This year’s parade is on Sunday, November 19th. It begins at 5:45, starting at  DeWolfe park and travelling along the Bedford Highway to the last bridge at Bedford Place Mall. Bedford Lights Parade When: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 Time: 5:45 pm start at DeWolfe Park Where: Bedford Highway Website: www.lightupbedfordparade.com
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Where to go on a hot summer day in HRM? Check out our list of cool summer playgrounds with splash pads where you can have fun and cool off at the same time! 1. Westmount School Playground and Splash Pad The playground and splash pad at Westmount School has an
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Bedford Days is a 10-day long festival that delivers family-friendly activities and events that celebrate cultural diversity and good old-fashioned fun! The Bedford Days Website is the best place to find out exactly what is happening throughout the Celebration. Bedford Days When: June 21st – July 1st, 2023 Website: www.halifax.ca/recreation/events/bedford-days
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This holiday season, give your children the gift of play. Ice Patch Hollow provides a safe indoor space for endless entertainment where children can let loose, burn off steam and make new friends. Bronze winner of Best Amusement, Theme Parks and Recreation in Community Votes Halifax 2022, Ice Patch Hollow
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It is not unusual to experience a rainy day in Nova Scotia. Most parents have a go-to list of things to do and places to go when such weather occurs. This is especially true with parents of toddlers – like me. At the top of my rainy-day list is Ice
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Whoo-hoo! School’s out for summer! Let’s celebrate at Chicken Little! Congrats on making it through another school year… Chicken Little will give you a FREE ICE CREAM CONE! Stop by this Wednesday and they will reward you with a delicious ice cream cone! One free regular ice cream cone per
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The laughter as the toddler on the swing soars for the sky, the squeal as the preschooler rockets down the slide, and the sense of accomplishment as the school-ager finally makes it all the way across the monkey bars. Playgrounds are not only fun for the kids, but an essential
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  The Sunny Side Monster Bash! Come to the Sunnyside Mall in Bedford on Saturday, October 26th for their annual Halloween Party! Bring your little ghosts and goblins for a Halloween Party with mascots, crafts, a pumpkin bouncy castle and more! FREE to participate with a donation to FEED NOVA
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Play, Learn, Grow (1040 Bedford Highway, 2nd floor) is hosting a sale of beautiful, fairly-traded gifts benefiting artisans developing countries around the world. The gifts you buy at the Ten Thousand Villages Sales will give the blessings of steady work, fair wages, and a better life for struggling families around
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Get ready, LEGO-lovers. There is an amazing local display of ‘Lego Art’ at Scott Manor House, a small museum in Bedford (between the Chickenburger and the Basin, off Shore Drive). Gail Meagher has been busy working on a number of ‘lego-built’ Bedford and Halifax related buildings, including Scott Manor House,
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