Celtic Colours Encore (4 days)
It’s time to gather your friends and family for another toe-tapping adventure!
Maybe you’ve travelled with Atlantic Tours before on our much-loved Celtic Colours of Cape Breton tour and are ready for a new experience. Or perhaps you simply want to enjoy as many performances as possible during the Celtic Colours International Festival alongside a group of fellow Celtic music lovers. Either way, this is the tour for you!
Join Atlantic Tours for this new take on the Celtic Colours International Festival. This performance-focused experience includes five concerts at venues around Cape Breton, culminating with The Grand Finale.
Interested in seeing the Cabot Trail and visiting the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site? See our Celtic Colours of Cape Breton tour!
Performances Lineup:
Thursday, October 15, 2026 Evening Performance: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – Sydney Mines: Some Good Craic on the Northside featuring Lisa MacArthur & Kolton MacDonell & Malcolm MacNeil and The Voices of Ireland
Friday, October 16, 2026 Matinee Performance: Theatre Baddeck – Baddeck: Afternoon Harmonies featuring RoSa, Heather MacIssac & John Pellerin & Mary Beth Carty and The Pellerin Brothers
Friday, October 16, 2026 Evening Performance: Savoy Theatre – Glace Bay: The Legacies of Jean and Eileen: The Barra MacNeils, Brenda Stubbert & Tracey Bailey, Kimberley Fraser, Malcolm MacNeil, The Forrester Dancers, The Forrester Sisters, Shawn MacDonald & Dan MacDonald & Susan MacLean, Michael Campbell and Robyn Cathcart & Margaret MacPherson & Breagh Kelly
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Matinee Performance: Theatre Baddeck - Baddeck: Afternoon Ceilidh featuring Rose Morrison, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, Kenneth MacKenzie, Jenny MacKenzie and Margie Beaton.
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Evening Performance: Centre 200 – Sydney: 30 and Thriving: A Celtic Colours East Coast Party: The Men of the Deeps, Bette MacDonald & Maynard Morrison, Matt Anderson, Còig and The Irish Descendants
Dates
2026
Highlights
3 Nights’ Accommodation
6 Meals: 3 Dinners, 3 Breakfasts
5 Celtic Colours performances, including The Grand Finale
Cape Breton Miners Museum
Nova Scotia Museum of Industry
Atlantic Tours Tour Director
Comfortable Motorcoach
Performances 2026:
Thursday, October 15, 2026 Evening Performance: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – Sydney Mines: Some Good Craic on the Northside featuring Lisa MacArthur & Kolton MacDonell & Malcolm MacNeil and The Voices of Ireland
Friday, October 16, 2026 Matinee Performance: Theatre Baddeck – Baddeck: Afternoon Harmonies featuring RoSa, Heather MacIssac & John Pellerin & Mary Beth Carty and The Pellerin Brothers
Friday, October 16, 2026 Evening Performance: Savoy Theatre – Glace Bay: The Legacies of Jean and Eileen: The Barra MacNeils, Brenda Stubbert & Tracey Bailey, Kimberley Fraser, Malcolm MacNeil, The Forrester Dancers, The Forrester Sisters, Shawn MacDonald & Dan MacDonald & Susan MacLean, Michael Campbell and Robyn Cathcart & Margaret MacPherson & Breagh Kelly
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Matinee Performance: Theatre Baddeck - Baddeck: Afternoon Ceilidh featuring Rose Morrison, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, Kenneth MacKenzie, Jenny MacKenzie and Margie Beaton.
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Evening Performance: Centre 200 – Sydney: 30 and Thriving: A Celtic Colours East Coast Party: The Men of the Deeps, Bette MacDonald & Maynard Morrison, Matt Anderson, Còig and The Irish Descendants
Itinerary
DAY 1: Depart for Sydney, NS
After meeting your tour director and travelling companions, make your way through central Nova Scotia and across the Canso Causeway to Cape Breton Island and on to Sydney, Cape Breton’s largest community, for your three-night stay. Enjoy an evening performance at the Celtic Colours International Festival. (Dinner)
DAY 2: Celtic Colours International Festival
Join your tour director for a trip to the Cape Breton Miners Museum in Glace Bay. While there, take a virtual mine tour to learn about the daily routines and challenges faced by coal miners as well as an opportunity to check out the exhibits. Return to Sydney for lunch on your own before joining together for two concerts this day. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Please note: we have NOT included an underground tour due to the physical abilities required to enjoy this experience.
DAY 3: Celtic Colours International Festival
This morning, enjoy free time to explore Sydney on your own. Browse some of the shops, stroll along the waterfront boardwalk or relax at your hotel. Later today, enjoy an afternoon performance. This evening, attend the Grand Finale concert. (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 4: Homeward Bound
Depart Sydney this morning as you start your way back to the mainland. Stop in Stellarton to visit the Museum of Industry to discover the people, places and machines of Nova Scotia’s industrial past. Afterwards, return home with fond memories of your Celtic Colours Encore experience. (Breakfast)
Accommodations
| Holiday Inn Sydney Waterfront | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Mobility Requirements
Travelling with Atlantic Tours requires a certain level of activity and physical fitness to enjoy and take part in the tour.
While the specific requirements for each tour vary, in general, you must be able to:
- Enter and exit the motorcoach on your own.
- Climb stairs with ease and at times without handrails.
- Walk up and down moderate to steep inclines.
- Walk on uneven surfaces.
- Walk distances of at least 1km at a reasonable pace.
- Walk and stand for up to 2 hours.
- Manage your own luggage if luggage handling is not available.
Rates (CAD)
Rates 2026
| Double/Twin | Triple | Quad | Single |
| $1599 | $1489 | $1429 | $1979 |
Rates are Per Person in CAD.
Rates are subject to 14%HST
Deposit & Payment
A deposit of $200.00 per person is due at time of booking.
Full payment is due 62 days prior to departure: August 14, 2026
Individual Cancellation Terms
Up to and including August 13, 2026: deposit non-refundable
Between August 14, 2026, date of departure and after departure: 100% of the total tour price is non-refundable
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