edey and Wendy MacIsaac having some fun at Festival Club.

Photo by Louis DeCarlo

05/13/2026

30 Years • 30 Memories

2010 • Memory #14
Finale of "Roots to the Future" , a special collaborative project feating Fiona MacGillivray, Carmel Mikol, Rachel Davis, Carleton Stone, Ryan J. MacNeil, Rosie MacKenzie, Steven MacDougall, and Colin Grant.

Photo by Murdock Smith