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Cape Breton Highlands National Park

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  • Acadian evenings

    Culture and entertainment History
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park

    Our friends Charlo and Zabeth will be back at Mkwesaqtuk/Cap-Rouge starting this Wednesday, July 3! Join them at 4:00 p.m. for Acadian interpretation, step back in time to the year 1935 as they get ready to embark on a journey to the old country, France!

    Learn about the lives of those who settled at Cap-Rouge, chat with Charlo and Zabeth, or learn an Acadian song or two!

    Every Wednesday, July & August

    4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

     

    Interpretation House at Mkwesaqtuk/Cap-Rouge Campground, 18283 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp, NS

    This experience is included in your park pass admissions.

  • Monday night at the park

    Culture and entertainment History
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park

    Join us for evenings of local Acadian Music in Cape Breton Highlands National Park at the Interpretation House, located at Mkwesaqtuk/Cap-Rouge Campground.

    Musical nights at Mkwesaqtuk/Cap-Rouge Campground

    7 p.m.

    • Monday, July 22 - Ronald Bourgeois
    • Monday, July 29 - Hirondelles
    • Monday, August 5 - Claude, Chester & Bruno
    • Monday, August 12 - Sylvia LeLièvre

  • Star parties

    Nature
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park

    Discover the wonders of the night sky during our weekend of star parties! Spend some special time looking up, learning, and peering through telescopes at the incredible night sky over the highlands. These parties coincide with the peak dates of the Perseids meteor shower, so plenty of shooting stars are in the forecast.

    Star parties

    • August 10, 2024
      • 8 pm Black Brook Day Use Area
    • August 11, 2024
      • 8 pm at Bog Trail
    • August 12, 2024
      • 8:30 pm at Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge

    Activities and experiences

  • Junior Naturalist Program

    Nature
    Location(s): Cape Breton Highlands National Park

    Calling all junior nature enthusiasts! Cape Breton Highlands National Park is offering an exciting summer program for kids!

    Location(s): Black Brook Beach, Cape Breton Highlands National Park

    Junior Naturalists is a day camp for children aged 6 to 12 and their families. Spend five fun-filled days of nature exploration, observation and adventure! Join us 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. from August 12 to 16 for a fun-filled week focused on the pollinators.

    This program takes place at the Black Brook Day Use Area. Contact the park at 902-224-2306 or cbinfo@pc.gc.ca for more information and registration details.

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