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Along the Shores of Washabuck Summer Festival- Save the dates!

Friday, july 31st - Sunday, August 9th, 2026

   Join us for our 17th annual summer festival aka. Washabuck Days!
   Schedule of events to be posted in Festival Events soon.

A taste of what to look forward to:
Friday, July 31st: Join us in kicking off the Washabuck Days with the 50th Annual Square Dance with Donnie Campbell, Troy MacGillivray and Friends.

Monday, August 3rd- Saturday, August 8th: Morning Washabuck Cafes and Poker Walks.

Wednesday, August 5th: Spend the afternoon on the baseball field with family and friends, followed by a BBQ supper at the hall and music at 7:00pm with Kaj Udby, Jordi Martin, and Kyle LeVesconte.

Check back soon for updates!

And as always follow Browns Bear on Facebook! 

Summer Student Employment Opportunity

Position: Youth Festival Organizer

Tasks and Responsibilities:

The hired employee will be responsible for, but not limited to:

  • assist with the upkeep and maintenance of our facilities and grounds during summer months

  • general office duties (e.g., computer work, word processing programs, printing, etc.)

  • inventories

  • advertising

  • setting up for all events and clean up

  • must be available to assist with all festival events; post-events tasks

  • assist with recycling following Victoria County guidelines

8 weeks from June 29th to August 21st.
35 hours per week @ $17.00 an hour.

Hours will vary during the festival week, and you must be available to work events as needed.

If you qualify, please apply to: [email protected] with your cover letter and resume.

Deadline: May 15th at 12 noon

Annual Father's Day Porkchop BBQ

Sunday, June 21st, 2026

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

More details to come soon!

 

45s Card Games

Tuesdays (STARTED BACK UP AS OF April 21st)

Join for an evening of cards and laughs.
Doors open at 7:00pm.
Begins at 7:30pm, two jackpots.

 

Fibre High-speed Internet

WCC is available

Are you home on holidays but still need to touch base with the office or need to do
a little bit of work before you head off to the beach. You can make arrangements to use the community centre.


 Recipes Steeped to Perfection

Our cookbook contains an assortment of family favorites passed on by 
residents (past and present) of Washabuck and surrounding area.
The cookbooks are $20.00 at the Community Centre
 
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  • Festival Sponsors 2025

    • Gold
      Destination Cape Breton
      Hazeldale Milling & Trucking Ltd.
      PO Tire and Quick Lube
      Jesse Robertson & Keep It Colourful
      Kilkare Transport Ltd.
      MacLean Surveying
      District #1 Councillor Donna Mathheson

      James Francis & Jean MacKenzie
      Victoria County Active Living & Recreation

      Silver
      Kettac's ICF
      East Coast Credit Union
      Jill's Chocolates
      Daniel Matheson Electric
      North Sydney Shoppers Drug Mart
      Karen MacLean & Josh Main
      Iona Heights Inn
      Frolic & Folk Pub
      Fair Isle Motel
      S.J. MacRae's Esso
      Jim and Judi Matheson
      Glenora Distillery
      Sullivan Fuels- Arichat
      Ratchford Studio
      Charlene's Bayside Restaurant
      Scotia Contracting Ltd.
      Hilly Acres Farms
      Rose MacDonald
      Shannon Platt

       

      Bronze
      Herring Choker Deli
      Lynwood Inn
      Clean Wave Restaurant
      Seaview Golf and Country Club
      Boston Pizza- Sydney
      Shoppers Drug Mart- North Sydney
      Home Hardware- North Sydney
      Dooly's Billiard Room- North Sydney
      Canadian Tire-North Sydney
      Ebbis- Sydney Mines
      Stone's Pharmasave-Baddeck
      Atlantic Superstore- North Sydney
      Noelle's- Frenchvale
      Victoria's Farmers Co-op
      Govenors Pub & Eatery
      Tom's Pizza
      Beaver Cove Take-out
      Swiss Chalet- Sydney
      Rod's One Stop- We'koqma'q
      Home Hardware- Whycocomagh
      Sobeys- Prince St.
      Atlantic Superstore- Port Hawkesbury
      Atlantic Superstore- Sydney River
      Mark Morrison's Motors
      Patchouli
      High Wheeler Cafe
      3 Doors Down
      Montana's BBQ & Bar
      MacDonald's Nissan
      Cape Breton Hyundai
      Nova Scotia Highland Villlage
      Tim Horton's- Sydney River
      Shoppers Drug Mart- Sydney River
      Shoppers Drug Mart- Prince St.
      Seaboard- Port Hawkesbury
      Parts Connection- Port Hawkesbury
      B&N- Port Hawkesbury
      United Rentals
      MacKeigan's Pharmacy
      Napoli's Pizza- Sydney
      Whycocomagh Co-op
      Moxies- Jonathan Cholak
      Cheryl Myette and Donnie MacKinnon
      Irving- North Sydney
      The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse
      Starbucks
      Home Depot
      Emerald Isle
      East Side Marios
      Daniels Alehouse and Eatery
      Little Narrows Gypsum
      Hillside Trailer Services
      Anderson Mobile Glass- Sam Anderson
      Sydney Mines Fire Station & John Mac Pherson
      Bean There Cafe

      A very special thank you to all of our Festival Sponsors! Your continued support has made this 10-day event possible for our little community!









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4449 Washabuck Rd. - Washabuck - Cape Breton - Nova Scotia - [email protected]    Ph # 902-622-9012