Happy New Year, Halifax! Check out our list of family-friendly New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Events in Halifax including family-friendly concerts, fireworks and levees.

Noon Year’s Eve at Pladium

Ring in the New Year a little early with Playdium’s Noon Year’s Eve Party!
Date:  December 31, 2024
Time:  11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: Playdium Dartmouth

New Year’s Eve at Grand Parade

Halifax’s big New Year’s Eve event is Downtown this year! Enjoy incredible live music and fire works!
Date:  December 31, 2024
Time:  11:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Venue: Grand Parade, Downtown Halifax
Admission: FREE

New Year’s Eve at the Emera Oval

Enjoy a family skate on New Year’s Eve. Bring your own equipment or rent some for free with your ID.
Date:  December 31, 2024
Venue: Emera Oval, Halifax Commons
Admission: FREE

Glow Garden New Year’s Eve

Glow Gardens is hosting a family New Year’s show that you don’t want to miss. There will be live music from Halifax music, dancing, fireworks and more, all under the twinkle of a million lights!
Date: December 31, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Venue: Halifax Exhibition Centre

Delightful Downtown New Year’s Eve Light Show

You can ring in the New Year with the New Year’s Light Show from December 30 – January 2, which plays until 1:00 am on New Year’s Eve.
Date: December 30. 2024 – January 2. 2025
Venue: Grafton Park (old library)

Halifax Mooseheads vs. Cape Breton Eagles

He shoots, he scores! Ring in the new year with Canada’s favourite pass time – hockey!
Date: December 31, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Scotiabank Centre

Holly Dolly Christmas 

Join Dolly’s biggest fans as they pay tribute to their icon with some of her most recognizable songs of the season at Grafton Street Dinner Theatre.
Dates: November 18, 2023 – January 13, 2024
Venue: Grafton Street Dinner Theatre

2025 New Year’s Day Levees

New Year’s Day Levee at Government House

Date: January 1, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Venue: Government House,
Address: 1451 Barrington Street, Halifax