# Events & Things To Do in Sydney, NS in August 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Find events and things to do in August 2026 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Discover parties, concerts, meets, shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance happening in August 2026 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
- **Category**: August
- **Display Name**: Events in August
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Discover all the happening events in August [YEAR] in Sydney and make it a month of learning and exploration. From art exhibitions to kickass concerts, from yoga workshops to photography masterclass; the list of things to do in Sydney in August [YEAR] is quite elaborate. Explore from the genres that you find interest in, there will be many events in August in Sydney to keep you engaged.

## August Events in Sydney

- **Event Name**: CBC and The Tragically Hip present ‘The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration’ - Sydney, NS
  - **Description**: Relive the night that united Canada through music in Downtown Sydney🇨🇦🎸  
  
Filmocalendar and the Old Sydney Society are partnering up for a watch-party of the rebroadcast of ‘CBC and The Tragically Hip present “The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:30 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/cbc-and-the-tragically-hip-present-‘the-tragically-hip-a-national-celebration-sydney-ns/200030537739428
  - **Venue**: Old Sydney Society
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- **Event Name**: Island Speed & Style Summer Showdown
  - **Description**: Island Speed & Style is back August 29 for the End of Summer Showdown! 🔥

Get ready for a full day of drifting, autocross and an incredible car show at Bud’s Speedway. Watch drivers push their cars to the limit, check out some amazing builds and exper
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/island-speed-and-style-summer-showdown/200030577750927
  - **Venue**: 1162 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1M 1A2
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- **Event Name**: The HiBoys Live at the Ashby Legion
  - **Description**: Spend your Friday night with one of Cape Breton's favourite live bands as The HiBoys bring an evening of outstanding music to the Ashby Legion on Friday, August 21st.

From timeless country classics and East Coast favourites to rock hits that keep the dan
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Aug 21 2026 at 11:00 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/the-hiboys-live-at-the-ashby-legion/200030468782250
  - **Venue**: Ashby Legion Branch 138
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: YMCA Drive-In Movie Night
  - **Description**: 🍿🎥Get your tickets for The Goonies!
Cape Breton Drive-In Theatre is hosting a YMCA Movie Night on Tuesday, August 25th.

Our YMCA will have a 50/50 draw and the proceeds are going back to support our community. We will also have lawn games for all ages!
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Tue Aug 25 2026 at 08:30 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/ymca-drive-in-movie-night/200030577175522
  - **Venue**: Cape Breton Drive-In Theatre
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- **Event Name**: MOVIE NIGHT: GOAT
  - **Description**: Join us for lawn games and a free screening of GOAT!
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri Aug 21 2026 at 11:30 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/movie-night-goat/100001993328201309
  - **Venue**: Wentworth Park
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: entertainment
- **Event Name**: CLASSIC COUNTRY LEGENDS:  the music of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Kris Kristofferson and more
  - **Description**: Michael Dalton with Devin Ryan & Ben Furey present Classical Country Legends, a deep dive into some of the greatest country songs and singers of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. 

Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and more!
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 07:30 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/classic-country-legends-the-music-of-johnny-cash-hank-williams-kris-kristofferson-and-more/200030576342231
  - **Venue**: Cedars Club Sydney
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  - **Categories**: Music
- **Event Name**: Lymphatic Self Care Workshop
  - **Description**: Have you ever noticed that during the warmer months your body feels a little different? Perhaps your ankles feel puffy, your rings feel tighter, your body feels heavier, or you simply crave a little more ease and flow.

Join Nancy Chiasson for a 2.5 hour
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Aug 22 2026 at 03:30 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/lymphatic-self-care-workshop/200030454462843
  - **Venue**: Coxheath Hills Trail
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  - **Categories**: workshops, health-wellness, art, magic-show
- **Event Name**: Pagan Potluck: Folklore of Charms
  - **Description**: Announcing our first three pagan potlucks! Each one will take place at the church hall at the base of Coxheath mountain. Bring an item to add to the meal, enjoy the workshop, and build community with other pagans on the island. Donation at the door, any a
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 04:00 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/pagan-potluck-folklore-of-charms/200030568727151
  - **Venue**: 1580 Coxheath Rd
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  - **Categories**: food-drinks, potluck, workshops, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Redneck Weekend🚜
  - **Description**: Events details coming soon!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 34
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 21 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun Aug 23 2026 at 07:00 pm (-03:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/redneck-weekend/200030287334214
  - **Venue**: 4581 Grand Mira North Road, Mira, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1K 1V5
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## Trending Events in Sydney

