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

Green Gables Shore

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.

Charlottetown & Area

  • Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Ceilidh, 3rd Sunday of the month, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, 151 Stratford Rd, Stratford. Contact: 902-569-3202.
  • Stratford & Area Lions Club Ceilidh, 2nd 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 (June 14, 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

Mondays

Red Sands Shore

Ross Family Ceilidh, June 23, 7:30 pm, Victoria Playhouse. 

Green Gables Shore

  • Back Home Tonight: The Happiest Ceilidh on PEI, beginning June 22, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road. Contact: 902-846-0302.
  • Come to the Ceilidh (June 29 to Sept 7) with Shane Pendergast, Olivia Blacquiere & Flora MacLaine, 7:30 pm, Brackley Beach Community Centre, 3330 Brackley Point Road.

Tuesdays

Red Sands Shore

Ross Family Ceilidh, beginning June 24, 7:30 pm, Victoria Playhouse. Contact: 902-658-2025

Green Gables Shore

  • Leon Gallant & Friends: Chris Gauthier, Brendan "Spoon Man" Peters & Olivia Blacquiere, beginning June 23, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road.
  • Songs & Stories, Green Gables Heritage Place, 2:00 pm (bilingual).

Charlottetown

C'Mon In! An Island Kitchen Party, 8:00  pm, The Mack.

Wednesdays

Green Gables Shore

Charlottetown

Ceilidh in the City, beginning June 24, 7:30 pm, Jack Blanchard Centre, 7 Pond St. Contact 902-626-5307

Points East Coastal Drive

  • Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival Ceilidh & Square Dance (July 8 to August 26) , 6:00 to 8:00 pm, 961 Veteran's Memorial Hwy. 
  • Silver Threads Seniors Club (not on July 1), 7:30-10:30 pm. 78 Main St, Souris. Contact: 902-687-2396
  • Lorne Valley Summer Square Dances (July & August), 7:30 pm. 922 Lorne Valley Road, Route 355. 
  • Orwell Corner Old Fashioned Ceilidhs, beginning June 24 (every second week) 7;00 pm, Orwell Corner Historic Village

Thursdays

North Cape Coastal Drive

Lot 7 Ceilidh, 7:30 pm, St. Mark's Parish Hall, 8091 Route 14, Burton.

Green Gables Shore

  • Songs & Stories, Green Gables Heritage Place, 2:00 pm (bilingual).
  • Tiddledum Spree with Mike & Friends, beginning June 25, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road.

Charlottetown & Area

Points East Coastal Drive

  • Close to the Ground Concert Series with hosts Fiddlers' Sons, beginning July 3, 8:00 pm, Hillcrest United Church, 50 Wood Islands Road, Montague. Contact: 902-838-2698

Fridays

North Cape Coastal Drive

Summer Cabaret Village Musical Acadien, beginning July 3, 8:00 pm. 1745, Route 124, Abram-Village. Contact: 902-854-3300

Red Sands Shore

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

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.
  • Let's Have a Ceilidh (July 3 to August 28) with Michael Pendergast, Grace Chaisson & Flora MacLaine, 7:30 pm, Brackley Beach Community Centre, 3330 Brackley Point Road.

Charlottetown Area

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 Evening of Celtic Music, beginning July 4, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road. Contact: 902-330-3293
  • 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.

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