Enjoy March Break fun and winter activities on PEI.
March is a great time to celebrate with the locals and enjoy PEI’s quirky cultural scene. Plan a few get-togethers with your family and friends to check out the awesome events listed below, which include winter festivals, music festivals, culinary events, exhibitions, and so much more.
- Things to Do During March Break on Prince Edward Island
- Things to Do During March Break in Charlottetown
- 10 March Break Getaways on Prince Edward Island
1. PEI Provincial Home Show
Thousands of visitors attend the PEI Provincial Home Show every year to get easy access to innovative products, inspiration, advice, and experts for every project, inside and out. This show is guaranteed to have something for your every home improvement need – all under one roof!
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Eastlink Centre, 46 Kensington Road, Charlottetown
March 1-3, 2024
2. Ice City Festival
Decking the streets in ice sculptures, art installations, and other wintry decor, Ice City will also have the return of Sugar Shacks each weekend at various outdoor patios, horse and wagon rides, Skating Under the Stars, Flow in the Snow with Charlottetown Yoga at Founders’ Hall, and more! You won’t want to miss the most fun you’ll have in a snowsuit in Charlottetown.
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Around Charlottetown
Now – March 31, 2024
3. Hello Spring! Artisan Market
Enjoy a fun-filled day of shopping and supporting local! Come on out and support some of the Island’s extremely talented Artisans and join in the excitement of Spring being just around the corner!
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Hunter River Community Centre, 19816 Rt #2, Hunter River
March 9, 2024 from 10 am to 4 pm
4. Spring Craft Fair
Come join us as crafters gather to show off their winter work for spring and summer.
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Malcolm Darrach Community Center, 1 Avonlea Drive, Charlottetown
March 16, 2024 from 9:30 am – 4 pm
5. Music PEI Week
Music PEI Week is the annual celebration of the Island music industry. The five-day festival recognizes the remarkable achievements of our local artists and professionals with shows featuring many of the Music PEI Award nominees and special guests.
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Across PEI
March 6 – 10, 2024
6. White Room: A Celebration of The Music of Cream
White room is a new power trio consisting of accomplished and very sought after Prince Edward Island musicians, Danny MacNevin (guitar and vocals) Max Gallant (drums) and Aron Scott (bass and vocals) who have come together to relive and recapture the incredible electricity of CREAM. They too, like CREAM, combine their countless years of experience and love of rock, blues and jazz to recreate and celebrate the music of one of the very best and most enduring bands of the late 60s, the one and only CREAM!
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The Scott MacAulay Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping, 619 Water St E, Summerside
March 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm
7. Four by Four Musical Tribute: The Beach Boys, Beatles, Bee-Gees & Motown
Harbourfront Theatre, 124 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside
March 19, 2024 at 7 pm
8. St Patrick’s Day with Michael Pendergast & Friends
It’s St Paddy’s Day weekend and every ballad, ballyhooly and bluster is a brilliant way to celebrate the occasion onstage at the Playhouse Theatre. It’s a fine opportunity to bring you and your own into the parlour and celebrate all things Irish with host Michael Pendergast and friends. Don’t forget to wear the green!
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Kings Playhouse, 65 Grafton Street, Georgetown
March 16, 2024 at 2 pm
9. Atlantic Entertainment Expo
It’s Prince Edward Island’s only full-scale popular culture fan convention. The event will focus on several key areas including gaming, music, movies, television and literature. This event is produced entirely on Prince Edward Island and is designed to support local and regional creators. Like any regular fan convention, you can expect an array of displays, merchandise, events, activities, panels, talks, workshops and special guests. IEX is produced with a family-friendly experience in mind.
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PEI Convention Centre – Delta Hotels 18 Queen Street Charlottetown
March 23 – 24, 2024
10. Garrett Mason
Hear Garrett Mason, a true bluesman at heart who was raised in Truro, Nova Scotia by father and veteran Canadian bluesman Dutch Mason and mother Pam. His quest to become a blues musician started at a very early age; being surrounded by blues music, Garrett’s favourite tapes at 3 years old were Canned Heat and Buddy Rich. What really sealed the deal for Garrett to become a blues guitarist came after watching a video of Stevie Ray Vaughn “Live At the El Mocambo” – he was hooked.
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Copper Bottom Brewing 567 Main Street Montague
March 30, 2024 at 7:30 pm