Events for August 22, 2025
The PEI Provincial Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair
The PEI Provincial Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair—also known as the Dundas Plowing Match—celebrates its 83rd edition this year, running from August 22 to 24. Held in Dundas, PEI, the…
PEI Gran Fondo 2025
The PEI Gran Fondo 2025, taking place on August 22–23, is a coast-to-coast cycling event featuring scenic routes, timed climbs and sprints, and distances for all levels. Rides will start…
Past-Port Summerside
Founded this year, Past-Port Summerside is the city’s only dedicated historical walking tour, offering visitors and locals a chance to step back in time and explore the city’s rich heritage.…
Keira Loane
Live music at Next Door @ Merchantman.
Patrick Nabuurs
Live entertainment at Founders Food Hall.
Family Movie Fun
Families and kids of all ages can drop into the Summerside Library and enjoy family movies and snacks on Fridays at 1 pm during the summer. Films in Summerside include:…
Gadelle
Traditional Acadian music group Gadelle returns to the Village musical acadien in Abram-Village this summer from Tuesday to Friday from July 8 to August 28 with tow 45-minute sets—at 1:30…
Emily Ledwell Book Launch
Gender-based violence happens behind closed doors—but doors can also open to home and healing. First-time author Emily Ledwell launches her poetry chapbook, 3 Doors, on August 22 at Beaconsfield Carriage…
Tell Tale Harbour
Tell Tale Harbour returns to The Charlottetown Festival after its triumphant world premiere in 2022 with a newly reworked production, playing at The Sobey Family Theatre in Charlottetown on select…
PEI Preserve Company Afternoon Tea
PEI Preserve Company in New Glasgow will serve afternoon tea, with delicate pastries and crudités, from Wednesday to Sunday from 3–6 pm. Reserve by emailing restaurant@preservecompany.com.
Garden Compost Event
A hands-on composting event takes place at the Robert L Cotton Centre on August 22 from 4–6 pm. Roger Henry, a composting technician from AAFC, and Soleil Hutchinson from Soleil’s…
Kelley Mooney
Live entertainment at Founders Food Hall.
Nick Doneff
Live music at Copper Bottom.
Geoff Warren & Nick Clow
Live music at The Hub Lounge.
Blair Gaudet
Live music at the Albert & Crown Pub.
Mike Stratton
Live music at Next Door @ Merchantman.
Lisa Birt
Live music at Bogside.
Anne & Gilbert: The Musical
Experience an Atlantic Canadian love story in the musical Anne & Gilbert, playing at The Florence Simmons Performance Hall from May–October at select times. Featuring a 20-member cast and orchestra,…
Dino Dunsford & Judy Yeo
Live music at Olde Dublin Pub.
D’Arcy & Moe
Live music at Brothers 2.
City Cinema: Boogie Nights
Drama, Comedy. 18A. Severe nudity and sex, violence. Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson, US, 1997, 153 min. Mark Wahlberg, Burt Renolds, Julianne Moore. Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic portrait of the United…
West Point Lighthouse 150th Anniversary: Beacons of Light with Willy and Bennie
In 1875, construction of the historic West Point Lighthouse, nestled along the shores of Northumberland Strait in the western tip of PEI, was completed and the lamp was lit in…
St. John’s Anglican 200th Anniversary: Meet-and-Greet ft. special guest The Right Reverend Sandra Fyfe
St. John’s Anglican on South Drive in St. Eleanor’s is the oldest Anglican place of worship on PEI. This year marks its 200th anniversary. To kick off the celebrations, a…
Ceilidh at the Irish Hall
The Benevolent Irish Society’s ceilidhs feature local bands and musicians. Doors open at 7 pm and music starts at 7:30 pm. The lineup includes Fiddlers’ Sons, featuring Eddy Quinn, John…
Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise will play at the Watermark Theatre this summer. PEI actor Brandon Stafford will star in the show, joining actors Caroline Bell and Paul Van…
Auction in Dunstaffnage
The card game Auction is played weekly on Fridays at 7:30 pm at Dunstaffnage School Centre. Admission is at the door.
Becoming Dolly
Back by popular demand after a sold-out run at The 2024 Charlottetown Festival, Islander Jessica Gallant returns with the heartfelt and high-energy cabaret show Becoming Dolly. She takes a musical…
Heather Rankin
Live music performance at Under The Spire. Part of the Under The Spire Music Series.
Yesterday: The Magic of The Beatles
Craig Fair Productions presents Yesterday: The Magic of The Beatles at the PEI Brewing Company, running August 14–16 and 21–23 at 7:30 pm. Yesterday takes audiences on a journey through…
Inside American Pie
Inside American Pie is back at Harmony House from July 9–August 28 on select dates. A lot of people know that ‘American Pie’ was written by Don McLean to commemorate…
Saul Good Duo
Live music at the Old Triangle.
Summer Cabaret Concert Series
The Village musical acadien in Abram-Village will once again showcase some of PEI’s best country, rock, and folk singers—including finalists and winners of various provincial, Atlantic, and national music awards—during…
JP Cormier
Live music at the Fiddling Fisherman.
Tell Tale Harbour
Tell Tale Harbour returns to The Charlottetown Festival after its triumphant world premiere in 2022 with a newly reworked production, playing at The Sobey Family Theatre in Charlottetown on select…
Basia Bulat
Basia Bulat will play at Trailside on August 22 at 8 pm. Since 2000, Slowcoaster has been spreading their unique brand of East Coast Canadian danceable rock-reggae around the globe.…
Omnivide (NB)
Live music at Baba's Lounge.
Carter MacLellan
Live music at Olde Dublin Pub.
