August Ceilidh Schedule!

Join us every Thursday in the months of July and August for live local music. Every ceilidh features talented musicians on fiddle and piano, with special guests including vocalists, pipers, and more!

Recent News & Events

Gaelic NS Month Talk on May 27th by Dr Rank de Vries

Join StFX's Dr. Ranke de Vries for a presentation in honour of Gaelic Nova Scotia Month: ‘Of salmon and giants: medieval/modern Gaelic stories.’ Co-Sponsored by the Antigonish Highland Society and the StFX Department of Celtic Studies.

Gaelic Month Book Reading at the Museum on May 21st

Join author and Gaelic language guru Dr. Catriona Parsons for a public reading from her 2023 book of poetry Cridhe ’s Anam / Heart & Soul. Refreshments will be provided.Co-Hosted by the Museum and the Antigonish Highland Society.

Free Gaelic Month Ceilidh on May 9th

Join us for a wonderful evening of music and song, generously provided by the organizers of the Digital Humanities Summer Institute East 2025 (DHSI East) Conference at StFX.Music will be provided by Mary Jane Lamond, Mairi Britton, and Bradley Murphy.Free and open to...

Book Launch of “Someone Else’s Saint” on May 1st at 7pm

Join local author Dr. Matthew R. Anderson for the launch of his latest book, Someone Else's Saint: How a Scottish Pilgrimage Led to Nova Scotia, which was inspired in part by a talk Anderson gave at the Museum in 2024. This wonderful book charts the course of a...