Celtic festivals in Canada

While we aim to keep the list as up to date as possible, event information can change at short notice, so we always recommend that you confirm information with the event organisers.

Confirm details with event organizers. Please contact emmetttransceltic@gmail.com with updates.

Alberta

• Foothill Highland Games

  • When: Pending Final Cancellation
  • Where: Foothills Composite High School, 229 Woodhaven Drive, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
  • Website: www.aspd.ca/foothills-highland

• Water Valley Traditional Celtic Folk Festival

  • When: Pending Cancellation
  • Where: Water Valley, Alberta (approximately 60km north-west of Calgary)
  • Website: www.watervalleycelticfestival.org
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• Canmore Highland Games
• • When: September 2023
  • Where: Canmore, Alberta (near Banff)
  • Website: www.canmorehighlandgames.ca

• Edmonton Scottish Society Highland Gathering
  • • When: August 2023
    • Where: Grant MacEwan Park, Edmonton
    • Website: https://www.edmontonscottishsociety.org/

British Columbia

• Celtic Festival Vancouver

  • When: St Patrick's Day Weekend
  • Where: Multi Venue, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Website: www.celticfestvancouver.com

• British Columbia Highland Games

  • When: September 2023
  • Where: La Farge Lake Park, Coquitlam, BC
  • Website: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/BC_Highland_Games

• Penticton Scottish Festival

  • When: July  2023
  • Where: Kings Park, Penticton
  • Website: www.pentictonscottishfestival.ca
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Manitoba

• Manitoba Highland Gathering

  • When: June 2023
  • Where: Legacy Park, East Selkirk, St Clemens
  • Website: http://www.manitobahighlandgathering.org/0

• Winnipeg Scottish Festival

  • When: March  2024
  • Where:Canad Inns Polo Park
  • Website: http://www.winnipegscottishfestival.com/

New Brunswick

• Canada's Irish Festival on the Miramichi

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Website: www.canadasirishfest.com
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• Gathering of the Scots

  • When: June 2 - 4, 2023
  • Where: Perth Ball Field, Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
  • Website: www.gatheringofthescots.com

• JP Collins Celtic Festival

  • When: Pending Cancellation
  • Where: St. John, New Brunswick
  • Website: https://bobburgess.wixsite.com/jpcollinsfestival
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Newfoundland

• Feile Seamus Creagh
  • When: Series of events start annually on the first Wednesday after Canada Labour Day
  • Where: St. Johns, Ferry Land, Bay Bulls and Freshwater 
  • Website: http://www.feileseamuscreagh.com/

 Nova Scotia

• Celtic Colours International Festival

  • When: October 2023
  • Where: Multiple Venues, Cape Breton
  • Website: www.celtic-colours.com

• Highlands Village Day

  • When: Annually on the 1st Saturday of August
  • Where: Iona, Cape Breton
  • Website: highlandvillage.novascotia.ca

• Festival of the Tartans & Highland Games

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: Tartan Field, New Glasgow
  • Website: www.festivalofthetartans.ca

• Kitchen Fest  - Cape Breton Island Ceilidh - Colaisde na Gàidhlig

  • When: August/September 2023 
  • Where: Multiple Venues - Sponsored by The Gaelic College of Cape Breton
  • Website: www.gaeliccollege.edu/kitchenfest

• Halifax Celtic Festival

  • When: January/February 
  • Where: Halifax Forum
  • Website: https://www.facebook.com/hfxcelticfest/

• Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling

  • When: August 2023
  • Where: Gaelic College, St. Anns
  • Website: http://www.capebretonfiddlers.com/

Ontario

• Almonte Celtfest

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: Gemmill Park, Almonte
  • Website: http://almonteceltfest.com/

• Celtic Island Festival

  • When: September 2023
  • Where: Centre Island, Toronto
  • Website:https://stpatrickstoronto.com/celtic-island-2019/

• Caledonia Celtic Festival

  • When: June 2023
  • Where: Caledonia Fairgrounds, Caledonia N3W IC2
  • Website: https://www.caledoniacelticfestival.com/

• Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games

  • When: August  2023
  • Where: Cetre Wellington Sportsplex, Fergus
  • Website: http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/

• Orilla Scottish Festival

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: Mississaga Street East, Orilla
  • Website: http://www.scottishfestival.ca/

• Georgetown Highland Games

  • When: June 2023
  • Where: Mill Street, Georgetown
  • Website: https://georgetownhighlandgames.com/
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• Embro Highland Games

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: Oxford Road, Woodstock
  • Website: http://embrohighlandgames.ca/

• Cambridge Scottish Festival

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: 200 Christopher Drive, Cambridge
  • Website: http://www.cambridgescottishfestival.ca/

• Cobourg Highland Games

  • When: June 2023
  • Where: Victoria Park, Cobourg
  • Website: http://www.cobourghighlandgames.ca/

• Ontario Welsh Festival

  • When: April 2023
  • Where: Doubletree Hotel, London
  • Website: http://ontariowelshfestival.ca/

• Kingston Scottish Festival

  • When: May 2023
  • Where: Rideau Acres Campground, Kingston
  • Website: http://www.kingstonscotfest.com/
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• Goderich Celtic Roots Festival

  • When: August 2023
  • Where: Goderich, Ontario, Canada
  • Website: www.celticfestival.ca

• Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: Victoria Park, Kincardine, Ontario
  • Website: kincardinescottishfestival.ca

• Trenton Scottish Irish Festival

  • When: September 2023
  • Where: Centennial Park, Quinte West
  • Website: http://www.trentonscottishirish.com/
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• Uxbridge Scottish Festival

  • When: July 2023
  • Where: Elgin Park, Uxbridge
  • Website: http://uxbridgescottishfestival.com/
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• Ottawa Irish Festival

  • When: April 2023
  • Where: Ottawa area venues
  • Website: www.ottawafestivals.ca/events/ottawa-irish-festival-2

• Glengarry Highland Games & Tartan Ball

  • When: August 2023
  • Where: Maxville, Ontario
  • Website: http://www.glengarryhighlandgames.com/

• Irish Real Life Festival

  • When: March 2024
  • Where: Kitchener, Waterloo Region (Check Website For Venues)
  • Website: https://www.irishreallifekw.com/
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• Kingsville Highland Games

  • When: June 2023
  • Where: Lakeside Park, Kingsville
  • Website:  https://www.kingsville.ca/en/explore-and-play/kingsville-highland-games.aspx#

Prince Edward Island

• The North Atlantic Tionol

  • When: Not held in 2023
  • Where: Brackley Beach Northwinds, Portage Road, Brackley Beach, PEI
  • Website: www.northatlanticpipers.org

• Ireland Meets Scotland Celtic Music and Dance Show

  • When: July/August 2023
  • Where: PEI Preserve Company, New Glasgow
  • Website:https://welcomepei.com/listing/ireland-meets-scotland-celtic-music-dance...

Quebec

• Montreal Highland Games

  • When: August 2023
  • Where: Douglas Hospital, Verdun
  • Website: http://www.montrealhighlandgames.com/
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• Festival Celtique de Quebec

  • When: September 2023
  • Where: Domaine de Maizaretz, Borough of La Cite-Limoilou, Quebec
  • Website:http://www.festivalceltique.com/

• Festival Celtes et Cie de Saint-Malachie

  • When: August 2023
  • Where: St. Malachie, Bellechasse County
  • Website: https://festivalceltessaintmalachie.com/