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2025 Market Music & Events

June 2025

• June 1 – OPENING DAY! Music from Jordi Martin and Kyle LeVesconte
• June 8 – Music from Kenny Petitpas – Seedling Sunday! – Come shop for the seedlings you need for your garden from our vendors! Kids can take part in a FREE seed planting activity with Kailea of Patchwood Farm.
• June 15 – Music from Amie Rose
• June 22 – Music from Ariana Nasr. ACAP Cape Breton will be at our Community Table with a demonstration about the ocean. Learn about their work in ecological monitoring, habitat restoration, environmental education, and waste diversion.
• June 29 – Music from Dara-Smith MacDonald and Adam Young. Calling all Artists! Come and help make a new Market Banner for our 2025 season! Efficiency Nova Scotia will be at our community table sharing simple, actionable ways that Nova Scotians can use energy more efficiently and learn about the helpful programs available to businesses, homeowners, and renters. Learn about energy efficiency tips, pick up free resources, and ask questions about how to make your home more energy efficient.

July 2025

• July 6 – Music from Dane Pedersen. MLA Kyle MacQuarrie will be at the Community table, with information on new provincial programs, and will provide assistance with filling in application forms.
• July 13 – Music from Lori Elias. The Parks Canada Summer Outreach Team is making a special stop at the Mabou Farmers Market! Whether you’re dreaming of coastal hikes, sandy beaches, or historic adventures, the Parks Canada team is here to help you plan the perfect visit to a Parks Canada place on Cape Breton Island or in Canso. Swing by to pick up maps, get insider tips, and discover hidden gems—you might just find your next unforgettable adventure!
  
• July 20 – Music from Neil McDaniel. ACAP Cape Breton will be at our Community Table with a demonstration on the impacts of beach litter and how to participate in their upcoming beach clean-ups. Visitors can talk with them about their work in ecological monitoring, habitat restoration, environmental education, and waste diversion.
• July 27 – Music from Taya MacDonald, Donald Gillis & Finley MacDougall. Join us as we celebrate Farmers’ Market Week! We’ll be celebrating with free Cake, facepainting, and a giveaway!

August 2025

• August 3 – Music from Darrell Lahay
• August 10 – Music from Mike MacInnis – Mill Road Social Enterprises will be at the Community table sharing more information on their organization.
• August 17 – Music from Mary Beth Carty. The Parks Canada Summer Outreach Team is returning to the Market! Whether you’re dreaming of coastal hikes, sandy beaches, or historic adventures, the Parks Canada team is here to help you plan the perfect visit to a Parks Canada place on Cape Breton Island or in Canso. Swing by to pick up maps, get insider tips, and discover hidden gems—you might just find your next unforgettable adventure!
• August 24 – Music from Vincent MacDonald and Allan Chiasson. ACAP Cape Breton will be at our Community Table
• August 31 – Music from Alan Aucoin – Honey and Heritage will be at our community table. Honey and Heritage is a Black and Indigenous-led initaitve rooted in reclamation, resilience, and reconnection. Their mission is to reintroduce the sacred practice of beekeeping into Black and Indigenous communities where it has long been absent due to displacement, disruption, and colonization. They believe that beekeeping is more than honey, it’s heritage, healing, and a return to ancestral ways of tending to the land with care and reverence. Come and learn more about the work that they are doing to reclaim traditional beekeeping and reconnecting Black and Indigenous communities with bees, land, and ancestral knowledge.

September 2025

• September 7 – Music from Brad Reid and Bradley Murphy. The Parks Canada Summer Outreach Team is returning to the Market! Whether you’re dreaming of coastal hikes, sandy beaches, or historic adventures, the Parks Canada team is here to help you plan the perfect visit to a Parks Canada place on Cape Breton Island or in Canso. Swing by to pick up maps, get insider tips, and discover hidden gems—you might just find your next unforgettable adventure!
• September 14 – Music from Jonathan Andrews. Employees of the Department of Opportunities and Social Development will be at our community table sharing information about the foster care program.
• September 21 – Music from Darrell Lahay FALL HARVEST CELEBRATION – Join us for our Fall Harvest Celebration! There will be a scavenger hunt for the kids, and make sure to vote in our Peculiar Veg Contest!
  
• September 28 – Music from Drift Away Music – Efficiency Nova Scotia will be at the Community table sharing information on their HomeWarming program.

October 2025

• October 5 – Music from Jess & Greg of Shiretown
• October 12 – Music from Brad Reid and Ceila Cameron. FINAL REGULAR SEASON MARKET.