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Ceilidhs & Kitchen Parties Prince Edward Island

Ceilidhs, Kitchen Parties & Live Music 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

Red Sands Shore

Ceilidh at Kinkora, Last Sunday of the month, 7:00 pm, 45 Anderson Rd, Kinkora. Contact: 902-887-2868

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 (Nov 3), 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Robert L. Cotton Centre - 57 Bunbury Rd, Stratford. Contact: 902-569-2732
  • Winsloe Ceilidh Series, every 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

  • Sturgeon Ceilidh, second Sunday of the month, 6:30 pm, St. Paul's Parish Hall, 1133 Rte 17A, Sturgeon
  • Tunes on Tap with a special guest(s) every week, 3:00 - 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

Wednesdays

Charlottetown

Ceilidh in the City to December 4, 7:30 pm, Jack Blanchard Centre, 7 Pond St. Contact: 902-626-5307

Points East Coastal Drive

Silver Threads Seniors Club, every Wednesday, 8:00 pm,  78 Main St, Souris. Contact: 902-687-2396

Thursdays

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, The Pourhouse, 7:00 pm. Contact: 902-892-5200

Fridays

Points East Coastal Drive

Weekly ceilidhs with dancing, Seniors Circle Club, 7:30 pm, 1917 Cardigan Road, St. Peter's Bay. Contact: 902-739-3334

Saturdays

Charlottetown

Got Blues Matinee from Sept 7, 2024 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. 

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