20+ Prince Edward Island Summer Festivals to Attend in 2026

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.

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

The smallest province in Canada turns historic churches and beaches into venues for fantastic celebrations of music. From folk, rock, country music, bluegrass, and jazz and everything in between, here are some of the famous music festivals on PEI in 2026.

• 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

Watermark Theatre’s summer season pairs sharp comedy with heartfelt romance, featuring Relatively Speaking, a witty tale of mistaken identities, and Sugar Road, a nostalgic love story rekindled. Alongside these productions, the Watermark Music Series adds intimate concerts, creating a lively blend of theatre and music in North Rustico.
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 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

Spend a fun 3-days of celebrating arts, culture, and community in Three Rivers! This festival features music and dance performances on the waterfront stage, an awesome parade, fun kids’ activities, and an outdoor market with local artisans and food vendors. The weekend wraps up with a fantastic fireworks show over the Montague Marina.
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

The Annual Mawiomi on Panmure Island is a rejoicing of life through feasting and dancing to the “Heart Beat of Mother Earth,” which is represented in the Sacred Drum. The Pow Wow will end on Sunday evening with a traditional Mi’kmaq Feast, open to the public for a donation. Pow Wow attendees are able to camp for free, use serviced washrooms and enjoy spending time on one of the most beautiful beaches on the Island.
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.

Details

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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