ALL CONCERTS WILL BE HELD AT TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE148 Station Road, Tracadie Cross250th Anniversary of Scottish Community in Tracadie Bay
Glenaladale Festival
Fèill Ghleann Aladail
A Grand Celebration of 250 Years of Scottish Settlers in Tracadie Bay, Prince Edward Island
Glenaladale Heritage Trust is celebrating its first generational anniversary as a non-profit and community run Estate! 250 years ago, on June 25th, 1772 Tracadie saw the arrival of more than 200 Scottish Catholic Highlanders aboard the brig, Alexander. Making landfall on Island shores under the leadership of Captain John MacDonald, Laird of Glenfinnan in Scotland, the Glenaladale Settlers have been a pivotal group in the Scottish diaspora across the Eastern Regions of Canada. Glenaladale Heritage Trust is working to regenerate the site as a community space and an essential destination where all Islanders and visitors alike can gather to feel at home.
We are commemorating this 250th Anniversary with the Glenaladale Festival, Fèill Ghleann Aladail in Gaelic, running from June 25th to July 3rd. Celebrating the Scottish cultural roots that connect many on the Island can reveal stories and ways of life that enrich our sense of belonging while also giving perspective within the diversity of communities on P.E.I. Animating the significant influence the Highland Scottish Settlers have had on our cultural and creative practices on Prince Edward Island, is central to the Glenaladale Festival. Touching base with our ancestors and that history of how our Scottish families came to the then known Epekwitk or Isle St. Jean in 1772, has us reflecting on the two and a half centuries since.
Welcome to Glenaladale
Quick tips for our Festival
Masks
People in Prince Edward Island are no longer required to wear masks in indoor public places or in workplaces where distancing cannot be maintained. Masks are still recommended in indoor public places. We suggest our visitors check out the P.E.I. Government recommendations and to continue to have a mask handy when physical distance cannot be maintained.
June 25th - Saturday
Festival Day #1
11:00am - Opening Ceremony
1:00pm - Highland Games
1:30pm - Tour of Captain John's Old Mansion Site with Archaeologist Erin Montgomery
2:00pm - Piping Demo with The College of Piping
2:00 - 4:00pm - Painting Stones with Lee Ann Pelton, a Family friendly drop in workshop
2:30pm - Beaconsfield Heritage Social Dance Group
3:00pm - Daily Screening of ‘Saving Glenaladale’ Documentary
4:30pm - Community Talks Series | Catherine MacDonald on 'Miss Nelly'
5:30pm Highland Games Finale & Results
Additional ticketed programming
1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
7:30pm - Concert Series | The Barra MacNeils ($40)
June 26th - Sunday
Festival Day #2
9:00am - Mass & Blessing of the Tartan | St. Bonaventure Church
10:00am - 'The Brunch' at The Tracadie Community Centre with The Lions Club
11:00am - 1:00pm - Highland Games Clinics with Professional Athletes
11:30am - Through the Trails | Kids Programming trail walks
2:00 - 5:00pm - Talking Tartans Roadshow with Peter MacDonald
3:00pm - Screening of 'The Last Battle' with Deborah Dennison
4:30pm - Community Talks Series | Dr. J. Marc MacDonald on Scottish Settlements
5:30pm - Book Launch The Secret of Ardnish with Scottish Author Angus MacDonald
7:00pm - On-site Premiere of Saving Glenaladale with Introductions from Director, Mark Sandiford
Additional ticketed programming
8:30am - Glenaladale Disc Golf Course Opening & Tournament ($10)
11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
10:00am - 4:00pm - The Wonders of Weaving 2 Day Workshop with Knit Pickers ($275)
8:00pm - HERE WE GO Barndance ($20)
June. 27th - Monday
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Festival Day #3
1:30 - 3:30pm - Genealogy Gathering | TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE
2:00pm - Diaspora Tapestries - Video introduction with curator Jenny Bruce and Exhibition
3:00pm - Daily Screening of ‘Saving Glenaladale’ Documentary
4:30pm - Community Talks Series | West Highlands with Deborah Dennison
6:30pm - Tartan, Cloth of Legend with Peter MacDonald
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Additional ticketed programming
9:30am,11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
10:00am - 4:00pm - The Wonders of Weaving 2 Day Workshop with Knit Pickers ($275)
Open Daily : Glenaladale Disc Golf Course & Trails
June 28th - Tuesday
Festival Day #4
1:30 pm- 3:30pm - Genealogy Gathering | TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE
2:00pm - Diaspora Tapestries - Video introduction with curator Jenny Bruce and Exhibition
3:00pm - Daily Screening of ‘Saving Glenaladale’ Documentary
4:30pm - Community Talks Series | Dr. Ed MacDonald - Forgotten Father Andrew A. Macdonald and the Island's Scots Catholic Aristocracy
