Prince Edward Island
Generations of PEI-ers have grown up catching the features here – screening since the 1950s, the drive-in was restored in 1992 – making this a real island…
Must-see entertainment in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island
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Nova Scotia
Surely the most unusual theater space in Nova Scotia, this place is built around the MV Kipawo, the last of the Minas Basin ferries. There's a summer…
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Halifax
Indie acts and local bands are the mainstay at the rough-and-ready Seahorse. It also hosts a monthly dance party, plus retro nights devoted to the '80s…
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College of Piping & Celtic Performing Arts
Prince Edward Island
Schooling students in the traditional instruments of Celtic music since the 1980s – from bagpipes to fiddles – this highly regarded music college also…
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New Brunswick
The grand Capitol Theatre was originally a 1922 vaudeville house and one of only eight prewar Canadian theaters historically restored. The setting is…
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Prince Edward Island
This country-music venue is dedicated to the local musician Stompin' Tom Connors, who was raised nearby at Skinners Pond (although he was actually born in…
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Nova Scotia
In an imposing brick building that's served as a post office, a customs house and an armoury, this arty place is now a combined workshop venue, vegetarian…
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Cape Breton Island
Proper community ceilidhs (parties with music and dancing) with plenty of fiddling, twirling and Celtic atmosphere are held in Baddeck's parish hall,…
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Nova Scotia
This recently refurbished 400-seat theater is rumored to have a resident ghost. Built as an Odd Fellows Hall in 1907, it's now a favorite venue for rock…
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New Brunswick
With seating for 10,000, Moncton's stadium gets the big players, like Cirque du Soleil, junior hockey teams and major bands. In the square outside,…
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Nova Scotia
Opposite the waterfront, this impressive performing-arts center stages a range of live shows. Experience some top-notch Scottish music during a summer…
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Halifax
Performances of the Bard's works take place at the Cambridge Battery, an old fortification in the middle of Point Pleasant Park. When the weather's bad,…
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Nova Scotia
This quaint theater space has great acoustics for live performances. Plays or dinner theater are presented most nights in July and August, with occasional…
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Halifax
The Carleton's lineup is famously eclectic: folk, indie, jazz, rock and Celtic all regularly feature. There's a good dinner menu, too, served till late if…
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Nova Scotia
The Astor is the oldest continuously operating performance venue in the province. Built in 1902 as the Liverpool Opera House, it presents films, plays and…
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Cape Breton Island
Housed in the old St Andrew's Church, the HAT has become the town's top venue for live performance, music and dance. There are often Celtic music nights…
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Halifax
Halifax's premier multipurpose indoor arena is smack bang in the heart of downtown. The biggest matches, games and concerts to come to town are held here.
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Saint John
Now restored to its original 1913 splendor, this is the city's premier venue for performances ranging from classical music to live theater.
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New Brunswick
The Playhouse stages local, national and international shows throughout the year including concerts, theater and ballet.
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Prince Edward Island
The ornate red-velvet-and-gold theater at Victoria Playhouse presents a series of plays and concerts over the summer.
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Halifax
This is the place to go for local and international stand-up and improv gigs; check the website for what's on when.
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Halifax
This downtown theater presents musicals and well-known plays on its main stage and edgier stuff in the studio.
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Bearly's House of Blues & Ribs
Halifax
Some of the best blues musicians in Atlantic Canada play here, often at very low cover charges.
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Cape Breton Island
A cast of young local musicians entertain all summer long in this 17th-century-style theater.
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Prince Edward Island
This modern theater is the venue for a changing series of plays, comedy and more.
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New Brunswick
After dinner, catch a flick at the wonderfully retro Neptune Drive-In.
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Prince Edward Island
Most locals start to giggle when they speak of their last time at Feast Dinner Theatres. Located under Brothers2 Restaurant, it's the longest-running…
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Prince Edward Island
Opened in 2008 to mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables, the popular children's novels set on PEI, this theater presents a…
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Cape Breton Island
This popular casino (there's not a great deal else to do in town) has hundreds of slot machines, blackjack and poker tables, and live entertainment.
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Cape Breton Island
In Glace Bay, 22km east of Sydney, the grand 1920 Savoy is the region's premier entertainment venue.
