Festival Folk-Acadie
National Acadian Day
Christmas at the Museum
Heritage Week
French Awareness Week
Lectures

Festival Folk-Acadie
Mid-July to mid-August

A summer festival celebrating the Acadian heritage of yesterday and today with music, dance, stories, songs and demonstrations by various artisans.

"Mélorythme":  Pastelle LeBlanc, Philippe LeBlanc, Melissa Gallant and Mylène Ouellette at the Festival Folk-Acadie during the summer of 1997.

Hélène Gallant, Island artisan,
and her hooked rugs
at the Festival Folk-Acadie during the summer of 1997.

National Acadian Day
August 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

A national holiday featuring a procession of Acadian families, the raising of the Acadian flag, the national anthem (the Ave Maris Stella), and a variety show featuring song, music and dance.

Christmas at the Museum
First week-end of December

A fair featuring arts and crafts, food, music and children's workshops, in a traditional Christmas decor.

Heritage Week
Third week of February

Heritage activities such as an object identification day and a café featuring musicians and storytellers from various Acadian communities of Prince Edward Island.

French Awareness Week
April

Activities organized to celebrate the Island's francophonie.

Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada, greeting 102-year-old Island Acadian, Délina Cormier, at the Acadian Museum during French Awareness Week in April 1995.

Lectures
Throughout the year

A few lectures a year, mostly held during the month of March, as part of the Institute of Island Studies' annual lecture series.