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Fiddler in foreground with people doing square dance at Orwell Corner

Ceilidhs & Kitchen Parties Prince Edward Island

Ceilidhs, Kitchen Parties & Outdoor Live Music Summer 2024

The traditional music of Prince Edward Island is woven into the fabric of our culture, much like our unique red soil. Communities across the Island are proud to host musical guests, visitors and locals alike to share in the energy of an old-fashioned ceilidh. This schedule is organized by day of the week and region.

Sundays

North Cape Coastal Drive (including Summerside)

  • Summerside Kitchen Party, Royal Canadian Legion, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, 340 Notre Dame Street. Contact: 902-436-2091

Green Gables Shore

  • Olde Dunstaffnage School Centre, 1st Sunday of each month, 7:00 pm, 13539 Route 2, Dunstaffnage. Contact: 902-629-1479
  • The Proud Islanders to Sept 8, 7:00 pm, Stanley Bridge Centre, 9979, Rte 6. Contact: 902-432-2485

Red Sands Shore

  • Ceilidh at Kinkora, Last Sunday of the month, 7:00 pm, 45 Anderson Rd, Kinkora. Contact: 902-887-2868
  • Tip Er Back, Every second Sunday; next one on September 1, 7:30 pm, Afton Hall, 1552 Route 19, New Dominion. 

Charlottetown & Area

  • Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Ceilidh, 3rd Sunday of the month, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, 151 Stratford Rd, Stratford. Contact: 902-626-7516
  • Stratford & Area Lions Club Ceilidh, 2nd Sunday of the month, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Robert L. Cotton Centre - 57 Bunbury Rd, Stratford. Contact: 902-569-1995
  • Winsloe Ceilidh Series, 2nd and 4th Sunday each month, 2:00 pm, Winsloe United Church, 121 Rte 223. Contact: 902-368-1233
  • Irish Music Session each week with fiddler Roy Johnstone, 2 to 4 pm, The Old Triangle

Points East Coastal Drive

  • St. Margaret's Sunday Night Kitchen Party to Sept 1, 7:30 - 10:30 pm, St. Margaret's Community Hall, 1394 Rte 16
  • Sturgeon Ceilidh, every other Sunday beginning June 30, 6:30 pm, St. Paul's Parish Hall, 1133 Rte 17A, Sturgeon
  • Tunes on Tap with a special guest(s) every week 3 - 5:00 pm, Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague
  • Sunday Night Hoedown, 2nd Sunday of the month, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3, 56 Main St, Souris
  • Lord Selkirk Campground to Sept 15, 2:30 - 5:00 pm, 142 Selkirk Park Rd, Eldon. Contact: 902-659-2794

Mondays

Green Gables Shore

Points East Coastal Drive

  • Two Tellers & Tunes to Sept 30, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Kings Playhouse, 65 Grafton St, Georgetown. Contact: 902-652-2053 / 1-888-346-5666

Tuesdays

Green Gables Shore

  • Leon Gallant & Friends to Sept 24, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 Rte 224. Contact: 902-886-2281 

Cei·lidh: A Gaelic word pronounced kay-lee

Ceilidhs offer a relaxed environment, often in a community hall. Sit down, tap your toes, feel the music and enjoy a light refreshment. Typically, admission is payable by cash. Some venues offer ticket sales online. Please check in advance.

three musicians sitting in front of a piano one holding a guitar one holding a fiddle
Kelley Mooney performs in the outdoor gazebo at the Kensington Railyards
photo of Richard Wood playing the fiddle

Wednesdays

Green Gables Shore

The Chaissons' with Troy MacGillivray to Sept 25, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 Rte 224. Contact: 902-886-2281

Charlottetown

  • Ceilidh in the City to December 4, 7:30 pm, Jack Blanchard Centre, 7 Pond St. Contact: 902-626-5307
  • Ross Family: Gone is the Kerosene Lamp, Sept 9, 18 & 25, 7:30 pm, Florence Simmons Performance Hall, 140 Weymouth St. Contact: 888-311-9090

Points East Coastal Drive

Silver Threads Seniors Club, every other Wednesday, 7:30 pm,  78 Main St, Souris. Contact: 902-687-2396

Thursdays

Green Gables Shore

Tom & Mike Ceilidh to Sept 26, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 Rte 224. Contact: 902-886-2281

Charlottetown & Area

  • Trad Night, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Village Green taproom, Cornwall
  • Island Jazz every week at Baba's Lounge, 8:00 pm, 181 Great George St. Contact: 902-892-7377
  • Route 224 monthly concert series beginning Sept 12, The Pourhouse, 7:00 pm. Contact: 902-892-5200

Points East Coastal Drive

  • Close to the Ground Concert Series to September 26, 8:00 pm, Hillcrest United Church, 50 Wood Islands Rd, Montague. Contact: 902-838-2698
  • Orwell Corner Historic Village every other Thursday to September 12, 4, 7:30 pm, 37 MacPhail Park Rd, Orwell. Contact: 902-651-8515

Fridays

Green Gables Shore

Leon Gallant & Friends to Sept 27, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 Rte 224. Contact: 902-886-2281

Charlottetown

Ceilidh at the Irish Hall to October 25, 8:00 -10:00 pm, Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd. Contact: 902-892-2367

Points East Coastal Drive

Weekly ceilidhs with dancing, Seniors Circle Club, 1917 Cardigan Road, St. Peter's Bay. Contact: 902-739-3334

Saturdays

Green Gables Shore

Richard Wood: An Evening of Celtic Music to Sept 21, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall - 4897 Rte 224. Contact: 902-330-3293

Charlottetown

Got Blues Matinee from Sept 7 to June 2025 (no show Sept 14), 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Salvador Dali Cafe
 

This schedule subject to change. Please contact organizer directly to confirm details. 

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