Antigonish Community Transit Open Late and Free both nights!
Night One of the 16th Annual Antigonight: Art After Dark Festival invites you to a Craft Ceilidh + Ghost Lore Tour starting from Candid Brewing! All Ages! Free! The Willow Lantern Workshop and Ceilidh are simultaneous events taking place at Candid Brewing (88 College Street). The Ghost Lore Tour will start after the Lantern Workshop. Take part in some or all of the events!
WHAT TO EXPECT:
6:30-8:30 pm Willow Lantern Workshop
Apologies! We have reached registration capacity. Come for the ceilidh!
Cecily will explore the art of willow lantern making in a free workshop. Participants will create a lantern using simple materials, including willow, paper, and fairy lights, and are invited to gather Saturday night for a lantern walk through the festival. Be part of the art while you check out the other installations and performances, illuminated by a bobbing constellation of hand- crafted lanterns.
7:00-11:00 pm Mary Beth Carty & Heather MacIsaac - Craft Ceilidh Session
Bring your fiddle, mandolin, whistle, guitar, dancing shoes, or accordion and hop into this special Friday night tune circle! Or simply tap your feet and listen in! Hosted by Mary Beth Carty on accordion and guitar, as well as Heather MacIsaac on pipes and whistles, this open Celtic community jam will include Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, and Acadian tunes, and whatever wildcards happen to fall into the mix!
8:30 - 10:00 pm Janet Becigneul - Ghost Lore Tour
Apologies! We have reached registration capacity. Come for the ceilidh!
Come join Janet Becigneul of the Haunted Antigonish Ghost Tour and learn about the world-famous ghosts here in Antigonish. From the Blue Nun and Red Priest to the fire ghost of Caledonia Mills, this town is renowned for its ghosts. In fact, the name “Antigonish” is most often associated with the ghost-inspired poem Antigonish (I met a man who wasn't there) by Hughes Mearns, which inspired a film and a few songs, including the David Bowie hit "The Man Who Sold The World" (famously covered by Nirvana).
Night Two is the MAIN EVENT of the 16th Annual Antigonight: Art After Dark Festival happening in downtown Antigonish!
Free! Open to all! Fully Accessible!
WHAT TO EXPECT:
6:30 -9:30 pm Art after Dark
18 artist’s immersive installations and participatory projects light up the downtown.
The heart of the festival comes alive on Saturday night with Art After Dark, a magical evening of immersive and participatory art stretching from Chisholm Park to College Street. Under this year’s theme, ‘Lore: the stories we share,’ audiences are invited to wander, discover, create, and participate in projects that celebrate both local stories and global connections.
Check out the artist projects here and stay tuned for the festival map!
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