Community Events & Information
Organizations in Ontario and beyond work hard to support, sustain and promote the Scottish Gaelic language, history, culture and community though a variety of ways. Below are some of these events and opportunities, in addition to Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto's events.
Do you have an event or opportunity you would like us to share? Please send us an email with details.
Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto's /The Toronto Gaelic Society's Events:
The Toronto Gaelic Society's Friday Night Ceilidhs
Cànan agus Òran
Farpais Phìobaireachd Òigridh / Young Pipers Championship - Saturday, April 18th, 2020
Fèis Thoronto - July 31st - August 3rd - Save the dates
We're pleased to welcome "Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie" and welcome back perennial favourite Gillebrìde MacMillan for concerts and workshops. We're continuing to fine-tune the workshop offerings and will get out that information soon. In the meantime, some highlights to look forward to:
Scottish/Gaelic Community events:
Clans and Scottish Societies of Canada (CASSOC)
Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies & Scottish Studies Foundation
Intermediate and Advanced Gaelic Immersion Program - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
St. Andrew's Society of Toronto
Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College
An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach / The American Scottish Gaelic Society
Slighe nan Gàidheal / Way of the Gaels
Organizations in Ontario and beyond work hard to support, sustain and promote the Scottish Gaelic language, history, culture and community though a variety of ways. Below are some of these events and opportunities, in addition to Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto's events.
Do you have an event or opportunity you would like us to share? Please send us an email with details.
Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto's /The Toronto Gaelic Society's Events:
The Toronto Gaelic Society's Friday Night Ceilidhs
- at the Tiki Room at the Tranzac - 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, from 7:30-11:00 p.m. The Bean/Fear an Taigh each month will be announced in our newsletter!
Come out to speak and learn Gaelic, enjoy cultural fun and activities, share a story, song or dance and help grow our Gaelic community together.
Minimum $5 donation, additional donation towards costs accepted. There will be door prizes, snacks will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own; a cash bar is also available. Bring your instruments, wear your dancing shoes and share the richness of our Gaelic culture together!
The Gaelic Society Ceilidhs will occur on the third Friday of the month: Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15, Jun 19
Cànan agus Òran
- The Gaelic Society of Toronto and the University of Toronto Celtic Studies Program will be holding a day of Gaelic language and song for learners of Scottish Gaelic on April 4, 2020.
The cost for each day is $45, free to U of T students, $25 to non-U of T students and free to native speakers.
Early Bird Registration- 20% off discount – Registrations (including cheque or money order) received two weeks in advance (March 21, 2020) pay $36, non-U of T students $20. - Registration and payment via credit card/PayPal, and downloadable form form mailing in your registration, is available here
Farpais Phìobaireachd Òigridh / Young Pipers Championship - Saturday, April 18th, 2020
- Comunn Gàidhlig Thoronto / The Gaelic Society of Toronto is pleased to be hosting our annual Young Pipers Championship. The Championship is open to all Pipers 21 years and under and according to Grade.
When: Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at 1:00pm
Location: The Toronto Scottish Regiment HQ and A Company
70 Birmingham Street, Etobicoke, Ontario M8V 3W6
(On Street Parking)
Cost: $10 per Piper (plus $0.90 processing fee ); $5 per spectator ticket at the door
Deadline for entries is Wednesday April 15th, 2020. - Registration is now open and full details are available on our website.
Fèis Thoronto - July 31st - August 3rd - Save the dates
We're pleased to welcome "Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie" and welcome back perennial favourite Gillebrìde MacMillan for concerts and workshops. We're continuing to fine-tune the workshop offerings and will get out that information soon. In the meantime, some highlights to look forward to:
- Saturday language, song and instrumental workshops with Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie
- From Brian Ó hEadhra of Bòrd na Gàidhlig: "Overview of Gaelic Scotland today" workshop - talk and interactive discussion on current developments in Gaelic language, arts and culture and how best to access it.
- Saturday evening concert with Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona Mackenzie
- Monday workshops with Gillebrìde MacMillan: Bàrdachd baile: Village verse - The story of 20th century Scottish Gaelic traditional poetry followed by a Song Workshop on some of the songs mentioned in the lecture
Scottish/Gaelic Community events:
Clans and Scottish Societies of Canada (CASSOC)
- Information about CASSOC's newsletter, AN DROCHAID can be found here.
- Tartan Day Spring Ceilidh in Toronto - 2020 dates to be announced
Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies & Scottish Studies Foundation
- 2020 Colloquiums: dates to be announced
Intermediate and Advanced Gaelic Immersion Program - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
- June 28, 2020 - July 3 2020. Registration closes June 1st, 2020. Details here.
St. Andrew's Society of Toronto
- St. Andrew's Charity Ball - 2020 dates to be announced. Details here.
Colaisde na Gàidhlig / The Gaelic College
- Year-round opportunities to learn Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia including summer school, March break programs, immersion courses, Gaelic weekends, online lessons, and more. More info here.
- An Cùrsa Bogaidh | Immersion Course - Intermediate II and III Levels
Find details and register here
An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach / The American Scottish Gaelic Society
- Grandfather Mountain Gaelic Song & Language Week July 5-10, 2020
- Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina, USA. Details here.
Slighe nan Gàidheal / Way of the Gaels
- Fèis Seattle August - 2020 dates to be announced
- 2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW Olympica, WA, USA. Details here.
