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  • Celtic Colours International Festival Community Experience: Pumpkin Carving

    Culture and entertainment Nature
    Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: Included with park admission

    Join us for this seasonal favourite! Bring your imagination and creativity. Pumpkins and carving tools are provided.

    Sunday, October 13, 2024
    Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
    Location: La Rigouèche (near the Chéticamp Visitor Centre area)

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  • Celtic Colours International Festival Acadian Trail Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia

    Culture and entertainment Nature Sports and recreation
    Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park

    Join Hike Nova Scotia and Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton Highlands National Park for a week of guided hikes! Park entry permits are required for all guided hikes. No registration is required.

    Acadian Trail, Chéticamp
    October 14, 2024
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Distance: 8.4 km
    Difficulty rating: Moderate
    Location : 16 Chemin Visitor Centre Rd., Chéticamp. (Near Chéticamp Visitor Centre).
    Join us for a steady climb through colourful Acadian forest to breathtaking views of the plateau, river canyon and Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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  • Celtic Colours International Festival: Corney Brook Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia

    Culture and entertainment Nature Sports and recreation
    Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: Free

    Join Hike Nova Scotia and Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton Highlands National Park for a week of guided hikes! Park entry permits are required for all guided hikes. No registration is required.

    Corney Brook Trail, Chéticamp
    October 15, 2024
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Distance: 6.5 km
    Difficulty rating: Easy
    Location: 18573 Cabot Trail (parking across Cabot Trail from trailhead).
    Join us for a hike to the Corney Brook Waterfall. The walk takes you through an Acadian hardwood forest in a river canyon.

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  • Celtic Colours International Festival Community Experience: Weaving Our Tales

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: $23 per person

    Tuesday, October 15, 2024
    Time: 2 pm
    Location: Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge campground Interpretation House

    Join park staff at this hands-on program as we exchange stories and reflect on the deep tradition of weaving and basketry across time and cultures. Learn some basic weaving skills as you use natural materials to create a small tray, ornament, or other park-inspired item to take home, with your memories woven in!

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  • Celtic Colours International Festival: Aspy Trail Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia

    Culture and entertainment Nature Sports and recreation
    Time: 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: Free

    Join us for a steady climb through hardwood and mixed forest with panoramic views of the Aspy fault escarpment.
    Join Hike Nova Scotia and Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton Highlands National Park for a week of guided hikes! Park entry permits are required for all guided hikes. No registration is required.

    Aspy Trail, Big Intervale (Cape North)
    October 16, 2024
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Distance: 9.6 km
    Difficulty rating: Moderate/Difficult
    Location: 456 Beulach Ban Rd


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  • Celtic Colours International Festival: Mica Hill Trail Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia

    Culture and entertainment Nature Sports and recreation
    Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: Free

    Join Hike Nova Scotia and Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton Highlands National Park for a week of guided hikes! Park entry permits are required for all guided hikes. No registration is required.

    Mica Hill Trail, South Harbour
    October 17, 2024
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Distance: 7.9 km
    Difficulty rating: Moderate
    Location: Mica Hill trailhead at the end of Paquette Lake Road (turn in at 30936 Cabot Trail).
    Join us for a guided hike of Mica Hill. This trail takes you on a gradual climb through Acadian and boreal forest to taiga barrens with panoramic views of the highland plateau.

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  • Celtic Colours International Festival Community Experience: Pumpkin Carving

    Culture and entertainment Nature
    Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: Free with park admission

    Thursday, October 17, 2024
    Time: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
    Location: Ingonish Beach Soccer Field

    Join us for this seasonal favourite! Bring your imagination and creativity. Pumpkins and carving tools are provided. Those attending the pumpkin carving in Ingonish on October 17 are invited to enter your pumpkin in the Huckle Buckle Festival Pumpkin Walk at Freshwater Lake on Saturday, October 19!

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  • Celtic Colours International Festival: Warren Lake Guided Hike with Hike Nova Scotia

    Culture and entertainment Nature Sports and recreation
    Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: Free

    Join Hike Nova Scotia and Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton Highlands National Park for a week of guided hikes! Park entry permits are required for all guided hikes. No registration is required.

    Warren Lake, Ingonish
    October 18, 2024
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Distance: 4.7 km
    Difficulty rating: Moderate
    Location: 325 Warren Lake Rd.
    Join us for a relaxing walk among stunning fall colours. This trail hugs the shoreline as it circles the park’s largest lake.

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  • Celtic Colours International Festival Community Experience: Square Set by the Sea

    Culture and entertainment Nature
    Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Cost: Included with park entry pass

    Learn to square dance, Cape Breton style! These introductory workshops in Cape Breton square dancing will focus on the Ingonish style square set and offer some insight into the rich variety of square dancing across the island. Enjoy live fiddle music as you kick up your heels by the sea. All ages welcome.

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  • Huckle Buckle Pumpkin Walk

    Culture and entertainment Nature
    Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Join us on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Ingonish Beach soccer field for an unforgettable afternoon and evening of fun!

    3:00 p.m.: Food, vendors, and music
    6:15 p.m.: Pumpkin Walk

    Get ready for the ultimate Huckle Buckle experience! This year's pumpkin walk is not to be missed, with performances by the Decades, the MacArthur Dancers, and Down House preceding the walk. Don't forget to check out the food and craft vendors!

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