- **Event Name**: An evening with Red Dirt Skinners - Boardmore Playhouse, Sydney, NS(6:30pm)
  - **Description**: We are delighted to present... AN EVENING WITH RED DIRT SKINNERSRoots Music Canada describe the Red Dirt Skinners as “The Pink Floyd of Folk Music.” Music News Magazine state that there is “an almost Floyd-like quality to some of th
  - **Venue**: Boardmore Playhouse
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- **Event Name**: Halifax Mooseheads at Cape Breton Eagles at Centre 200
  - **Venue**: Centre 200
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- **Event Name**: CB Pro Rodeo - Alan Doyle
  - **Venue**: Centre 200
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- **Event Name**: Halifax Mooseheads at Cape Breton Eagles
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Centre 200
🏠 Address: 481 George Street, Sydney, Canada
🌆 City: Sydney
📍 Location: 46.1368, -60.1902✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at Halifax Mooseheads at Cape Breton Eagles, where every moment promises to be unforgettabl
  - **Venue**: Centre 200
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- **Event Name**: CB Pro Rodeo - High Valley
  - **Venue**: Centre 200
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- **Event Name**: CB Pro Rodeo - Sam Roberts Band with Mary Frances Leahy & Adam Baldwin
  - **Description**: Note: All Sales Final. By purchasing tickets to the Cape Breton Pro Rodeo, you acknowledge that all ticket sales are final. No refunds, exchanges, transfers, or credits will be provided for any reason, including weather, schedule change
  - **Venue**: Centre 200
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- **Event Name**: CBC and The Tragically Hip present ‘The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration’ - Sydney, NS
  - **Description**: Relive the night that united Canada through music in Downtown Sydney🇨🇦🎸  
  
Filmocalendar and the Old Sydney Society are partnering up for a watch-party of the rebroadcast of ‘CBC and The Tragically Hip present “The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration
  - **Venue**: Old Sydney Society
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- **Event Name**: Island Speed & Style Summer Showdown
  - **Description**: Island Speed & Style is back August 29 for the End of Summer Showdown! 🔥

Get ready for a full day of drifting, autocross and an incredible car show at Bud’s Speedway. Watch drivers push their cars to the limit, check out some amazing builds and exper
  - **Venue**: 1162 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1M 1A2
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- **Event Name**: 13th Annual Acoustic Roots Festival
  - **Description**: Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of live music at the park 🌲🎶

Join us September 4–6, 2026 for the 13th Annual Acoustic Roots Festival—three days of incredible music, community, and good vibes in a beautiful outdoor setting.

We’ve already announced
  - **Venue**: 4581 Grand Mira North Road, Mira, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1K 1V5
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top August events in Sydney?
  - **A:** CBC and The Tragically Hip present ‘The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration’ - Sydney, NS (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:30 pm at Old Sydney Society), Island Speed & Style Summer Showdown (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at 1162 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1M 1A2), The HiBoys Live at the Ashby Legion (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm at Ashby Legion Branch 138), YMCA Drive-In Movie Night (Tue Aug 25 2026 at 08:30 pm at Cape Breton Drive-In Theatre), MOVIE NIGHT: GOAT (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:30 pm at Wentworth Park).
- **Q**: What are the top free August events in Sydney?
  - **A:** MOVIE NIGHT: GOAT (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:30 pm at Wentworth Park).
- **Q**: What August events are happening in Sydney today August 21, 2026?
  - **A:** The HiBoys Live at the Ashby Legion (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm at Ashby Legion Branch 138), MOVIE NIGHT: GOAT (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:30 pm at Wentworth Park), Redneck Weekend🚜 (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 04:00 pm at 4581 Grand Mira North Road, Mira, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1K 1V5).
- **Q**: What August events are happening in Sydney this weekend August 21–23, 2026?
  - **A:** CBC and The Tragically Hip present ‘The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration’ - Sydney, NS (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:30 pm at Old Sydney Society), The HiBoys Live at the Ashby Legion (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm at Ashby Legion Branch 138), MOVIE NIGHT: GOAT (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:30 pm at Wentworth Park), Lymphatic Self Care Workshop (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 01:00 pm at Coxheath Hills Trail).
- **Q**: What August events are happening in Sydney in August 2026?
  - **A:** CBC and The Tragically Hip present ‘The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration’ - Sydney, NS (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:30 pm at Old Sydney Society), Island Speed & Style Summer Showdown (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 09:00 am at 1162 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1M 1A2), The HiBoys Live at the Ashby Legion (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm at Ashby Legion Branch 138), YMCA Drive-In Movie Night (Tue Aug 25 2026 at 08:30 pm at Cape Breton Drive-In Theatre), MOVIE NIGHT: GOAT (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:30 pm at Wentworth Park).
- **Q**: How can I find August events in Sydney?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming August events in Sydney on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for August events in Sydney?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for August events in Sydney?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting August events in Sydney include Old Sydney Society, 1162 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B1M 1A2, Ashby Legion Branch 138.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for August events in Sydney?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting August events in Sydney include Filmocalendar, Island Speed n Style, The HiBoys Show.
- **Q**: Are there any online August events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many August events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new August events in Sydney?
  - **A:** Follow the August category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new August events are listed in Sydney.

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