HFX Civic Events

11/22/2025

4:00 pm update. The event is still on. Put on your raincoat and come on down for all the holiday fun!

11/18/2025

5:30 pm: Join us for a heartwarming moment at this year’s Halifax Christmas Tree Lighting as Sobeys brings back a beloved East Coast holiday tradition – the Star of Christmas jingle from its iconic 1987 holiday commercial. Arrive at 5:30 p.m. to grab a lyric sheet and join a quick warm-up before the singalong begins on stage at 6:00 p.m. Sobeys will also be collecting non-perishable food and monetary donations for Feed Nova Scotia. For every donation made at the event, Sobeys will contribute an additional $5.

Halifax Christmas Tree Lighting Event
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Grand Parade next to City Hall
1770 Barrington St, Hfx
https://www.halifax.ca/parks-recreation/events/halifax-christmas-tree-lighting

09/11/2025

After nearly four years of construction, the Cogswell District is expected to reach substantial completion of construction by the end of the year. To mark this milestone, we're hosting a free community celebration with activities for all ages.

Join us on Sat, Sept. 20 from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Granville Park (between the Marriott Harbourfront Hotel and Scotia Square). This free, family-friendly event will feature live performances by Dee Dee Austin, Blessing Tangban, Owen O’Sound Lee and RS Smooth, plus a DJ, salsa class, art by local artists, face painting, touch-a-truck, a giant bouncy castle and more.

Details: https://brnw.ch/21wVBw0

08/26/2025

Please note that updates in relation to the natural gas leak in the area of Albro Lake Road, Pinecrest Drive, Crystal Drive and across the lake as far as Lancaster Drive in Dartmouth will be shared on the main Halifax Regional Municipality page.

08/21/2025

Don't miss Brooklyn Blackmore and Friends this Sunday:

This Sunday is the second last Dartmouth Sunshine Series concert, a free music at Sullivan’s Pond Park.

On Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. enjoy the soulful country sound of singer-songwriter Brooklyn Blackmore and Friends, named Best Country Artist by readers of the Coast and recognized by both the ECMAs and Music Nova Scotia. Details: halifax.ca/DartmouthSunshineSeries

08/20/2025

The municipality regrets to advise residents that the 45th Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition has been cancelled. The event was scheduled to take place on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.

Residents’ safety is the municipality’s top priority. This annual event typically attracts around 10,000 people to a rural area of the municipality, accessible by a single lane road. Municipal staff have determined that, with continued dry conditions and no immediate rain in the forecast, the risk is too high to safely move forward with the event.

Clam Harbour Beach is located within Clam Harbour Provincial Park. While the beach remains open to the public, the surrounding wooded park area is closed in accordance with the province’s restrictions on travel and activities in the woods.

PSA: https://brnw.ch/21wV3V3

08/11/2025

07/31/2025

Sunday, August 24, 2025! Join us at the 45th annual Clam Harbour Sandcastle Competition!

Some info:
- Event happens rain or shine!!
- Gates open at 9:00 am.
- To enter the competition all you need to do is register at the registration tent on the beach.
- Adults (individual or a team) only costs $10 to enter (cash only). Children and Youth are free.
- It’s free to come and watch.
- Parking: Once the parking lot fills, you’ll have to park on one side of the street. You can then walk to one of the bus stops and take a shuttle to the beach. (Bus stops are marked with signs and each stop includes a portable toilet.)
- Shuttle service stops at 7:00 p.m.
- For safety, please leave your pets at home. It’s very hot and crowded. Pets aren’t allowed on shuttle buses (except service animals) 🐕
- Registration closes at 12:00 noon
- Judging starts between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m.
- Results are announced in front of the registration tent at 4:30 p.m. and posted online the following day.

Check out www.clamharboursandcastle.ca for more info!

07/30/2025

The Dartmouth Sunshine Series presents the 20th ANSMA Freedom Festival Natal Day Concert this weekend. See you there!

07/23/2025

Celebrate Jamaican culture, community and heritage on July 27 with the Jamaican Cultural Association of Nova Scotia.

07/21/2025

Nova Multifest returns July 25 to 27 at Alderney Landing. Enjoy free performances, food and music from cultures around the world.