Welcome to our Ceilidh! The Irish Gaelic word is pronounced "kay-lee" and means a gathering of people.

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​The Ceilidhs take place at Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall at the Irish Cultural Centre located on North River Road in Charlottetown. It is home to the longest-running Ceilidh on Prince Edward Island. Our Ceilidhs were started over 30 years ago to provide support for traditional Celtic music, song and dance by providing a venue in which traditional musicians could be brought together with an audience that appreciated their talents.

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​Every Friday night, from May until September, the hall springs to life, when some of the best traditional musicians PEI has to offer play at the Irish Cultural Centre. The BIS pairs that music with dance to celebrate Irish heritage.

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​The Benevolent Irish Society has been providing a venue for up and coming and established musicians since the revival of interest in Celtic traditional music and dance began. Many musicians consider the Irish Hall their favorite place to play – its like a second home to them. There is hardly a Ceilidh at which a surprise guest does not show up. Some musicians just can’t resist bringing along friends to join them for a number. The more the merrier!

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Join us for a night of great music, song and dance for the whole family! The evening also includes a 50/50 draw, with tea and treats served at intermission. ​Tickets can be purchased online at https://locarius.io/organizations/38/benevolent-irish-society-of-pei, or with cash only door, which opens Fridays at 6:30pm weekly from May 22 through to September 25, 2026. There is a chair lift. ​The bar is licensed to persons 19+ years of age.

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Here is the 2026 schedule of the very best PEI artists:

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Friday, May 22 Fiddler’s Sons’ Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster and Blu Gillis, and Fiona MacCorquodale (fiddle), and step dancers Grace Sulis-Chaisson, and Lillianna Bradley

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Friday, May 29 Michael Pendergast and The Pendys with special guest Ray MacDonald, fiddler Flora MacLaine, and step dancers Grace Sulis-Chaisson, and Lillianna Bradley

 

Friday, June 5 Fullerton’s Marsh’s Frank McQuaid, Randy Dibblee, Willie Arsenault, and Dave McQuaid, fiddler Flora MacLaine, and step dancers Grace Sulis-Chaisson, and Lillianna Bradley

 

Friday, June 12 Tip ‘er Back’s Clive Currie, Allan Betts, and Wade Murray, Vocalist Darlene Bradley, fiddler Allison Giggey, and step dancers Grace Sulis-Chaisson, and Lillianna Bradley

 

Friday, June 19 Chaisson Trio’s Louise Chaisson MacKinnon, Kevin Chaisson, and Shiela MacKenzie (fiddle), and step dancer Gerard Beaton

 

Friday, June 26 The Proud Islanders’ special bilingual performance by Karl Proude, and Armand Arsenault, with step dancers and musicians Louise Arsenault (fiddle) and Helene Bergeron (keys)

 

Friday, July 3 Killick Junction’s Edna McMaster, Len Buell, Wayne McLean, Jerry Keefe, and Vince Keoghan (fiddle), and step dancing by Havenwood Dancers

 

Friday, July 10 Tip ‘er Back’s Clive Currie, Allan Betts, and Wade Murray, Vocalist Darlene Bradley, fiddler Steve Perry, and step dancer Isla Rousseaux-Bridle

 

Friday, July 17 Fiddler’s Sons’ Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster, Blu Gillis and Fiona MacCorquodale (fiddle), and step dancer Isla Rousseaux-Bridle

 

Friday, July 24 Chaisson Trio’s Louise Chaisson MacKinnon, Kevin Chaisson, and Shiela MacKenzie (fiddle), and step dancer Lillianna Bradley

 

Friday, July 31 Fullerton’s Marsh’s Frank McQuaid, Randy Dibblee, Willie Arsenault, and Dave McQuaid perform a Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Tribute, fiddler Allison Giggey, and step dancing by Havenwood Dancers

 

Friday, August 7 Tip ‘er Back’s Clive Currie, Allan Betts, and Wade Murray, Vocalist Darlene Bradley, fiddler Courtney Hogan-Chandler, and step dancing by Havenwood Dancers

 

Friday, August 14 Chaisson Trio’s Louise Chaisson MacKinnon, Kevin Chaisson, and Shiela MacKenzie (fiddle), and step dancer Gerard Beaton

 

Friday, August 21 Macaroon’s Stephanie Rooney, Mark Rooney and Scott Kaye, fiddler Allison Giggey, and step dancer Isla Rousseaux-Bridle

 

Friday, August 28 Fiddler’s Sons’ Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster and Blu Gillis, fiddler Fiona MacCorquodale, and step dancer Isla Rousseaux-Bridle

 

Friday, September 4 Fullerton’s Marsh’s Frank McQuaid, Randy Dibblee, Willie Arsenault, and Dave McQuaid, fiddler Allison Giggey, and step dancing by Havenwood Dancers

 

Friday, September 11 Sue Petrie and Frank Whitty, fiddler Buddy Longaphie, and step dancing by Havenwood Dancers

 

Friday, September 18 Fiddler’s Sons’ Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster and fiddlers Fiona MacCorquodale and Keelin Wedge, and step dancer Janelle Banks

 

Friday, September 25 Guinness’s Laura, Jim and Paddy Farrell, fiddler Flora MacLaine, and step dancers Grace Sulis-Chaisson and Lillianna Bradley

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