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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)

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, 1:30 pm, 45 Anderson Rd, Kinkora. Contact: 902-887-2868

Green Gables Shore

  • The Proud Islanders starting July 13 at 7:00pm (every second Sunday), Stanley Bridge Centre, 9979, Route 6. Email: [email protected]
  • Cymbria Lions Club starting July 6 at 7:30 pm, 2184 Church Road, Rustico. Contact: 902-963-2166. 
  • Dunstaffnage Ceilidh hosted by Road Masters Band and guest entertainers, 1st Sunday of the month, 7:00 pm, 13529 St. Peter's Road.

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: 902-569-2732
  • Winsloe Ceilidh Series, every second Sunday (May 25), 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
  • Sunday Night Hoedown, 2nd Sunday of the month, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3, 56 Main St, Souris

Mondays

Red Sands Shore

Ross Family Ceilidh starting June 30 at 7:30 pm, Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea. Contact: 902-658-2370

Green Gables Shore

  • Back Home Tonight with Gordon Belsher, Todd MacLean, Cynthia MacLeod & Courtney Hogan-Chandler, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road.
  • Olivia Blacquiere, Shane Pendergast & Flora Maclaine, Brackley Beach Community Centre, 7:30 pm, 3330 Brackley Point Road. 

Tuesdays

North Cape Coastal Drive

Gadelle, Village Musical Acadien, starting July 8, 1:30 & 2:30 pm, Wellington

Green Gables Shore

Leon Gallant & Friends, Stanley Bridge Hall, 7:30 pm, 4897 St. Mary's Road

Points East Coastal Drive

Kings Ceilidh: A PEI Kitchen Party! from July 8 to August 26, 7:30 pm, Kings Playhouse, Georgetown. Contact: 902-652-2053

Wednesdays

North Cape Coastal Drive

  • Music @ the Corner with a variety of the finest musical talent, St. Luke's Hall, 7:30 pm, O'Leary
  • Gadelle, Village Musical Acadien, starting July 9, 1:30 & 2:30 pm, Wellington

Green Gables Shore

  • Malpeque Hall Ceilidhs hosted by Michael Pendergast and "Uncle" Tom McSwiggan with fiddling and step dancing, 7:30 pm, Route 20. Contact: 902-836-4310
  • The Chaissons with Troy MacGillivray and guests, Stanley Bridge Hall, 7:30 pm, 4897 St. Mary's Road.

Charlottetown

  • Ceilidh in the City, Jack Blanchard Centre, 7:30 pm, 7 Pond Street. Contact: 902-626-5307
  • C'MON IN! Atlantic Canada's Best Kitchen Party, Trailside Music Hall, starting July 2 at 8 pm, 155 Kent Street

Points East Coastal Drive

Thursdays

North Cape Coastal Drive

Gadelle, Village Musical Acadien, starting July 10, 1:30 & 2:30 pm, Wellington

Green Gables Shore

Michael Pendergast and "Uncle" Tom McSwiggan with fiddling and step dancing, 7:30 pm, Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St. Mary's Road. Contact: 902-836-4310

Charlottetown & Area

Points East Coastal Drive

Close to the Ground concert series with Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster & Keelin Wedge, Hillcrest United Church, 50 Wood Islands Hill Road. Contact: 902-838-2698.

Fridays

North Cape Coastal Drive

Green Gables Shore

Leon Gallant & Friends, Stanley Bridge Hall, 7:30 pm, 4897 St. Mary's Road

Charlottetown Area

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

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

North Cape Coastal Drive (including Summerside)

  • Celtic Jam Saturdays,  Evermoore Brewing Co, 192 Water Street, Summerside, 2:00 pm. Contact: 902-436-7218
  • Summerside Kitchen Party, Royal Canadian Legion, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, 340 Notre Dame Street. Contact: 902-436-2091
  • Very Best of Up West, 3rd Saturday of the month, Albert & Crown Pub, 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Reservations recommended. Contact: 902-853-0000

Green Gables Shore

  • Richard Wood: An Evening of Celtic Music, Stanley Bridge Hall, 7:30 pm, 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

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