What to do in Halifax this week

67 events from Saturday, October 17 to Friday, October 23, 2026. Free: 11. Busiest venues: The Anna Leonowens Gallery (NSCAD University), Carbon Arc Cinema, Museum of Natural History (Nova Scotia Museum).

Saturday, October 17, 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
Visual arts
9:30 AM

Nocturne at the Museum of Natural History

Museum of Natural History (Nova Scotia Museum) · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
Free
Cabaret
12 PM

Saturday Drag Brunch

Stardust Bar + Kitchen · Downtown Halifax
- Cabaret
$10 Tickets
Theatre
2 PM

Fountain School of Performing Arts presents: Attempts on her Life by Martin Crimp

Dalhousie Arts Centre · South End (Dalhousie University)
- Theatre
$15–$20 Tickets
Visual arts
6 PM

NOCTURNE: Hands-on Handmade Animation Studio

Carbon Arc Cinema · Downtown Halifax
- Visual arts
- Cinema
Free
Music
6:30 PM

Nocturne at AGNS!

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia · Downtown Halifax
- Music
Comedy
7:30 PM

Couples Clownselling: YHZ

The Sanctuary Arts Centre · Downtown Dartmouth
- Comedy
- Theatre
$24.75–$33.75 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Loreena McKennitt

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium · South End (Dalhousie University)
- Music
Comedy
8 PM

Casey Corbin

Yuk Yuk's Halifax · Downtown Halifax
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Maximum Overdrive

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

PETER WHITE

Halifax Live Comedy Club · Downtown Halifax
- Comedy
$20 Tickets
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Music
8 PM

The Sheepdogs (Saturday)

The Sheepdogs

Light House Arts Centre · Downtown Halifax
- Music
Tickets
Music
8:30 PM

Threezer: A Tribute to Weezer

Threezer

The Seahorse Tavern · North End
- Music
$20 Tickets
Music
9 PM

The Fabulously Rich: a tribute to The Tragically Hip

The Marquee Ballroom · North End
- Music
$37.65–$51.30 Tickets
Music
10 PM

Certified Saturday

The Dome · Downtown Halifax
- Music
- Nights out
$5–$10
Music
10 PM

Throwback Saturdays

Jacobs Lounge · Downtown Dartmouth
- Music
- Nights out
Music
Time not announced

Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)

Clayton Park Bar & Grill · Clayton Park
- Music

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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
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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
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
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

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