Neighbour Week 2025

Neighbour Week is about celebrating the everyday connections that make our communities stronger, welcoming and more connected. It’s a chance to reach out to those who live next door, across the street or down the block. It’s an opportunity to share, to learn and to build relationships with one another. Whether you are new to the neighbourhood or have lived here for years, Neighbour Week is your opportunity to turn simple gestures into meaningful community connections and to make where you live feel more like home. 

Join the first annual Neighbour Week celebration June 22 – 28, 2025 in your own front yard, hallway, park or community space. This week-long celebration is an opportunity to spark joy, get inspired, initiate activities in your neighbourhood and be part of a larger movement. We encourage you to share your experiences across the municipality using #HalifaxNeighbourWeek 

Get involved

Register your gathering, for a chance to receive an event kit or gift card (while supplies last).

Register your gathering

Contest rules

We have created free tools to make your planning easier and more impactful: 

Planning toolkit – a step by step guide to organizing your event

• Block party permit application process
• Fillable block party application forms
• Guide for event planning in the Halifax region
• How do I organize a neighbourhood cleanup
• How to form a neighbourhood association
• Step-by-step guide: Building neighbourhood connections

Connection guides

• Connecting across cultures
• Engaging youth in your community
• Extrovert's guide to connecting with neighbours
• How to do a placemaking project in your neighbourhood
• Introvert's guide to connecting with neighbours
• Navigating awkward conversations with neighbours
• Safe neighbourhood play
• Sustaining neighbourhood connections year-round
• Turning hallways into community

Additional resources

• Relationships Australia’s 56 Great ideas for connecting with your neighbours. 

• Activate Your Neighbourhood promotes physically active and socially engaged neighbourhoods through providing strategies, tactics and tools for neighbourhoods in Canadians.

• Canada’s Placemaking Community provide resource for neighbours interested in using placemaking as a tool to bring neighbours and communities together. They share a toolkit and inspiring projects. 

• NSWalks is an initiative by Hike Nova Scotia to support community members interested in starting walking groups. 

• Climate Commitment Badges are an opportunity explore and pronounce your interest in making climate friendly choices and receive a badge to celebrate your commitment. Consider organizing a climate gathering in your neighbourhood that includes climate badges.

• LakeWatchers is a program run by the municipality in partnership with local organizations and volunteers. Explore the map to see if your community is seeking volunteers to participate. 

• Learn more about how you and your neighbours can garden the boulevard, the space between the sidewalk and the street curb, including a helpful resource booklet. 

• Evergreen Foundation’s Outdoor Classroom Toolkit is a great resource for neighbours wanting to create more outdoor play for young people in their neighbourhood. 

• Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Resilient Streets Toolkit: Guide for Building Community.

Join the conversation

Stay connected with Neighbour Week by following us on social media:

Facebook (@hfxrec) 

Instagram (@hfxmoments)

Show others how your neighbourhood celebrates Neighbour Week by sharing your favourite moments using #HalifaxNeighbourWeek. 

Have questions or need additional support with your event? Email us at VolunteerHelp@halifax.ca.