Festival & Event Information in HRM!

Looking for event info?

For more information on Festivals and Events, call HRM’s 24-hour event line at 490-6776 (ext. 2)
or visit www.halifaxinfo.com for the most up-to-date information on what’s happening.
   
Visit these sites for event info:  
- For YOUTH Events and Festivals, check out our Event Calendar.
- Find out more about HOPSCOTCH, HRM's largest Youth Event!
Hopscotch Hip Hop Festival
- Dalhousie Arts Centre www.artscentre.dal.ca/box.html
- Destination Halifax www.destinationhalifax.com
- Events Halifax www.eventshalifax.com
- Ticket Atlantic www.ticketatlantic.com
 
 

What events take place in HRM?

 

HRM residents come together regularly to celebrate events such as Canada Day,
Bedford Days, and Natal Day.

One of the biggest YOUTH events in Halifax is HOPSCOTCH. It usually takes place
in September. (Visit www.hopscotchhalifax.com) Artists usually include a variety
of DJ's, Rappers and more!

Then there are events which attract performers and spectators from around the world
including the
Atlantic Jazz Festival, the Halifax International Busker Festival, and the
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. The city’s major event venues include
the Halifax Metro Centre, the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium and
the Sir James Dunn Theatre (both part of the Dalhousie Arts Centre),
the Cunard Centre, and the Schooner Room (at Casino Nova Scotia).
In some cases, various churches open their doors for musical events
| which can seat audiences of several hundred. There are also many
smaller venues like The Music Room, and bars and pubs which host
all kinds of music. The Nova Scotia Multicultural Festival usually takes place in June..
 

There are other cultural festivals taking place throughout the summer:
~ Nova Scotia Multicultural Festival
~ Acadian Festival
~ Greek Fest
~ Italian weekend
~ Lebanese Festival
~ Polish Festival
 
Fans of jazz, blues, rock, pop, classical, hip-hop and urban, folk, country and Celtic music
will find lots to enjoy in HRM. Over the years, hundreds of talented musicians have arrived
here to join a strong and welcoming arts community. Out of this has risen the Halifax Pop Explosion,
In the Dead of Winter Festival, the Scotia Festival of Music, Ceilidh on the Docks,
the Halifax Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Maritime Fiddle Festival, and DRUM, where four
cultural groups come together to stage a breathtaking performance. Be sure to check out Symphony
Nova Scotia, the Halifax Gilbert and Sullivan Society, private music schools, our modern and flamenco
dance troupes, and much more. For more information on these events, just google them!