BUSKERFEST
Wednesday, July 27 - Monday, August 1
Find 3 BuskerFest stages at Alderney Landing, plus midway rides from East Coast Amusements.
PERFOMANCE HOURS:
DAY 1 5PM - 11PM
DAY 2 NOON - 11PM
DAY 3 NOON - 11PM
DAY 4 NOON - 11PM
DAY 5 NOON - 10PM
DAY 6 NOON - 6PM
MIDWAY HOURS:
DAY 1 5PM - 11PM
DAY 2 3PM - 11PM
DAY 3 3PM - 11PM
DAY 4 NOON - 11PM
DAY 5 NOON - 10PM
DAY 6 NOON - 9PM
BOB THE BUILDER
Saturday, July 30 1:30 - 2:30PM
Bring your kids to Ferry Terminal Park for a special show from Bob the Builder!
Remember to bring your sunscreen, water and lawn chair. Have some fun on the waterfront with Bob the Builder and his Friends!
HARBOUR FIREWORKS
Saturday, July 30 at 10PM
After a two-year hiatus, the Annual Natal Day Harbour Fireworks are back! Join us on either waterfront for this favourite Natal Day tradition.
RAIN DATE: Sunday, July 31 at 10PM
ANSMA FREEDOM FESTIVAL CONCERT
Sunday, July 31 1:30 - 9:30PM
Also following a two-year hiatus, the ANSMA "Freedom Festival" Concert is returning for the 16th show!
GOSPEL
RS Smooth.....................................1:30
B&D Productions.........................1:45
Kadel Brown.................................2:30
Marcell Symonds.........................3:15
Floyd Colley..................................4:00
R&B
RS Smooth....................................6:00
Suzy Hansen................................6:15
Jah'mila........................................7:00
Mark Riley....................................7:45
Owen "O'Sound" Lee..................8:45
The concert, part of our Summer Sunshine Concert Series and organized by the African Nova Scotian Music Association, will close with a special pyrotechnic display you don't want to miss.
from HALIFAX HARBOUR BRIDGES
MACPASS MILES
Sunday, July 31 at 9AM
There will be four one-mile races, beginning on the Halifax side of Macdonald Bridge and ending just short of the Dartmouth toll booths.
Women: 9:00am | Men: 9:30am
Girls: 10:00am | Boys: 10:30am
BRIDGEWALK
Sunday, July 31 at 2PM
A free, unstructured walk across the Macdonald Bridge that takes place after MACPASS Miles. Baby strollers and wheelchairs are welcome. Cyclists will need to remain in the bikeway.
Halifax musician John Alphonse and a Dixie-style band will be roaming the bridge and a community band will keep things hopping on a stage near the Dartmouth end of the bridge.
NATAL DAY ROAD RACE
Monday, August 1 at 8AM
Beginning in 1907, this Natal Day tradition will once again take over the streets of Dartmouth on Monday morning.
PEPSI NATAL DAY PARADE
Monday, August 1 at 10AM
The 125th Natal Day Parade will start in Halifax, cross the Macdonald Bridge, and end at Sullivan's Pond in downtown Dartmouth.
GLOBAL CENTRIC BRASS BAND
Monday, August 1 2 - 4PM
This seven-piece band is putting an East Coast spin on the New Orleans Mardi Gras sound. Their eclectic mix of traditional, contemporary, and some original material makes for an exciting show! See them for FREE at Sullivan's Pond.
