Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Events Calendar
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ANNUAL EVENTS
Early February
Charlottetown Winter Carnival
Telephone: 902-892-5708
Sleigh rides, ice sculpting, family skating as well as indoor events and
competitions.
Late March
Kids World Children's Carnival
Charlottetown Civic Centre
Telephone: 902-566-5651
Food, rides, entertainment especially for kids.
Late May
Irish Festival
Telephone: 902-569-2235
For coming up on two centuries, this is a major Atlantic attraction.
This weekend of music seisiuns, dance ceilis, dance and music
workshops, concerts showcases the best of traditional East Coast Irish
music and dance.
End May
Prince Edward Island Spring Wine Festival
telephone: 902-368-5710
Early June
Telephone: 902-566-5548
Charlottetown celebrates another birthday.
Late June through late September
Victoria Playhouse Festival
Telephone: 902-658-2670
Victoria by the Sea is PEI's longest running little theatre offering comedies,
musicals, concerts and storytelling.
End June
Summerside Highland Gathering
telephone: 902-436-5377
Toll free: 1-877-BAGPIPE
Traditional competitions and entertainment. Solo pipers, drummers, bands,
dancers, heavyweight athletes, fiddlers, and singers.
End of June through Early July
Festival of Lights
Telephone: 902-629-1784
Toll Free: 1-800-955-1864
In combination with fireworks, concerts and other attractions, The Aliant
International Buskers are always a hit among audiences young and old alike and
the Children?s Village offers inflatables and amusements for children of all
ages.
June through September
Charlottetown
Festival
Confederation Centre of the Arts,
145 Richmond Street, Charlottetown,
PE C1A 1J1
Telephone: 902-628-1864
Box Office Toll Free: 1-800- 565-0278
Box Office Local: 1-902-566-1267
The Confederation Centre of the Arts is located in downtown Charlottetown and is
bordered by Grafton, Queen and Richmond Streets. The Box Office is located at
the corner of Grafton and Queen Streets.
Celebrating 38 years of Canadian art and culture is a National Memorial to the
Fathers of Confederation. Also included in the building is gallery exhibitions,
a licensed restaurant, and guided tours. Since its inception, The Charlottetown
Festival has sought out and commissioned over 66 new Canadian musicals. The most
popular and successful of The Charlottetown Festival musicals remains Anne of
Green Gables - The Musical?. Since its premiere, over 2-million people have
seen Anne of Green Gables - The Musical? at The Charlottetown Festival.
Early July
P.E.I. Street Rod Association Show n' Shine
Telephone: 902-962-4140
Lobster Shanty Restaurant, Montague
The oldest and One of the oldest and biggest outdoor car shows featuring street
rod, antique, classic cars, more.
Mid July
Pride Festival
1-877-380-5776
Various venues across P.E.I.
A week long festival of pride activities across Prince Edward Island.
Mid July
Cymbria Lions Club, South Rustico Annual all-British car, motorcycle show,
market, competitions
Telephone: 902-964-3294
PEI International Children's Theatre Festival
Sites across PEI
1-800-803-1421
Theatre for children with across the Island
Medieval Faire
Late July
Charlottetown Yacht Club Race Week
Telephone: 902-629-6404
Atlantic Canada's Premiere sailboat race event with nightly live entertainment,
food, music.
Mid August
Lucy Maude Montgomery Festival
Located in heritage sites in Cavendish, Route 6 / Park Corner, Route 20
Telephone: 902-963-7874
Two days of family events.
Late August
The Festival of Father?s
The Festival of Father?s celebrates the anniversary of the week of the
political negotiations and grand balls that were part of the Charlottetown
Conference of September of 1864. These historic meetings eventually lead to the
creation of Canada.
Mid September
Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival
The Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival began in 1996 and has
grown phenomenally. Its theme is Good Friends, Good Times, Good Music and
Lots of World Famous Prince Edward Island Shellfish.
From gourmet chefs to celebrity cooks; first time oyster tasters to world-class
oyster shuckers, the Festival entertains and educates. Expect a lot of Maritime
music as an integral ingredient.
Late November to Early January
Wintertide - The Maritime Electric Victorian Winter Festival
Downtown Charlottetown and Island-wide
Telephone: 902-628-2000
Light show and schedule of Island-wide activities. |
