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PEI is a great place for a summer vacation and for spending a few days. Why not take in a festival while you’re there? Whether it’s folk music or seafood, or potatoes, you’re sure to enjoy some great weather and a great time with that famous Island hospitality.
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So, plan to join the fun at the festivals listed below and celebrate the amazing things that make the Island unique.
Summer Music Festivals on PEI
- Festival of Small Halls: June 12 to 21, 2026 @ Various locations through PEI
- Under the Spire Music Festival: June 27 – September 23, 2026 @ Historic St. Mary’s Church, 1374 Hamilton Rd. Indian River
- Stompin’ Tom Fest: Saturdays from June 6 to October 24, 2026 @ Stompin’ Tom Centre, 14024 Route 14, Skinners Pond
- Cavendish Beach Music Festival: July 9 to 11, 2026 @ Cavendish Beach, PEI
- PEI Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival: July 3-5, 2026 @ Dundas Plowing Match Grounds, 260 Little River Road, Dundas
- Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival: July 17 to 19, 2026 @ 961 Veteran’s Memorial Hwy, Souris
- Festival Route 11: July 31 to August 2, 2026 @ Union Corner Provincial Park, 1, Union Corner Park Road, Wellington
- Cloggeroo Folk Festival: August 14-16, 2026 @ West Street Park, Georgetown
- Sommo Festival: September 11 and 12, 2026 @ 8779 Route 6, Cavendish
The Charlottetown Festival
The Charlottetown Festival, Atlantic Canada’s largest theatre celebration, showcases Canadian musical theatre with Anne of Green Gables–The Musical™, Come From Away, and C’Mon In! alongside the family-friendly Polka Dot Door. It blends storytelling, music, and community spirit, with inclusive offerings like a sensory-friendly performance, enhancing accessibility for all audiences. Details
Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown
June 25 – Sept 26, 2026
Varies
Island Tides Yoga & Wellness Festival
The Island Tides Yoga & Wellness Festival is the Maritimes’ largest wellness event, blending yoga, fitness, scenic runs, water activities, workshops, and nourishing feasts. Perfect for seasoned yogis, busy professionals, or newcomers, it offers a rejuvenating escape to unwind, explore, and embrace Island magic, leaving you refreshed and eager to return year after year.
Details
June 18 – 21, 2026
Charlottetown
Watermark Theatre Summer Festival
Details
57 Church Hill Avenue, North Rustico
June 23 to August 29, 2026
Tignish Irish Moss Festival
Spend the Canada Day Weekend with your family and friends, enjoying rural fun in beautiful Tignish. There will be beach parties, lobster suppers, and farming competitions for every member of your family to enjoy.
Details
Tignish
June 26 – July 4, 2026
PEI Street Rod Show n’ Shine Festival
Do you love antique cars? Then you’ll definitely love PEI’s small “Show and Shine” Festival. This festival is all about people showing off their beautiful old antique cars. From old trucks to gorgeous antique cars, the Show and Shine Festival, which is put on by the PEI Street Rod Association, has it all for car lovers to enjoy. This is the oldest outdoor car show east of Montreal.
Details
PEI Street Rod Association, Cotton Road, Cardigan
July 3 to 5, 2026
Summerside Lobster Carnival
While the name would lead you to believe this carnival is all about lobster, there is lots more taking at the annual Summerside Lobster Carnival. There will be harness racing, live music, baking contests, demonstrations, lobster-eating competitions and much more!
Details
July 15 to 18, 2026
511 Notre Dame Street, Summerside
Pride PEI Week
During late July, beautiful rainbow flags blow in the winds across Charlottetown. Throughout the week, there are fun events located around the city for people to attend like the Pride Unplugged performance series and the main event, Pride After Dark.
Details
July 24 to August 2, 2026
Charlottetown
Charlottetown Race Week
Celebrating 39 years of keel boat racing at Charlottetown Race Week. Spend the weekend with friends at the Charlottetown Yacht Club watching the best sailboat racing and waterfront fun in Atlantic Canada.
Details
Charlottetown Yacht Club, 2 Pownal Street, Charlottetown
July 16-18, 2026
Georgetown Summer Days
The Georgetown Summer Days Festival is a hit among locals and visitors alike. Activities include a car rally, a strawberry social, laser tag, a teen dance, a parade, as well as a ‘Carnival’, games, waterslide inflatables, and live music.
Details
Georgetown
July 15-19, 2026
Somerset Festival
The Somerset Festival is a popular community celebration for families. There will be a ‘PEI Beach Day’ Street parade, fun kids’ activities, an antique tractor pull and car show, a spectacular fireworks display and much more.
Details
Somerset
July 10 to 19, 2026
PEI Potato Blossom Festival
PEI Potato Blossom Festival
PEI is widely renowned for its delicious potatoes! What better way to mark the harvest of potatoes in mid-July than with a festival? The PEI Potato Blossom Festival is a great time for any potato lover. There will be a potato peeling contest, a cribbage tournament, a beauty pageant, pool tournaments, and delicious pancake breakfasts for everyone to enjoy.
