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398 events

May 2026

398 events across 134 venues · Halifax

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Bearly's 40th Birthday Extravaganza (Day 1)Environment Bingo + Trivia Environmental Bingo: NS Environmental Network Fundraiser+7 more

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The Brewery Market Workshop: Wild Songs of Land & Sea, with Margo Wheaton Felting: Wet Felted Vessel Workshop+11 more

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Music Bingo Brunch Lee Valley Tools Halifax Store - Pyrography Clock Workshop Sensory-Accessible Concerts: Jennifer Jones & Jennifer King+4 more

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BRIC NS Primary Care Research Day 2026 Goodwill Trivia Mondays Nova Sinfonia Orchestra and Brittany Cann perform the classics+2 more

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Halifax Gals and Pals May Fiction Book Club Halifax Gals and Pals May Fiction Book Club Ballet Jörgen Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream+2 more

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Life Sciences On TAP (May)Silent Reading Euchre Card Game at Boardroom Game Cafe - Halifax NS+4 more

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ECT Program Innovation Floor Conversation with the Diplomatic Corps: Shared Priorities, Changing World 17th Annual Cedar & Maple Gala+7 more

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Dalhousie Engagement Day 2026 - 3rd annual workshop Empowering Newcomers: Canadian Immigrant Fair at Pier 21 Big Easy Fridays with Mike Cowie & John Alphonse+7 more

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The Brewery Market Discover the Arts during Open City Halifax 2026!Halifax Hustle Scavenger Hunt+13 more

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Mother Figures Free at Discovery Centre Broadway Brunch — Mother's Day Edition (Sunday)Canada's Storytellers: Catherine Clement+3 more

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Export Café Series: Germany Vibe Coding Meetup

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Lorcana at the Board Room Game Cafe Halifax Networking Nights Inuit Connections: katingaKatigennik+2 more

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Dead Bob w/ Mvll Crimes Live in Halifax Top 7 Over 70 Atlantic Canada Morgan Davis Happy Hour! 5pm+11 more

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TriCon: The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction Candlelight: Tribute to Pink Floyd Big Easy Fridays with Mike Cowie & John Alphonse+10 more

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The Brewery Market Sacred Wisdom and Moon Medicine Summit Mystic Moon Faire — Summer+18 more

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Leeroy Stagger @ The Carleton Board Room Family Trivia: K-Pop Demon Hunters EDITION!The Ghost of Violet Shaw+16 more

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Halifax Tides FC Pre-Game/Post-Game at the Beer Garden Haytarma Screening Movie night Haytarma+7 more

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FAKEBOOK - Halifax Screening Fakebook Film Screening Fabric Dish Decoupage+6 more

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Hiring Affair 2026: Matching Employers to Talent Come From Away LGBT+ MTG Casual Commander Night at the Board Room Game Cafe!+9 more

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2026 Canadian Repair Convention Frankensolar Cross Canada Energy Tour – Halifax Stop Acquired Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence+18 more

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Come From Away Big Easy Fridays with Mike Cowie & John Alphonse 5:30pm Big Easy Fridays with Mike Cowie & John Alphonse+16 more

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The Brewery Market Ms. H Terrarium Come From Away+22 more

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Rumé Kover @ Radstorm Halifax Gals & Pals May Romance Book Club - And Now, Back to You Come From Away+19 more

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Opening receptions: Ruby Gillam, Bree Kuhnen, Beth Neville, Viktor Valentine Goodwill Trivia Mondays (Click For Reservations)Trivia Night+6 more

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Access to Success 2026 The Shared Table Supper Club G&P May Non Fiction Book Club - Braiding Sweetgrass+8 more

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Come From Away Stargazer @ Gus' Pub All Genders and All Sexualities Speed Friending and Dating+14 more

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Lee Valley Tools Halifax Store - Linocut Printmaking Workshop Come From Away Physiotherapy Alumni Event+25 more

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Halifax Tides FC Pre-Game/Post-Game at the Beer Garden Singers & Songwriters @ Sadrad: May 2026 Edition!Come From Away+29 more

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The Brewery Market Bedford-Hammonds Plains Craft & Vendor May Market Come From Away+27 more

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RBC Training Ground Dreams Take Flight Atlantic's Once Upon A Tea Party Come From Away+15 more

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