The Halifax Urban Folk Festival (HUFF) is a week-long celebration of music, storytelling, and creative collaboration featuring local, national, and international artists.
British comedian Jimmy Carr returns to Canada with his 'Laughs Funny' tour, billed as his biggest national tour ever.
A series of free outdoor movie screenings held on the Halifax waterfront throughout August and September.
A spine-tingling, laugh-inducing improv spooktrail presented by Spontaneity Improv Company as part of the Nocturne: Art at Night festival.
Classic Albums Live performs Supertramp's iconic album Breakfast in America note-for-note, cut-for-cut.
Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani performs live in Halifax.
Roger Mooking presents SoundBites, an exhibition exploring the intersection of food, culture, and music at the Dalhousie Art Gallery.
Weekly outdoor dance sessions featuring Lindy Hop lessons on Tuesdays and Blues socials on Sundays.
The 46th edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival, featuring 113 feature and short films, including the opening night gala and Atlantic Gala.
Billy Raffoul performs with The Halifax All Stars, with a songwriters' circle by Chris Murphy, Ria Mae and Mat Hughes at The Carleton.
Halifax Urban Folk Festival concert featuring Chris Murphy & The Halifax All Stars, with opening songwriters' circle by Billy Raffoul, Ria Mae and Noah Malcolm.
Annual multidisciplinary arts festival showcasing innovative work by Indigenous and artists of colour across Canada, in venues across Kjipuktuk.
The Black Keys perform live on their Peaches 'N Kream World Tour '26, with special guest Jeremie Albino.
Halifax Urban Folk Festival concert featuring Ria Mae and The Halifax All Stars, with a songwriters' circle by Chris Murphy, Billy Raffoul and Mallory Chipman.
A vibrant cultural festival featuring art, food, decorations, processions, children's workshops and scripture readings.
Midnight Jungle event featuring performances by ATM, Badi Sun, and JOZINHO at The Decks.
The Fall Women's Show is a community event featuring local vendors, health and wellness resources, and lifestyle products.
A heavy metal and hardcore concert featuring Breakneck, Apes, Glassbone, and Hellacaust at The Bus Stop Theatre.
16th annual fundraising walk to raise awareness about bladder cancer, support patients and fund research.
A live stage show bringing the iconic television game show to the stage with famous games and prizes.
Canadian country music star Gord Bamford performs live at The Marquee Ballroom in Halifax.
Maximum Overdrive performs an 1980s-themed party concert at The Carleton, featuring dance classics from INXS, Duran Duran, and Madonna.
A concert featuring celebrated Canadian pianist Louis Lortie and Illia Ovcharenko performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 arranged for two pianos by Franz Liszt.
Grammy-nominated melodic-house producer Audien performs a sunset set at the Garrison Grounds as part of the Magnetic World Music Festival 2026.
Amanda Marshall performs her The Dirty 30 Tour live at Scotiabank Centre, marking 30 years since her breakthrough.
Canadian singer-songwriter Jenn Grant performs her album 'Queen of the Strait: Cradled by the Waves' at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
A fully-orchestrated reimagining of tracks from Aquakultre's album 1783, performed by Symphony Nova Scotia.
Male revue show Thunder from Down Under with its Most Wanted Tour, ages 19+.
A beginner-friendly outdoor Latin dance night featuring a free salsa lesson followed by social dancing with salsa, bachata and other Latin rhythms.
A head-to-head craft beer competition featuring a five-course dinner by Chef Mathias Probst, with each course paired by competing brews from Annapolis and Tanner & Co.
Canadian pop duo Prozzak perform their high-energy dance-pop hits at the Bruce Guthro Theatre in Halifax.
Canadian folk musician Garnet Rogers performs live at The Carleton, with a matinee performance on Saturday.
Canadian alternative rock band July Talk performs live on their Touch X Tour at the Light House Arts Centre.
The Bombadils perform live as part of the Tiny Church Concert Series at the historic Little Dutch Church in Halifax.
The Booths return to the Seahorse Tavern for a night of live music with Atay, Jax, sadie, Sunsetto, Avery Dakin and Feral Carol, hosted by Kaden Booth.
Hip-hop and rap performance by Classified at the Garrison Grounds as part of the Magnetic World Music Festival 2026.
The High Kings, an Irish traditional music group, perform live at The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia.
Emmy Award-winning comedian JB Smoove brings his stand-up comedy to the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
Stand-up comedy show with Laura Ramoso on The Calm Down Tour at The Bruce Guthro Theatre, over-19s only.
