Halifax Jazz Festival
July 15-20
The TD Halifax Jazz Festival—formerly known as the Atlantic Jazz Festival—is the oldest jazz festival and largest summer festival in Atlantic Canada. Designated a Hallmark Event by the Halifax Regional Municipality, the festival attracts up to 65,000 visitors, involves 400 volunteers and employs over 350 local musicians.
Here is a look at this year’s line-up so you can plan accordingly:
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (Halifax Jazz Festival)
July 15, Light House Arts Centre, tickets $47.74 and up [Music] – More info
Iron & Wine w/ Sarah Harmer (Halifax Jazz Festival)
July 17, TD Main Stage (Salter Street lot), tickets $85.52 and up – More info
The Decemberists w/ Goldie Boutilier (Halifax Jazz Festival)
July 18, TD Main Stage (Salter Street lot), tickets $85.52 and up – More info
Christine Jensen Quartet (Halifax Jazz Festival)
July 18, The Carleton, tickets $47.74 – More info
Bill Frisell Trio w/ Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston (Halifax Jazz Festival)
July 18, Light House Arts Centre, tickets $64 – More info
Endea Owens & The Cookout (Halifax Jazz Festival)
July 19, Light House Arts Centre, tickets $47.74 – More info
Halifax Busker Festival
July 30 – Aug 4
It’s the wackiest week of the year and you just never know what to expect.
The festival runs for six days over Nova Scotia’s Natal Day long weekend. With hundreds of shows over those six days, Buskers is a Halifax classic.
First started in 1986, the Busker Festival scours the globe for the best street performers—from fire breathers, to acrobats and magicians—and musicians and brings them together on the Halifax waterfront.
From the unique to the sublime, audience members are taken on a ride of shock and awe, laughter and storytelling, fun and frivolity. Plus, don’t miss out on the midway, and check out the vendors offering food, clothing, jewellery and more.
This article appears in Jul 1-31, 2025.
