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Special Events

Tattoo Festival
The 2022 Tattoo Festival – FREE Events at Various Locations Around Halifax

The Tattoo Festival is held throughout the week of the Tattoo at various locations around HRM. The Festival hosts lots of FREE events, including the Annual Canada Day Parade! You can download the full schedule here. Tattoo Festival When: June 25th – July 2nd, 2022 Where: Various locations throughout HRM
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Tattoo Parade
Tattoo Canada Day Parade

The Tattoo Canada Day Parade is back! Join in the fun as they bring the downtown streets alive and take their ‘world-famous’ show to the streets. Celebrate Canada’s birthday with the performers of the Nova Scotia International Tattoo! Tattoo Canada Day Parade When: July 1st, 2022 Time: 10:oo am –
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Summer Reading Club
Register your Kids in the TD Summer Reading Club

If you would like your kids to continue reading over the summer, encourage them to join the Summer Reading Club, run by Halifax Libraries, and sponsored by TD bank! When your kids register for the TD Summer Reading Club Halifax they will get a free reading kit, including a magazine filled
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PJ walk
Annual PJ Walk for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Rise and shine for the 6th Annual PJ Walk for Ronald McDonald Charities. This family-fun morning kicks off with a pancake breakfast, followed by tons of activities, in support of a great cause. Walk in your PJs and celebrate the day with fun activities including bouncy castles and face painting.
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Annual Garden Party at Government House
Everyone is Welcome to the Annual Garden Party at Government House

The Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and Mrs. Patsy LeBlanc are delighted to invite all Nova Scotians and visitors to Government House for the Annual Garden Party. The Garden Party in Halifax has been going on for over 100 years and is an opportunity for Nova
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Ashton Gardens
Daffodil Walk and Spring Celebration

Celebrate the arrival of Spring with a woodland walk lined with thousands of daffodils at Ashton’s Garden Centre! With educational and interesting fact signage to be found along the way, opportunities for that perfect selfie and spots to sit and enjoy the scenery along the river – you’ll feel the
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Van Gogh
Beyond Van Gogh – Halifax

You may have seen pictures or heard of this incredible exhibit in other cities across Canada, and now Beyond Van Gogh is coming to Halifax! Immerse yourself in a three-dimensional world of Vincent Van Gogh, which features more than 300 of Van Gogh’s iconic artwork, enhanced by his own words,
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HSC Sea Creature
Sea Creature Sidewalk Scavenger Hunt at the Halifax Shopping Centre

The Halifax Shopping Centre is happy to welcome everyone back for in-person shopping and they’ve created a fun special event for the kids – a Sea Creature Sidewalk Scavenger Hunt! Download the FREE ‘Get in the Loop’ app, search the HSC loop, then get ready to start your hunt. Can
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Where to see the Bluenose in 2020
Where to See the Bluenose II, as She Sails Around Nova Scotia This Summer

Want to know where to see the Bluenose II this summer?  In celebration of her 100th birthday, this beautiful schooner will sail around the province as part of a tour called Sail Past Summer. Due to Covid-19 restrictions you won’t be able to board the ship, but rest assured, she
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MicMacMall WinWin
Mic Mac Mall Special Event: Win-Win

Check out the newly renovated Mic Mac Mall and celebrate in their FREE one-day event with prizes and fun activities for the whole family! They will have hundreds of giveaways, as well as, bouncy castles, face painting, glitter tattoos and a balloon artist. Stick around for Movie Night in the
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