Acclaimed Eagles tribute band bringing their live show back to the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
The Martin Boys perform live in Halifax at the Seahorse Tavern.
Craig Cardiff performs an intimate seated concert at The Carleton, using live digital loops to create his signature soundscapes.
Carolina East performs gospel, Americana and country songs at The Carleton, drawing from her new album produced by Cory Tetford.
A five-course dinner pairing competing Darty and Propeller beers, with guests choosing the winning brewery.
Solo performance by Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles at The Carleton, described as her Halifax songwriter's home.
Award-winning Quebec jazz-fusion bassist Carl Mayotte performs with his quintet at The Carleton.
Tom Petty tribute band Petty Larceny performs heartland rock anthems at The Carleton in Halifax.
Carleton Stone returns to his namesake Halifax venue to celebrate the release of 'Midnight Rose', his fifth album, with a seated concert.
Seated guitar and vocal performance by Don Ross and Julie Malia at The Carleton.
John McLaren performs with Asif and Ava Illyas at The Carleton, blending percussive fingerpicking and melodic storytelling.
Indie Americana singer Aaron MacDonald returns to The Carleton with a hand-picked band for a roots-oriented set blending dusty rock, folk grit and country soul.
A folk music concert featuring the duo True Mountain Laurel and the solo project Peter Dreams, presented by the Halifax Urban Folk Festival.
A storytelling songwriters' circle featuring Skye Wallace, Mick Davis and Freya Milliken at The Carleton, part of the Halifax Urban Folk Festival.
Halifax Urban Folk Festival concert featuring Australian blues artist Lloyd Spiegel, known for his guitar wizardry and storytelling.
Tyler Salsman performs an intimate country music show featuring original songs, favourites and personal stories.
Angelique Francis Band performs a standing-room show featuring blues, folk, soul, jazz, roots, rock, gospel and Americana.
Halifax-based Americana band Newbridge performs with support from Jackson Weldon at The Carleton.
Edmonton-based songwriter Eric Kane makes his East Coast debut with a seated show at The Carleton, focusing on vulnerable storytelling and self-love.
Comedy show featuring Alan Cross, a renowned Canadian music journalist and broadcaster, at The Carleton.
A new trio concert directed by Lise Dion, where country meets soul, with Dave Fenley, Gabriella Laberge and John Antony Gagnon.
Indigenous art intervention by Tribal Fusion Art on view inside the Canadian Immigration Story exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
Toronto-based Caribbean jazz band CaneFire brings high-energy steelpan music to the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
Concert featuring the alt-pop bands Angel Girl, Nameless Friends and Pillow Fite at The Seahorse Tavern.
Live rock and blues concert featuring The Sadies with special guest Terra Lightfoot at The Marquee Ballroom.
Concert by The White Buffalo at The Marquee Ballroom, presented by MODO-LIVE and Programme.
Concert by the renowned Canadian folk singer-songwriter and poet David Francey at The Carleton.
Jimmy Rankin performs his Song Dog 25th Anniversary Tour, celebrating the landmark album that launched his solo career.
Concert by Canadian Christian hip-hop artist Dean Brody and his group The Reklaws at Scotiabank Centre.
Concert by Harry Manx, a Canadian blues artist known for fusing the tradition of the Blues with classical Indian ragas.
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Gordie Sampson performs as part of the Songwriters Circle series, hosted by the Guthro family at Casino Nova Scotia.
Concert by producer and composer Daniel Lanois at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
Concert by singer-songwriter Isabelle Foster as part of the EMERGE Summer Concert Series at Foundation Wharf.
Australian surfing songwriter Kim Churchill performs his first Halifax show at The Carleton.
South Korean cellist Sung-Won Yang and Italian pianist Enrico Pace open the new season with works by Bach, Brahms, Debussy and Franck.
Single release concert by Jacob Ballard & The Bad Ticket with opener Porch Swing.
An evening of improvised theatre with Spontaneity Improv Company, featuring scenes and games made up on the spot.
First of Bells performs jazz interpretations of iconic Cape Breton songs at The Carleton.
Two Spontaneity Improv teams provide a night of comedy with an improvised musical and audience-driven improv.
Two Spontaneity Improv teams provide a night of comedy with an improvised musical and audience-driven improv.
Two Spontaneity Improv teams provide a night of comedy with an improvised musical and audience-driven improv.
Concert by American singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman at the Light House Arts Centre in Halifax.
Exhibition of paintings by Jacqueline Faye Miller and Peter Ollerhead at The Prow Gallery, celebrating the landscapes of Saskatchewan and Newfoundland.
