Past Events

For the next two weeks 2006 Nova Scotia selects Hockey Team will be doing a bottle drive fundraiser in the Portland estates area on July 8th from 10am- 2 pm to help offset cost heading to Toronto in August There is also a account set up at bluenose bottle dept under the name 2006 Nova Scotia selects Hockey Team.

Tide Fest, East Hants’ first homecoming weekend, is happening July 14-16. Join us at the East Hants Sportsplex in Lantz for ball hockey tournaments, world’s largest washer toss, a music festival, farmers markets, food trucks and much more! Visit tidefest.ca for schedule and ticket information or find us on Facebook @EastHantsTideFest.

FUTURES is excited to announce the We Are One Festival! A Free Community Canada 150 Event! Saturday, July 22 from 12 pm to 4 pm 61 Glendale Avenue, Lower Sackville The We Are One Festival will be a fun-filled afternoon that will stimulate conversation and bring to the forefront the richness of our differences by celebrating diversity, inclusion, equity, culture and heritage in Nova Scotia. We will have a fun fair for youth with games and activities, as well as…

Public Talk on Adventure Play at Halifax Central Library - July 23 at 2 pm Come and learn more about adventure play in this informative and fun talk by the UK’s Pop-Up Adventure Play as they kick off their cross-Canada tour in Halifax. The Wonderful World of Adventurous Play is a public talk followed by an open discussion with UK play ambassadors, Pop-Up Adventure Play on July 23 at 2:00 pm at Halifax Central Library’s Paul O’Regan Hall. The UK-based…

We’re looking for 150 kids aged 4 - 12 for a Loose Parts Pop-Up Play Adventure. It’s all taking place on July 24 between 1:30 and 4 pm at the Halifax South Common between Bell Road and Cogswell Street. This event is being led by the UK’s Pop-Up Adventure Play who have organized similar community play happenings in the UK, the US, Australia and Asia. Join them for the first play stop on their cross-Canada tour! Loose parts play is…

The Dartmouth Heritage Museum invites you to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society and the 150th anniversary of Evergreen House with an Old Fashioned Fair and Parade of Sail Viewing party. The backyard at Evergreen House will be filled with games and activities for all ages. Enjoy some homemade ice cream while you watch the Parade of Sail on the Halifax Harbour at noon. The event will run from 11 am to 3 pm. Admission is…

MACPASS Miles is back, Sunday, August 6th! After a two year hiatus, Halifax Harbour Bridges is welcoming back MACPASS Miles, one mile race across the MacDonald Bridge! There'll be races for kids and adults, and participation is free, with medals for everybody and prizes for top finishers! Races go rain or shine. For more information and to register, go to hdbc.ca. Be the first to run across the road deck of the MacDonald Bridge since the Big Lift at MACPASS…

The Lifesaving Society Nova Scotia Branch is hosting the 2017 Canadian Lifeguard Challenge on Sunday, August 6 at Martinique Beach Provincial Park from 12 to 2 p.m. The Canadian Lifeguard Challenge is a high-performance, by-invitation-only, surf lifesaving competition sanctioned by the Lifesaving Society Canada. All are welcome to come out and spectate this exciting free National event! Canada’s top 20 male and female lifesaving sport athletes will compete in this year’s Canadian Lifeguard Challenge. Each earned their invitation through their…