Halifax comes alive again this summer with tons of exciting festivals for everyone. Whether you enjoy jazz or jugglers, parades or performers, here are our top picks for family-friendly Halifax summer festivals you won’t want to miss!
STAGES Theatre Festival
Dates: June 4-8, 2025
Venue: Alderney Landing, 2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth
Website: https://www.easternfronttheatre.com/stages
Lebanese Cedar Festival
When: June 5-8, 2025
Time: Thursday, 4 – 9 pm; Friday, 11:30 am – 11 pm; Saturday, 11 am to midnight; Sunday, 11 am – 7 pm
Where: 111 Clayton Park Drive, Halifax
Admission: FREE
Website: www.cedarfestival.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cedarfestival
Greek Festival
Date: June 12-15, 2025
Time: Thursday, 4 – 9 pm; Friday, 4 – 11 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 12 – 11 pm
Venue: St. George’s Greek Orthodox Community
Address: 1146 Purcells Cove Road, Halifax
Website: www.greekfest.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HalifaxGreekFest
Bedford Days Festival
Dates: June 26 – July 1, 2025
Venue: Bedford
Website: www.halifax.ca/recreation/events/bedford-days
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Dates: June 27 – July 1, 2025
Venue: Scotiabank Centre, and Downtown Halifax
Tickets: www.nstattoo.ca/2024-tattoo-tickets
Website: www.nstattoo.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RoyalNSTattoo
Halifax Jazz Festival
Dates: July 15-20, 2025
Venue: Halifax Waterfront, plus locations throughout the city
Website: www.halifaxjazzfestival.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hfxjazzfest
Halifax Pride Festival
Dates: July 17 – 27, 2025
Venue: Various locations
Website: www.halifaxpride.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/halifaxpride
Nova Multifest
Dates: July 25 – 27, 2025
Time: Friday, 6 – 10 pm; Saturday, 11 am – 10 pm; Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm
Venue: Alderney Landing, Dartmouth
Website: www.multifestns.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/multifestns
Halifax International Busker Festival
When: July 30 August 4, 2025
Time: July 31, 5 – 10 pm; August 1 – 4, 12 – 10 pm; August 5, 12 – 6 pm
Location: Halifax & Dartmouth Waterfront
Website: www.buskers.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HalifaxBuskers
Natal Day Festival
When: August 2-4, 2025
Time: See the event schedule here
Where: Halifax and Dartmouth
Website: www.natalday.org
