August 2019
Road Closure
A section of Gottingen Street in north-end Halifax will be shut down around the clock for two weeks beginning on Monday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. The project will affect the four-block section between Almon and Sullivan streets. The Gottingen Street project is expected to wrap up by 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 2.
Find out more »Mary Poppins Returns
Movie: Mary Poppins Returns All ages welcome; children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Tuesday, August 20, 2019 6:00PM – 8:00PM Sackville Public Library Phone: (902) 865-8653
Find out more »Rush on the big screen
Fans will get to see Rush together again, albeit not on the live stage. The band will hit the silver screen on Aug. 21 for Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019. Billed as the first "Annual Exercise in Fan Indulgence," the one-day-only screening will feature an assortment of song performances and backstage footage from the band’s 2015 R40 40th anniversary tour. The film includes a new interview with singer and bassist Geddy Lee, discussing his 2018 book Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Celebrity Rush fans…
Find out more »Halifax Mooseheads Pre-Season
Thursday, August 22 Saint John in town to play Halifax (7 pm) RBC Centre in Dartmouth
Find out more »Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite returns for one only only. August 23, 2019 Scotiabank Theatre Halifax Bayer's Lake, 190 Chain Lake Drive, Halifax, NS, B3S 1C5 (902) 876 - 4800
Find out more »78th Highlanders Freedom of the City of Halifax Parade
August 23rd, 2019. 5425 Sackville St., Halifax. For info : 902-426-5080 The Halifax Citadel’s iconic 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) exercise the Freedom of the City of Halifax. This time honoured tradition dates as far back as the Roman Empire, and was originally granted to military units that had gained the trust of a municipality. These units were permitted to parade through the town with “drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed.” The 78th Highlanders begin their parade at the Halifax Citadel…
Find out more »Kool & The Gang on Fox
Fox & Friends’ annual Summer Concert Series. Aug. 23: Kool & the Gang.
Find out more »National Peach Pie Day
National Peach Pie Day
Find out more »Overnight bridge closure
The Macdonald Bridge will be closed the following nights to replace an expansion joint on the Dartmouth side of the bridge. Once complete, the traffic plate covering the expansion joint will be gone. 7:00pm to 5:30am Monday, August 26 7:00pm to 5:30am Tuesday, August 27
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