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19th Annual Victorian Christmas
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
Entrance off of Sackville St, Halifax
Let the spiced apple cider warm your hands and the sound of caroling children warm your heart at the 19th Annual Victorian Christmas. Watch the children light up with joy when they see Father Christmas and see them marvel at their own creativity when they make their own Christmas decorations. The Halifax Citadel will be broght to life with holiday cheer, festive activities and a glowing Christmas tree. The event takes place from 12 noon to 4pm. Admission is a donation to FEED Nova Scotia.
November 22 2008 to November 23 2008
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Green Legacy Exhibit
June 03, 2008
- September 28, 2008
Native plants play a dynamic role in defining Canadian landscapes and our sense of place. This informative traveling exhibition about Canada's native plants explores the beauty, diversity and vulnerability of Canada's native plants and plantscapes.
Visitors will discover why plants are important, what threatens them, who works to protect them, and what you can do. Join us and get back to your real roots this summer. Produced by the Canadian Museum of Nature and Royal Botanical Gardens.
Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 424-7353
Website: nature.museum.gov.ns.ca
Monarchs Exhibit
June 03, 2008
- September 28, 2008
This delightful table-top exhibit is full of fun filled activities to learn about the monarch and its copycat cousin the viceroy. enjoy computer interactives, activities and specimens that will introduce you to this fantastic butterfly. Visitors will actually be able to tag a monarch butterfly, test one's survival skills in Mexico or watch a chrysalis transform. Produced by Canadian Museum of Nature.
Muesum of Natural History
1747 Summer St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 424-6099
Website: nature.museum.gov.ns.ca
Halifax Public Gardens Sunday Concerts
June 15, 2008
- September 14, 2008
The Halifax Regional Municipality in partnership with the Atlantic Federation of Musicians and the Music Performers Fund will be providing FREE concerts every Sunday afternoon from 2pm to 4pm until Sept 14th.
For more information call (902) 490-6776 and press #2.
Halifax Public Gardens
Main entrance on the corner of South Park St and Spring Garden Rd, Halifax
Phone: (902) 490-6776
Website: www.halifax.ca/events
Dartmouth Heritage Museum Exhibit: 150 years of Hope
June 27, 2008
- September 13, 2008
The Dartmouth Heritage Museum will host the exhibit- 150 Years of Hope: A collection of artifacts from the Nova Scotia Hospital.
Evergreen House
26 Newcastle St, Dartmouth
Phone: (902) 464-2300
Website: www.dartmouthheritagemuseum.ns.ca/
Halifax vs Louisbourg: The Final Siege Exhibit
July 01, 2008
- November 02, 2008
On May 29, 1758, the largest fleet of ships ever to set sail from Halifax left the harbour and headed north. This British armada, comprised of 150 ships carrying over 27,000 men, was bound for the French Fortress of Louisbourg to lay siege. The campaign lasted two months before British forces achieved their first major victory of the Seven Years War, a victory that would change the world, and Halifax forever.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 424-7490
Website: maritime.museum.gov.ns.ca
George H. Craig: Pianter, Photographer and Visual Pioneer
August 27, 2008
- September 14, 2008
This exhibit, on loan from the Dartmouth Heritage Museum, features photographs of old Dartmouth and surrounding areas from the turn of the 20th century. This exhibition will be the opening venue to a larger exhibition at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum from Sept 30th to Dec 30th.
Craig Gallery
Alderney Landing, Dartmouth Waterfront beside the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal
Phone: (902) 461-4698
Website: www.alderneylanding.com
Atlantic Fringe Festival
August 28, 2008
- September 07, 2008
Theatre that goes for the edges, presses the form, takes risks, offbeat, fresh. New work from emerging/established artists. Theatre six to seven venues/stages, 30-35 plays, 225 performances. Plays from Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, the US and Great Britain.
various Halifax venues
Phone: (902) 435-4837, 471-7081
Email: fun@atlanticfringe.ca
Website: www.atlanticfringe.ca
Tunes at Noon in Grand Parade
September 03, 2008
Tunes at Noon is a FREE summer concert series taking place three days a week at 12 Noon to 1pm in Grand Parade. The series will run from July 23 to September 5.
For rain dates please visit www.downtownhalifax.ns.ca.
Today's concert features the folk music of Kev Corbett.
Grand Parade
Downtown Halifax
Website: www.downtownhalifax.ns.ca
