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Traditional jam session, Evermoore Brewing Co, Summerside

Ceilidhs & Kitchen Parties Prince Edward Island

Ceilidhs & Kitchen Parties

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)

  • Music in St. Louis, St. Louis Community Centre, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, 3563 Union Road. $8 at the door.

Green Gables Shore

  • Cymbria Lions Club, 7:30 pm, 2184 Church Road, Rustico. Contact: 902-963-2166 (to August 30).
  • Dunstaffnage Ceilidh hosted by Road Masters Band and guest entertainers, 1st Sunday of the month, 7:00 pm, 13529 St. Peter's Road.

Red Sands Shore

Tip Er Back, Afton Community Centre, 3rd Sunday of the month, 7:30 pm, 1552 Route 19, New Dominion. Contact 902-916-8970 (to September 13).

Charlottetown & Area

  • Stratford & Area Lions Club Ceilidh, 2nd Sunday of the month, 2:00-4:00 pm, Robert L. Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd. 
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Ceilidh, 3rd Sunday of the month, 2:00-4:00 pm, 151 Stratford Rd, Stratford. Contact: 902-569-3202.
  • Cotton Center Ceilidh, 4th Sunday of the month, 2:00-4:00 pm, Robert L. Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd. Contact: 902-213-3255
  • Winsloe Ceilidh Series, every second Sunday, 2:00 pm (August 30, 2026), 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, Charlottetown.

Points East Coastal Drive

  • Sturgeon Ceilidh, 2nd Sunday of the month, 6:30 pm, St. Paul's Parish Hall, 1133 Rte 17A (to September 28).

Mondays

Green Gables Shore

  • Back Home Tonight: The Happiest Ceilidh on PEI, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road. Contact: 902-846-0302 (to September 14).
  • Come to the Ceilidh with Shane Pendergast, Olivia Blacquiere & Flora MacLaine, 7:30 pm, Brackley Beach Community Centre, 3330 Brackley Point Road (to September 7).

Tuesdays

Red Sands Shore

Ross Family Ceilidh, 7:30 pm, Victoria Playhouse. Contact: 902-658-2025 (to September 19).

Green Gables Shore

Leon Gallant & Friends: Chris Gauthier, Brendan "Spoon Man" Peters & Olivia Blacquiere, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road (to October 13).

Wednesdays

Green Gables Shore

  • Malpeque Ceilidh with Michael Pendergast and guests, 7:30 pm, Malpeque Community Centre, 2197 Route 20.
  • The Chaisson Trio with weekly guest fiddler, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road. Contact: 902-314-1865 (to September 23).

Charlottetown

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

Points East Coastal Drive

  • Silver Threads Seniors Club, 7:30-10:30 pm. 78 Main St, Souris. Contact: 902-687-2396
  • Orwell Corner Old Fashioned Ceilidhs, 7;00 pm, Orwell Corner Historic Village (September 16).

Thursdays

North Cape Coastal Drive

Lot 7 Ceilidh, 7:00 pm, St. Mark's Parish Hall, 8091 Route 14, Burton (through October).

Green Gables Shore

Tiddledum Spree with Mike & Friends, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road (to October 1).

Charlottetown & Area

  • Trad Night, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Village Green taproom, 30 Church Street, Cornwall.
  • Schooner Sessions, The Old Triangle, 7:00 pm. Contact: 902-892-5200

Points East Coastal Drive

Close to the Ground Concert Series with hosts Fiddlers' Sons, 8:00 pm, Hillcrest United Church, 50 Wood Islands Road, Montague. Contact: 902-838-2698 (to September 24).

Fridays

Red Sands Shore

Music Nights in Noye Music Hall with Three's Company & Steve Perry, KOA Borden, 7:30 pm, Borden-Carleton (to September 25).

Green Gables Shore

Leon Gallant & Friends: Chris Gauthier, Brendan "Spoon Man" Peters & Olivia Blacquiere, beginning June 26, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road (to October 9).

Charlottetown Area

Benevolent Irish Society featuring local bands and musicians, 7:30 pm, 582 North River Rd. Contact: 902-213-3924

Points East Coastal Drive

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

Saturdays

North Cape Coastal Drive (including Summerside)

  • Celtic Jam Saturdays, Evermoore Brewing Co, 192 Water Street, Summerside, 1:30 to 4:00 pm. Contact: 902-436-7218
  • Summerside Kitchen Party, Royal Canadian Legion, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, 340 Notre Dame Street. Contact: 902-436-2091.

Green Gables Shore

  • Richard Wood: An Afternoon of Celtic Music, 4:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road. Contact: 902-330-3293 (September).
  • Rustico Bay Ceilidh and Dance, 2104 Church Road, 8:00 pm. $12. Contact: 902-314-6277

Charlottetown

C'Mon In! An Island Kitchen Party, 8:00  pm, The Mack (to September 5).

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
Shane Pendergast plays guitar in local venue
photo of Richard Wood playing the fiddle