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Heritage Day

Nova Scotia Heritage Day is a statutory holiday falling on the third Monday in February each year to honour the people, places and events that make our heritage unique.

Nova Scotia Heritage Day
Nova Scotia Heritage Day Family Events

Each year, Nova Scotia Heritage Day honours notable Nova Scotians. This year, Nova Scotia Heritage Day is Monday, February 20th and will honour Rita Joe, a Mi’kmaw poet from Eskasoni and We’koqma’q First Nations. If you would like to know more about Nova Scotia Heritage Day, click here for a
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Family Fun Halifax
Meet Your Farmer Day

Meet Your Farmer is heading to Cole Harbour Place this Heritage Day. There will be lots of fun for the whole family, including farm bingo, a colouring station, and lots of exhibits to explore. Meet Your Farmer Date: Monday, February 20, 2023 Time: 11:oo am Location: Cole Harbour Place Facebook:
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Delightful Downtown
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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Heritage Day
Notable Nova Scotians and how we celebrate them on Nova Scotia Heritage Day

Each year, Nova Scotia Heritage Day honours a notable Nova Scotian on the third Monday in February.  The holiday has a “rolling” honouree that changes every year. Here is a list of the notable Nova Scotians and how we celebrated them on Nova Scotia Heritage Day. Scroll down for a
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