African Heritage Month
Halifax Black Film Festival
The 7th Halifax Black Film Festival will be held in-person from February 24-26, and online until the 28th. Various locations throughout the city will be hosting screenings, see a full film and location schedule online. Parents and kids – Don’t miss the free screening of Jim Button and the Wild
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Downtown Halifax is DELIGHTFUL During the Winter!
DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN is the Downtown Halifax Business Commission’s series of vivid light shows and installations around Downtown Halifax. It includes colourful light projection shows that help light up our dark winter nights. Each light show is projected onto the former Halifax Memorial Library at Grafton Park (corner of Spring Garden
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Ways to Celebrate African Heritage Month With Your Family
The 2023 theme for African Heritage Month is ‘Seas of Struggle: African Peoples from Shore to Shore,’ which recognizes the struggles people of African Descent face from the shores of Africa to the shores of Nova Scotia. There are plenty of ways you can celebrate African Heritage Month. Since our
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See City Hall Lit in Pan-African Colours
City Hall will be illuminated in black, green, red, and yellow in honour of African Heritage Month. City Hall Lit in Pan-African Colours When: January 23 – 27, 2023 | February 18 – 21, 2023 | February 23 – 28, 2023 Where: City Hall Website: www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/diversity-inclusion/african-nova-scotian-affairs/african-heritage-month
Celebrate African Heritage Month at Pier 21
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 will be celebrating African Heritage Month with two free events throughout the month of February: A calypso celebration on February 2nd and a film screening of Black Ice on February 21st. Celebrate African Heritage Month at Pier 21 Date: February 2nd and February
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Halifax Libraries Celebrate African Heritage Month
Halifax Public Libraries have loads of events scheduled to help you celebrate African Heritage Month. Visit their website to see a full list of events, locations and schedules. African Heritage Month Location: Various Halifax Libraries Date: Throughout February Website: www.halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/events
The Best Things to do in Shelburne with Your Family
There are so many things to do in Shelburne, a charming harbourfront town located roughly two hours’ drive from Halifax, and home to the world’s only Whirligig and Weathervane Festival, held annually in September. Family attractions in the Shelburne region include beautiful white-sand beaches, important museums and cultural experiences –
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