What to do in Halifax in October 2026

110 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 15. Busiest venues: The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University), The Carleton, Carbon Arc Cinema.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
until Apr 3

Mi'kma'ki Artists' Spotlight: Gordon Sparks

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Welcome to Turtle Island

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 · South End (waterfront)
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

The Hope and Survival Memorial Quilt: Laurie Swim's Halifax Explosion Commemorative Project

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic · Downtown Halifax (waterfront)
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 8

Burnt Sugar Blue

Dalhousie Art Gallery · South End Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 8

Roger Mooking: SoundBites

Roger Mooking

Dalhousie Art Gallery · South End Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 2

Bricks By the Sea

Museum of Natural History (Nova Scotia Museum) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 2

Natural History Brick by Brick

Museum of Natural History (Nova Scotia Museum) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 2

The Art of Birding

Museum of Natural History (Nova Scotia Museum) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 25

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Neptune Theatre · Downtown Halifax
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Oct 20

Safe Haven: Canada and the 1956 Hungarian Refugees

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 · South End (waterfront)
- Visual arts
Music
until Oct 25

Elevator Theatre presents Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

Bus Stop Theatre Co-op · North End
- Music
- Theatre
$42–$52 Tickets
Visual arts
until Dec 6

Inside The Walls

Discovery Centre · Downtown Halifax (waterfront)
- Visual arts
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Cinema
until Oct 18

7th Annual Hellifax Horror Fest!

Carbon Arc Cinema · Downtown Halifax
- Cinema
Music
until Nov 1

Frenchy's: The Thrift Musical

Alderney Landing · Downtown Dartmouth
- Music
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
10 AM

Next Chapter | Halifax

Spatz Theatre · South End
- Music
Music
2 PM

James Ehnes' 50th Birthday Recital

James Ehnes

The Stage at St. Andrew's (Halifax United Church) · South End
- Music
- Recital
Tickets
Other
4 PM

Mysteries of the Keyhole House

Ted Outerbridge · Marion Outerbridge

Bella Rose Arts Centre · Clayton Park
$15–$30 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Carleton Stone Album Release

Carleton Stone

The Carleton · Downtown Halifax
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Loreena McKennitt

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium · South End (Dalhousie University)
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Constantinople and Kiya Tabassian

Constantinople · Kiya Tabassian

Dalhousie Arts Centre · South End (Dalhousie University)
- Music

Monday, October 19, 2026

Visual arts
5:30 PM

Opening Reception: Dancing With the Land

The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
5:30 PM

Opening receptions: Amandine Luthi; Alicia Acker; Aly Nemeth; Nathan Levig

The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Other
7 PM

Goodwill Trivia Mondays

Good Robot Brewing Co. · North End Halifax

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
7 PM

Movie Night: Shawn of the Dead

1518 Dresden Row
- Music
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Visual arts
until Oct 24

Almost an Island

Amandine Luthi

The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 24

Dancing With The Land: Pole-to-Pole

Déborah Maia de Lima

The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Theatre
until Nov 1

Deepwater

Neptune Theatre · Downtown Halifax
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Oct 24

End of the Marsh

Nathan Levig

The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 24

Starting to Make Sense of It All

Alicia Acker

The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Oct 24

The Dead Don't Die / The Last Living Days

Aly Nemeth

The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Other
Time not announced

Tuesday Night Talk: Beyond Peggy's Cove: Discovering Nova Scotia's Remarkable Places

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic · Downtown Halifax (waterfront)

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
7 PM

Songwriters Circle at The Pink Piano Cafe

The Pink Piano Cafe & Lounge · Lower Sackville
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Gin & Jazz

The Local · North End Halifax
- Music
- Jazz
Music
7:30 PM

Styx

Scotiabank Centre · Downtown Halifax
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Cinema
6:30 PM

Chronovisor

Carbon Arc Cinema · Downtown Halifax
- Cinema
Literature
7 PM

Shaggy Dog Story Night

The Carleton · Downtown Halifax
- Literature
Tickets
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Music
7:30 PM

ReJigged Festival: The MacGillivrays

The MacGillivrays · Patricia Murray

The Sanctuary Arts Centre · Downtown Dartmouth
- Music
- Dance
$42 Tickets

Friday, October 23, 2026

Music
7 PM

Convulsion @ Gus' Pub

Convulsion · QWAN · Fluke · Cross Check

Gus' Pub · North End
- Music
$15 Tickets
Music
7 PM

FOG

Mill Cove Brew Pub · Bedford
- Music
$4.99 Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Luke Kidgell - Live in Canada

Luke Kidgell

Halifax Live Comedy Club · Downtown Halifax
- Comedy
Sold out
Music
7:30 PM

Alex Cuba & Symphony Nova Scotia

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium · South End (Dalhousie University)
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

ReJigged Festival: Cassie and Maggie, Traverse W/ Nic Gareiss

Cassie and Maggie · Traverse · Nic Gareiss

The Sanctuary Arts Centre · Downtown Dartmouth
- Music
- Dance
$42 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Garnet Rogers (Friday)

Garnet Rogers

The Carleton · Downtown Halifax
- Music
Sold out Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Kyle Lucey

Yuk Yuk's Halifax · Downtown Halifax
- Comedy
Tickets
Nights out
9 PM

Afrobass Party w/ Dope Caesar

Dope Caesar

The Marquee Ballroom · North End
- Nights out
$31.62 Tickets
Nights out
9:30 PM

KINK•A•PALOOZA

Stardust Bar + Kitchen · Downtown Halifax
- Nights out
$20–$35 Tickets
Music
10 PM

FOMO FRIDAY

The Dome · Downtown Halifax
- Music
- Nights out
$5
Nights out
11 PM

Y2K Spooktacular October

The Seahorse Tavern · North End
- Nights out
$12 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Convulsion

Convulsion · QWAN · Fluke · Cross Check

Gus' Pub · North End
- Music
Cinema
Time not announced

Late Fame

Carbon Arc Cinema · Downtown Halifax
- Cinema
Cinema
Time not announced

Thrills & Chills: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Carbon Arc Cinema · Downtown Halifax
- Cinema

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Cabaret
12 PM

Saturday Drag Brunch

Stardust Bar + Kitchen · Downtown Halifax
- Cabaret
$10 Tickets
Music
1:30 PM

Garnet Rogers (Saturday matinee)

Garnet Rogers

The Carleton · Downtown Halifax
- Music
Tickets
Music
4 PM

LOUD WOMEN Fest Halifax 2026

Alanna Matty · Altered by Mom · Penny & the Pits · Burry · Freya Milliken · The Shoulder Season

The Seahorse Tavern · North End
- Music
$27.96 Tickets
Music
4 PM

Toller Presents: The Canadian Tuxedo Party

The Canadian Tuxedo Party

The Marquee Ballroom · North End
- Music
$34.20 Tickets
Cinema
6 PM

American Doctor

Carbon Arc Cinema · Downtown Halifax
- Cinema
Music
7:30 PM

Fountain School of Performing Arts presents: Talk and Concert with Inuk Soprano Deantha Edmunds

Deantha Edmunds

Dalhousie Arts Centre · South End (Dalhousie University)
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

ReJigged Festival: É.T.É., Yaëlle Azoulay, Nic Gareiss & Inn Echo

É.T.É. · Yaëlle Azoulay · Nic Gareiss · Inn Echo

The Sanctuary Arts Centre · Downtown Dartmouth
- Music
- Dance
$42 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Clusterfunk

Mill Cove Brew Pub · Bedford
- Music
$8 Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Kyle Lucey

Yuk Yuk's Halifax · Downtown Halifax
- Comedy
Tickets

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