6:30pm MacKinnon Parlour Party & Trad Session (Suggested Donation $20)
Additional ticketed programming - Find Tickets @ www.glenaladalefestival.ca
9:30am,11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
Open Daily : Glenaladale Disc Golf Course & Trails
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June 29th - Wednesday
Festival Day #5
1:30 - 3:30 - Genealogy Gathering | TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE
2:00pm - Diaspora Tapestries - Video introduction with curator Jenny Bruce and Exhibition
4:30pm - Community Talks Series |Dr. Kenneth A. MacKinnon, Remarks on the Significance of Captain John MacDonald
7:00pm - Queens County Fiddlers in Concert (by Donation)
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Additional ticketed programming
9:30am,11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
7:00pm - Lavender & Skye Scotch Whiskey Tasting Evening ( $160)
Open Daily : Glenaladale Disc Golf Course & Trails
June 30th - Thursday
Festival Day #6
1:30pm - 3:30pm - Genealogy Gathering | TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE
2:00pm - Diaspora Tapestries - Video introduction with curator Jenny Bruce and Exhibition
2:00pm - Glenaladale Pipes History & Demo
2:30pm - Sheep to Loom in Conversation with Farmer, Spinner, and Weaver
3:00pm - Daily Screening of ‘Saving Glenaladale’ Documentary
4:30pm - Community Talks Series | Glenaladale Settlers 1772 - Scotland to St. John's Island (PEI) 2nd Edition Book Launch with Myrna Babineau speaking on Bonnie Prince Charlie and The Borredale MacDonalds
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Additional ticketed programming
9:30am,11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
12:30 - Knit Pickers' Learn to Loom Knit - Kids & Family Workshop ($35)
7:30pm - Concert Series | Story & Song with Teresa Doyle and The Curious Crow ($25) TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Open Daily: Glenaladale Disc Golf Course & Trails
July 1st - Friday
Festival Day #7
11:00am - 1:00pm - Painting Stones with Lee Ann Pelton, a Family friendly drop in workshop
12:00pm - The 84th of Foot Second Battalion Regimental Association - Historical Reenactors
2:00pm - Highland Dancing Demos with The College of Piping
2:00pm - Diaspora Tapestries - Video introduction with curator Jenny Bruce and Exhibition
3:00pm - Daily Screening of ‘Saving Glenaladale’ Documentary
3:30 & 4:00 - Gaelic Postcards Language Learning with Rob MacDonald
4:30pm Community Talks Series | Anna & Patrick Duffy on Irish and Scottish Settlers
Additional ticketed programming - Find Tickets @ www.glenaladalefestival.ca
9:30am,11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
7:30pm -Concert Series | West of Mabou & The Chaisson Trio ($30) TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE
July 2nd - Saturday
Festival Day #8
9am - Big Canoe Paddle & Historic Portage
11:30am - Community Lecture Series | Gerard MacDonald - The Catholic Church in the Post Culloden Era
12:00pm - The 84th of Foot Second Battalion Regimental Association - Historical Re-enactors
1:00pm *CANCELED*Sculpture Forest Launch & Walkthrough with Artists
1:30pm - 3:30pm Drop in at Captain John's Old Mansion Site with Archaeologist Erin Montgomery
2:00pm - Diaspora Tapestries - Video introduction with curator Jenny Bruce and Exhibition
2:30pm - Glenaladale Pipes History & Demo
3:00pm - Daily Screening of ‘Saving Glenaladale’ Documentary
3:30 & 4:00 - Gaelic Postcards Language Learning with Rob MacDonald
4:00pm *note change* - Community Talks Series | Dan McAskill - The Value of a River: Culture, Natural History, Transportation, Industry and Recreation on the Hillsborough
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Additional ticketed programming
9:30am,11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
5:00pm - Glenaladale’s 250th Anniversary Tartan Dinner ($75)
8:00pm - Tartan Cèilidh with Shane Pendergast, Lovely Nelly, & Luka Hall ($25) TRACADIE COMMUNITY CENTRE
Open Daily : Glenaladale Disc Golf Course & Trails
July 3rd - Sunday
Festival Day #9
9:00am - Mass at St. Bonaventure Church
10:00am - Big Canoe Paddlers on Tracadie Bay
12:30pm Closing Commemoration at Scotchfort Cemetery
1:30pm Picnic on the Lawn at Glenaladale
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Additional ticketed programming
9:30am,11:00am,1:30pm, 3:00pm - Daily House Tours ($15)
​Open Daily : Glenaladale Disc Golf Course & Trails
Festival Passes will be available for purchase soon!
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Day Pass for Site | $5.00 / Person
Daily Group Rate | $15.00 / Car load
Festival Pass for all 9 Days! | $50.00 / Family (2 Adults + 2 Kids)
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*Children under 12 FREE
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