Details
Main Street, O’Leary
July 13th-19th, 2026
Arts & Culture Festival Montague Waterfront
Details
Montague Waterfront, 1Station Street, Montague
TBA
Northumberland Fisheries Festival
The 47th annual Northumberland Fisheries Festival returns to Murray River with a packed community lineup, including parades, live entertainment, fishing derby, lobster suppers, fireworks, games, and family activities. Featuring vendors, exhibits, and crowd favorites like dory races and wharf parties, it promises a bigger, lively celebration for all ages.
Details
Northumberland Arena, 1251 Gladstone RdMurray River
July 21 – 26, 2026
River Clyde Pageant
The River Clyde Pageant is a spectacular outdoor performance in New Glasgow that unites community members, and professional and emerging artists in its creation and presentation. Each summer’s Pageant features giant puppets, stilt walkers, musicians and performers of all ages.
Details
New Glasgow
last weekend of July and the first weekend of August.
St. Peter’s Wild Blueberry Festival
Are you a blueberry lover? Then you must pay a visit to St. Peter’s Wild Blueberry Festival held in St. Peter’s Bay at the end of July and the beginning of August. The festival draws many blueberry lovers from all around the Island and beyond, and in recent years has incorporated a float parade, along with concession stands and various children’s games. Details
August Long Weekend.
Saint Peter’s Bay
Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Festival
Have a great time learning about everything Sea Glass/Nautical during the Annual Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Festival. There will be a large variety of vendors, a sea glass bingo, fun children’s activities, awesome inflatables, and fantastic food vendors.
Details
Souris Harbour. 118 Breakwater St, Souris
July 25 – 26, 2026
Tyne Valley Oyster Festival
The Tyne Valley Oyster Festival is the Canadian Oyster Shucking Championship with many top shuckers competing to represent Canada at the world championships in Galway, Ireland this coming September. There will also be an Oyster-themed street parade on Saturday.
Details
Cavendish Farms Community Events Centre, 7085 Rt. 12, Tyne Valley
July 28 – August 2, 2026
PEI Truck & Tractor Pull
The PEI Truck & Tractor Pull Championships delivers high-powered excitement with two tracks and two nights of action. Featuring top competitors from across the Maritimes, Quebec, and Maine, this family-friendly event showcases impressive machines, intense competition, and thrilling displays of raw horsepower.
Details
Crapaud Exhibition Grounds, 20569 Trans Canada HighwayCrapaud
July 31 – August 1, 2026
Old Home Week PEI’s Family Fun Fair
Have fun with your family and friends at Old Home Week, which is a popular 10-day event. PEI’s Family Fun Fair has something for everyone to enjoy from awesome midway amusements, a variety of food vendors, fantastic live entertainment, fun educational activities, livestock and horse shows, exciting harness racing, competitions, a magic show and even Kid’s Pedal Tractor Pulls.
Details
Eastlink Centre, 46 Kensington Road, Charlottetown
August 14-22, 2026
Panmure Island Annual Pow Wow
Details
Panmure Island
August – Dates TBA
PEI Ploughing Match & Agricultural Fair
Prince Edward Island is well-known for its agriculture, and the town of Dundas has taken full advantage of that with an annual agricultural fair and a ploughing match! Who can plough the land the fastest? Aside from the ploughing match, there are also various farm animals brought in by local farmers for the children to look at, and various food items also procured from local farmers. For those with any interest in agriculture, or simply seeing the ploughing races, a visit to the PEI Agricultural Fair is not to be missed! Details
August 28 – 30, 2026
Dundas, PEI
Gran Fondo PEI
At this celebrated three-day cycling event, cyclists of all levels will enjoy picturesque routes through Prince Edward Island’s rolling hills and coastal cliffs. The event combines challenging rides with scenic beauty, delicious food, and a spirit of camaraderie. It is a must for cycling enthusiasts seeking an unforgettable experience.
August 28 – 29, 2026
Charlottetown, Multiple guided routes ranging from 30 – 90 km along with multiple pace groups for both the Friday and Sunday rides.
Agricultural Exhibition and Acadian Festival of the Evangeline Region
This annual event is a popular Labour Day Weekend that was founded in 1902. This festival has activities for the entire family that celebrate the Island’s agricultural heritage and unique Acadian culture. Everyone is sure to enjoy the delectable local cuisine, awesome musical events, a craft show, a fun talent competition, exhibitions and so much more.
Details
Abram-Village, 1745 Route 124, Prince Edward Island
September 3 to 6, 2026
PEI International Shellfish Festival
Cap off your fun-filled summer with scrumptious seafood at the annual PEI International Shellfish Festival. Watch the hottest culinary competitions and party on the roof- raising kitchen parties during this fantastic four-day festival.
Details
September 17-20, 2026
Charlottetown
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