Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival

Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival

Date: June 6th 2024 until June 9th 2024

Community: Iona

The Barra Strait, overlooking the beautiful Bras d’Or Lake, comes alive with festivities acknowledging World Oceans Day, a United Nations-recognized day of ocean celebration and action. Àros na Mara (Gaelic…
Hector’s Arm

Hector’s Arm

Community: Iona

Hector's Arm is a family run Bed & Breakfast that sits atop a hill overlooking beautiful Iona, Nova Scotia.
WashaBuck Falls

WashaBuck Falls

Community: Washabuck

The falls are only a few short steps away, follow the well worn trail down to the brook, where the falls come almost immediately into view. Walk downstream a hundred…
Timeout Campground

Timeout Campground

Community: Little Narrows

Time-Out Campground is located at 2327 Portage Road, Estmere, offering a visitor experience to all.  Time-Out Campground & RV Park is developed over 20 acres of land and 1000 feet…
Féill Eachainn Mhóir | Pioneer Day

Féill Eachainn Mhóir | Pioneer Day

Date: September 17th 2022

Community: Iona

This afternoon festival of rural life is for the entire family. See demonstrations of flax processing, candle and soap making, and play horseshoes. Watch the Cash Carding Mill demonstrations, treadle…
Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spooks

Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spooks

Date: October 28th 2022 until October 29th 2022

Community: Iona

Come and celebrate Halloween with a special evening tour of the Highland Village by lamplight, complete with storytelling, skits, and special effects. The tour is followed by a storytelling session…
Là Mór a’ Bhaile | Highland Village Day Concert

Là Mór a’ Bhaile | Highland Village Day Concert

Date: August 5th 2023

Community: Iona

Join us for an afternoon of fun and Gaelic arts. Fiddlers, step-dancers, pipers, and more, come together to treat visitors to traditional Nova Scotia Gaelic culture in this outdoor concert…
Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival

Àros na Mara World Oceans Day Festival

Date: June 8th 2023 until June 11th 2023

Community: Iona

The Barra Strait, overlooking the beautiful Bras d’Or Lake, comes alive with festivities acknowledging World Oceans Day, a United Nations-recognized day of ocean celebration and action. Àros na Mara (Gaelic…
Spòrs Beag | Children’s Gaelic Program – Fridays

Spòrs Beag | Children’s Gaelic Program – Fridays

Date: July 8th 2022 until August 26th 2022

Community: Iona

Join us for a fun morning of Gaelic songs, stories, and traditional games as your children learn what life was like for the Gaelic settlers. Spòrs Beag is for children…