2 Best Performing Arts in Sydney, Cape Breton Island

The area's leading cultural institution, the university's 337-seat Boardmore Playhouse hosts an annual season of plays, ranging from Broadway musicals to Shakespeare as well as the One Act Festival, the Youth Theatre Festival, and various concerts.

More than just a port for the many cruise ships that dock here each year, the pavilion is a popular entertainment venue, too. Its main stage and lighthouse stage host many musical acts, especially during events like Sydney's nine-day Sydney Harbour Front Festival in August and the 10-day Celtic Colours International Festival in October. Even if you're not arriving by ship, the pavilion is easy enough to find: just look for the 60-foot fiddle that towers outside it.