Editing Prince Edward Island (section)

==Culture== <!--Redirects link here. Please do not change.-->

===Arts===
{{See also|Music of Prince Edward Island}}
The island's cultural traditions of art, music and creative writing are supported through the public education system. There is an annual arts festival, the [[Charlottetown Festival]], hosted at the [[Confederation Centre of the Arts]].
[[File:Green Gables.jpg|thumb|[[Green Gables (Prince Edward Island)|Green Gables]] in [[Cavendish, Prince Edward Island|Cavendish]] was a farm featured in ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]''.]]
[[Lucy Maud Montgomery]], who was born in Clifton (now New London) in 1874, drew inspiration from the land during the late [[Victorian Era]] for the setting of her classic novel ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' (1908). The musical play ''[[Anne of Green Gables - The Musical|Anne of Green Gables]]'' has run every year at the Charlottetown festival for more than four decades. The sequel, ''[[Anne & Gilbert]]'', premiered in the Playhouse in [[Victoria, Prince Edward Island|Victoria]] in 2005. The actual location of [[Green Gables (Prince Edward Island)|Green Gables]], the house featured in Montgomery's ''Anne'' books, is in [[Cavendish, Prince Edward Island|Cavendish]], on the north shore of PEI.

[[Elmer Blaney Harris]] founded an artists colony at [[Fortune Bridge, Prince Edward Island|Fortune Bridge]] and set his famous play ''[[Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' on the island. [[Robert Harris (painter)|Robert Harris]] was a well-known artist.

Prince Edward Island's documented music history begins in the 19th century with religious music, some written by the local pump and block maker and organ-importer Watson Duchemin. Several big bands including the Sons of Temperance Band and the Charlottetown Brass Band were active. Today, Acadian, Celtic, folk, and rock music prevail, with exponents including [[Gene MacLellan]], his daughter [[Catherine MacLellan]], [[Al Tuck]], [[Lennie Gallant]], [[Two Hours Traffic]] and [[Paper Lions]]. The celebrated singer-songwriter [[Stompin' Tom Connors]] spent his formative years in [[Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island|Skinners Pond]]. Celtic music is certainly the most common traditional music on the island, with fiddling and step dancing being very common. This tradition, largely Scottish, Irish and Acadian in origin is very similar to the music of Cape Breton and to a lesser extent, Newfoundland and is unique to the region. Due to the Islands influence as a former Highlander Clans Scottish colony, a March 4/4 for bagpipes was composed in honour of Prince Edward Island.<ref>Archie Cairns - Book 1 Pipe Music 'Prince Edward Island' March 4/4, 1995.</ref>

===Festivals===
{{See also|Category:Festivals in Prince Edward Island}}
[[File:TaraOramCavendish2010.png|thumb|The [[Cavendish Beach Music Festival]] is an annual music festival held in mid-July.]]
There is an annual arts festival, the [[Charlottetown Festival]], hosted at the [[Confederation Centre of the Arts]] as well as the [[Island Fringe Festival]] that takes place around Charlottetown.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Island Fringe Festival |url=http://www.islandfringe.com/about |website=Island Fringe Festival |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034506/http://www.islandfringe.com/about |url-status=live}}</ref> An annual jazz festival, the P.E.I. Jazz and Blues Festival.<ref name="P.E.I. Jazz">{{cite web |url=http://www.jazzandblues.ca/ |title=P.E.I. Jazz and Blues Festival |access-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820043715/http://www.jazzandblues.ca/ |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a week-long series of concerts taking place at several venues including Murphy's Community Centre, outdoor stages, and churches in Charlottetown. The moving of its date to mid-August caused in 2011 a serious loss in funding from Ottawa's regional development agency ACOA.<ref name="ACOA">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/jazz-festival-loses-acoa-funding-1.1095060 |title=Jazz festival loses ACOA funding |publisher=cbc.ca |work=CBC news |date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810112848/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/08/09/pei-jazz-festival-acoa-funding-584.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The musician's line up in 2011 included [[Oliver Jones (pianist)|Oliver Jones]], [[Sophie Milman]], [[Matt Dusk]], [[Jack de Keyzer]], [[Jack Semple]], [[Meaghan Smith]] and [[Jimmy Bowskill]].{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} There is also [[Canada Rocks]], and the [[Cavendish Beach Music Festival]]. With agriculture and fishery playing a large role in the economy, P.E.I. has been marketed as a food tourism destination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/p-e-i-to-become-canada-s-food-island-1.2994344 |title=P.E.I. to become 'Canada's Food Island' |newspaper=CBC News |access-date=December 11, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220210024/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/p-e-i-to-become-canada-s-food-island-1.2994344 |url-status=live}}</ref> Several food festivals have become popular such as the Fall Flavours festival and the Shellfish Festival.

===Sports===
The most common sports played on the Island are hockey, curling, golf, horse racing, baseball, soccer, rugby, football and basketball. Water sports are also popular on Prince Edward Island during the summer.

The province is home to a [[major junior]] ice hockey team, the [[Charlottetown Islanders]] of the [[Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League]], and a Junior A ice hockey team, the [[Summerside Western Capitals]], which play in the [[Maritime Junior A Hockey League]]. The [[Prince Edward Island Senators]] played in the [[American Hockey League]] from 1993 to 1996. Relocated from [[New Haven, Connecticut]], the team was affiliated with the [[Ottawa Senators]]. The team eventually ended up in [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]], New York and became the [[Binghamton Senators]] in 2002.

The [[Island Storm]] were a professional basketball team that played in the [[National Basketball League of Canada]]. The team was founded in 2011 as the Summerside Storm for the league's inaugural season and became the Island Storm in 2013. The team was granted a one-year leave of absence in 2021 but have not returned since.

In 2008 and 2009, Prince Edward Island hosted the Tour de PEI, a province-wide cycling race consisting of women from around the world.

Prince Edward Island has also hosted three [[Canada Games]]: two winter editions in 1991 and [[2023 Canada Winter Games|2023]]; and a summer edition in [[2009 Canada Summer Games|2009]].

The two major indoor arenas in the province are: the Eastlink Centre (formerly the Civic Centre) in Charlottetown, home to the Charlottetown Islanders; and the Consolidated Credit Union Place in Summerside, home to the Summerside Western Capitals. The Credit Union Place was built to replace Cahill Stadium.

The [[UPEI Panthers]] represent the [[University of Prince Edward Island]] in the [[Atlantic University Sport]] conference of [[U Sports]]. The Holland Hurricanes represent [[Holland College]] in the [[Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association]] conference of the [[Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association]].