PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all planning has been suspended for the 2020 Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day Celebrations until Wednesday, June 10. Please check back for more updated information at that time.
Celebrating the city's 125th Natal Day (1895 – 2020), the Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day Festival runs from Friday, July 31 until Monday, Aug. 3, 2020.
The Natal Day 125 fireworks in Halifax Harbour are on Aug. 1, at the Halifax Common on Aug. 2 and at Lake Banook on Aug. 3
The Natal Day 125 parade registration application will be available after April 30, 2020
Complete Natal Day 125 information will be available after May 31, 2020
A total of 30 individual events include; family activities, live music, road races, entertainment showcase, comedy night, busker performances, the Mayor & Council garden party in both Halifax & Dartmouth and one of the oldest parades in Atlantic Canada. Created with a commitment to provide low cost/no cost activities wherever possible, there’s something special planned for every age.
For more information about the Natal Day 125 Festival, we invite you to look through the website and reserve time to join in the fun. Our final event updates on all programs will be listed by May 31, 2020 - so keep checking the Natal Day 125 website.
And, be sure to bring your friends and family, no matter where they (or you) are from. We’re looking forward to seeing you at Natal Day 125 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Three Centuries of Celebration!