The Cogswell District is nearing completion, and to celebrate, there will be a FREE family-friendly event, with live performances, plus a DJ, salsa class, face painting, touch-a-truck, a giant bouncy castle and more! Cogswell District Celebration Event Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 Time: 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM Venue: Granville
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As fall arrives in Halifax, with cooler weather and changing leaves, people start looking for pumpkin patches and corn mazes. Let’s take a look at the top spots in the area to enjoy these classic autumn activities and make some great memories, all with the inviting backdrop of the fall
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This FREE festival celebrates our unique cultures through music, art, and special performances. There will be musical performances, dance, storytelling, art activities, and fire performances. Alderney Landing Fire and Water Cultural Festival Dates: October 17 & 18, 2025 Time: 6:00  – 9:00 PM Venue: Alderney Landing, 2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth
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Come out for an amazing day on the boardwalk in downtown Halifax for a car show with a cause – in support of Dream’s Take Flight Charity. Ignition Boardwalk Takeover Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Venue: Halifax Waterfront Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events

Come to the Halifax Waterfront for the inaugural Maritime Heritage Festival! This FREE family event will have ship tours, Canadian Navy demonstrations, music, and more! Maritime Heritage Festival Date: September 13 & 14, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Venue: Halifax Waterfront, behind the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic,
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A curated market of 50+ eclectic vendors featuring the odd, obscure, strange, unusual, macabre, dark, magical & bizarre. (Not appropriate for young or sensitive children; parental discretion is advised). Halifax Oddities & Curiosities Show When: Saturday, September 13, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Where: Halifax Exhibition Centre (in
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It’s the 45th Anniversary of the Atlantic International Film Festival, a celebration of film and media from around the world. It’s a festival that turns Halifax into an international mecca for the arts, abuzz with film lovers and filmmakers alike. Your creative film-loving teen will love this, just be sure
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Enjoy a DJ and musical performances, a BBQ and more, as family, friends, and fans alike gather for this celebration of life to honour local artist Pat Stay. Stay Day 2025 Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025 Time: 12:00 – 4:00 PM Venue: In front of Pat’s memorial wall at Dartmouth
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Join Halifax’s favourite Gopher Tortoise, Gus, as he takes in the end-of-summer sights at the Public Gardens. Museum of Natural History Staff will be on hand to answer questions. Gus Goes to the Public Gardens Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025 Time: 1:30 PM Venue: Near Horticulture Hall, Halifax Public Gardens
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September is hands-down one of our favourite months of the year. September offers great weather, an abundance of fresh local produce, and the apples… oh, those apples! We also see so many amazing events in September. Here is our month-at-a-glance, which highlights some of the family-friendly events in September. If
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