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398 events
398 events across 134 venues · Halifax
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
2026 Canadian Repair Convention
by Office of the Dean, Schulich School of Law
A two-day summit of talks and demonstrations celebrating and advocating for the #RIGHTTOREPAIR in Canada.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Frankensolar Cross Canada Energy Tour – Halifax Stop
by Frankensolar Americas Inc
Frankensolar is bringing the latest solar innovations straight to installers! Join the Cross Canada Energy Tour in Halifax for a day of product demos, technical sessions, and networking with the solar industry, hosted at the Atlantica Hotel Halifax.
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Acquired Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
by Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
Join us in person to learn how to spot and support acquired brain injuries in survivors of intimate partner violence.
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Building on a Global Scale with Jeremy Millar
by Volta
Join Volta and McInnes Cooper for a fireside chat with Halifax native Jeremy Millar, a technology executive, investor, and entrepreneur with experience building global tech companies.
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Come From Away
by Neptune Theatre
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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Morgan Davis Happy Hour! 5pm
by Morgan Davis Happy Hour!
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Say Yes to Games at The Board Room Game Cafe
by The Board Room Game Cafe
Come with your friends and go head-to-head against other groups in a series of interactive trivia rounds, creative challenges, and games! We’ve teamed up with Say Yes to Games and turned Game Night into a team-based competition! Come with your friends and form your own team, then go head-to-head against other groups in a series of interactive trivia rounds, creative challenges, and game show–style moments. Together with your team, you’ll compete against the rest of the room, earning points as
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
We Were Here Film Screening
by Mary Fairhurst Breen
A gentle evening of remembering and care for people we have lost to fentanyl. Hosted with hot tea, resources, and room to feel. The program shares 10 hand-drawn award-winning animated films by artist Jessica Hiemstra, directed by writer Mary Fairhurst Breen, with guitar and song performed by Janelle Levesque.
6:30 PM – 11:30 PM
CCGH presents: Amir Mon Petit Prince
by Carbon Arc Cinema
CCGH presents: Amir Mon Petit Prince at Carbon Arc Cinema — independent cinema at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax.
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Pages & Pints Book Club
by Propeller Brewing
Monthly book club meet-up at Propeller's Quinpool Taproom. Bring your latest read, grab a pint, and chat books. Thursday May 21 at 6:30pm.
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Better Times Comedy at Good Robot
by Better Times Comedy
Looking for the best stand-up comedy show in Halifax? Your Thursday plans just got upgraded. Better Times Comedy is an award-winning stand-up comedy show at Good Robot Brewing (Robie St.) every Thursday evening, year-round. Regular guests include Clare Belford (writer, This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Dan Hendricken (CBC LOL, Halifax Comedy Festival), Travis Lindsay, and Adam Myatt, plus a rotating cast of Halifax and visiting comics. Show starts at 8 PM. Arrive before 7:30 PM to enter the raffle (Goo
by Good Robot Brewing
Looking for the best stand-up comedy show in Halifax? Your Thursday plans just got upgraded. Better Times Comedy is an award-winning stand-up comedy show at Good Robot Brewing (Robie St.) every Thursday evening, year-round. Regular guests include Clare Belford (writer, This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Dan Hendricken (CBC LOL, Halifax Comedy Festival), Travis Lindsay, and Adam Myatt, plus a rotating cast of Halifax and visiting comics. Show starts at 8 PM. Arrive before 7:30 PM to enter the raffle (Go
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Up-Close Magic Cabaret at the Trident
by Halifax Magic Club
An up-close magic cabaret presented by the Halifax Magic Club at Trident Booksellers & Cafe.
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
The Gay Agenda – An All Queer Comedy Show
by Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Drinks. Food. Laughs… all part of the agenda. Drinks. Food. Laughs… all part of the agenda. An all-queer comedy show is taking over Stardust on May 21 with a stacked lineup ready to have you crying laughing. Alva Sparkles: Alva Sparkles is like a scoop of moon mist ice-cream that became sentient and turned out to be a little pervy. You may have seen this two time Coast award losing comedian at Yuk Yuk’s, Lunenburg Pride or handling your grandmother a dildo at bingo. Roz Kearney: Roz
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Gina Burgess Full Band Show at The Carleton
by The Carleton
Violinist and composer Gina Burgess debuts her full band show featuring Cynthia Pitsiulak (Inuit throat singer), Greg Woolner, Jordan Stephans, and Ross Burns.
The Ghost of Violet Shaw
by Eastern Front Theatre
THE GHOST OFVIOLET SHAW Neptune Theatre’s Scotiabank Studio A NEW PLAY BY KATERINA BAKOLIAS Do you believe in love after life? This Victorian-era farce follows the Bennetts as they deal with their so-called Family Curse. Delilah Bennet is convinced her dead wife is haunting their house, and her daughter Rose is simply trying to finish medical school, while Rose’s besotted suitor Vic just wants to marry her. When Cousin Edward shows up pursued by the criminal Baxter, mayhem en
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Bonfire Music Bingo: TV & Movie Themes!
by The Bonfire
From legendary TV intros to unforgettable movie themes — this is peak nostalgia meets chaos. The ones you recognize in 2 seconds and immediately yell WAIT I KNOW THIS! Special Guest Host: Kristyn Green (one night only!) — comedian, actress & co-owner of Bonfire.
8:30 PM – 11:59 PM
The Hot Club of Dartmouth
by The Hot Club of Dartmouth
The Hot Club of Dartmouth performs live at Bearly's House of Blues and Ribs. Hot jazz and gypsy swing.
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
TWIHARDS Dance Party
by BILF
A Twilight-themed dance party at Seahorse Tavern. Dust off your vampire fangs, channel your inner Bella, and dance the night away to a soundtrack of 2000s hits and nostalgic favourites.
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