Baddeck is one of several Cape Breton communities that plays host to the
Celtic Colours festival each fall. The music festival features hundreds of Celtic musicians from Cape Breton and around the world. In the spring, the village hosts the
Cabot Trail Relay Race, a 298 km (185-mile) relay race around the
Cabot Trail. The
Cabot Trail, a scenic route, passes through Baddeck. Historic structures in the town include: •
Telegraph House hotel, 1861, first came to prominence after it was featured in the 1874 book
Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing. It once housed the Trans-Oceanic Cable Company, a pioneer in
telegraphy. •
Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church, 1883, wooden
Gothic Revival church. •
Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall, 1886,
Romanesque Revival structure of local red sandstone, originally built as the Baddeck Post Office and Custom House. •
Victoria County Court House, 1889,
Neoclassical wood and granite building. •
Bras d'Or House, circa 1894, heavily remodelled, now houses apartments and a Chinese restaurant. •
St. Mark's Masonic Lodge, 1898, built in the style of a church, featuring elaborate architectural and Masonic details, many of which now covered with
vinyl siding. •
Kidston Island Lighthouse, 1912, accessible by ferry in the summer. ==Education==