Every big show happening in Halifax in March 2025

Spring is almost here—finally!—and with the longer days of March, Halifax is coming back to life. From film festivals celebrating homegrown talent to some of Canada’s biggest rock acts coming to town, there’s a whole lot more to look forward to this month than just the promise of warmer weather. (Although that certainly helps, too.)

As always, The Coast has you covered with what’s happening in town:

Halifax Black Film Festival
The ninth annual celebration of Black filmmakers from Halifax and beyond returns to the city, with screenings online and at various venues across Halifax. The five-day festival wraps Tuesday, March 4, with a panel discussion on diversity at the Halifax Central Library, a pair of films at the Canadian Museum of Immigration and a closing screening of director Cory Bowles’ Black Cop at the Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane.
Until March 4, various venues and online, tickets from $12 [Film]

The New Canadian Curling Club
Mark Crawford knows how to write comedy. His first play, The Birds and the Bees—the story of a divorced turkey farmer who moves back in with her beekeeping mother—was called “thoroughly charming” by the CBC and “satisfying on every level” by the Sudbury Star. His latest, 2018’s The New Canadian Curling Club, follows a group of new arrivals to Canada who join a learn-to-curl class, only to be paired with a reluctant coach with “strong opinions” about immigrants. The show has toured across Canada, from Winnipeg to Drayton to Antigonish, and now it’s in Halifax for most of the month.
Until March 23, Neptune Theatre’s Scotiabank Stage (1593 Argyle Street), tickets $33 and up [Theatre]

Mother Mother
Twenty years on from their origins in Heriot Bay, BC, indie rockers Mother Mother are still packing a punch. Last February, the five-member band fronted by siblings Ryan and Molly Guldemond dropped their ninth album, Grief Chapter—and to mark the occasion, they’ve embarked on a worldwide tour that stops in Halifax on Tuesday, March 4.
March 4, Scotiabank Centre (1800 Argyle Street), tickets $40 and up [Music]

Vancouver’s Mother Mother will play at the Scotiabank Centre on Mar. 4, 2025. Credit: Mother Mother / Facebook

Our Lady Peace
Four-time JUNO Award-winners Our Lady Peace are coming to Halifax as part of their 30th anniversary tour. The alt-rock band behind “Superman’s Dead” and “Innocent” broke onto the scene with 1994’s Naveed, which went quadruple-platinum in Canada. OLP will be joined by Southern rockers Collective Soul and St. John’s-raised indie artist Ash Molloy at the Scotiabank Centre on Thursday, March 13.
March 13, Scotiabank Centre (1800 Argyle Street), tickets $49.50 and up [Music]

Aysanabee
The Oji-cree singer-songwriter returns to Halifax for his first headlining show in the city since taking home a pair of JUNO Awards last year, including for Songwriter of the Year. His latest EP, Here and Now, also earned the Toronto-based artist the award for Alternative Album of the Year.
March 13, Marquee Ballroom (2037 Gottingen Street), tickets $34.55 [Music]

Classified w/Ria Mae, JRDN, Brett Matthews, O’Sound & DJ IV
It’s a hometown show for Enfield’s Classified this March, as the perennial Best of Halifax Award-winner brings his Welcome to the Maritimes tour to the Light House Arts Centre for a sold-out gig with a packed slate of Halifax talent, from pop singer Ria Mae to DJ IV.
March 14, Light House Arts Centre (1800 Argyle Street), sold out [Music]

Alan Doyle
The Great Big Sea singer-songwriter always seems to find himself back in Halifax. He returns to the Scotiabank Centre almost a year to the day after selling out the arena in 2024—and this time, he’s bringing Tim Hicks and Fortunate Ones. Last year, Doyle released Welcome Home, his fourth solo album and the 20th he’s been part of in his decorated career.
March 15, Scotiabank Centre (1800 Argyle Street), tickets $50 and up [Music]

Craig Cardiff
Waterloo, Ont. folk singer Craig Cardiff once recorded a whole album at Ginger’s Tavern on Barrington Street. Co-performed live with Halifax-based singer-songwriter Rose Cousins, the aptly-named Gingers on Barrington Street remains a favourite of his lengthy discography—one which stretches back to 1997’s Judy Garland. The JUNO-nominated songwriter and guitarist returns to Halifax for a pair of shows at The Carleton on Sunday, March 16.
March 16, The Carleton (1685 Argyle Street), matinee and evening tickets $23 [Music]

Theory of a Deadman
North Delta, BC rockers Theory of a Deadman are coming to Halifax on their Unplugged tour. The band was named 2003’s New Group of the Year at the JUNO Awards after their debut album spawned the singles “Nothing Could Come Between Us” and “Make Up Your Mind.” The band has gone on to record eight studio albums (and counting), including 2023’s Dinosaur. Guitarist and The Tea Party frontman Jeff Martin opens for TOAD at the Light House Arts Centre on Thursday, March 20.
March 20, Light House Arts Centre (1800 Argyle Street), tickets $82.68 [Music]

North Delta, BC’s Theory of a Deadman perform at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on March 20, 2025. Credit: Theory of a Deadman / Facebook

Land & Cecil (Cecil O’Brien & Mike Lynch)
Newfoundland sketch comics Cecil O’Brien and Mike Lynch bring an “all new, hilarious night of stand up, musical and character comedy” to Halifax’s Light House Arts Centre on Friday, March 21. Lynch’s comedy has appeared on Just For Laughs Originals on SiriusXM and his sketches on Outhouse TV have garnered nearly half a million views.
March 21, Light House Arts Centre (1800 Argyle Street), tickets $31.25 [Comedy]

Kenny vs. Spenny
Reality TV pranksters Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice rose to fame by duelling each other in outlandish contests like who could sit on a cow the longest—Kenny—and who could sell more Bibles—also Kenny. The childhood friends and rivals are bringing their “highly offensive crazy comedy tour” across Atlantic Canada, with a stop in Halifax on Friday, March 21.
March 21, Bella Rose Arts Centre (283 Thomas Raddall Drive), tickets $47.58 and up [Comedy]

Glass Tiger
In Glass Tiger’s 30 years as a band, the Newmarket rockers have won five JUNOs, earned a Grammy nomination, had the number-one song on Canadian radio airwaves and survived a 10-year hiatus. The band’s 1986 debut, The Thin Red Line, earned the group Album of the Year, Single of the Year (for “Don’t Forget Me”) and Most Promising Group of the Year at the JUNO Awards. In Halifax, the synth-rockers will be joined onstage by former MuchMusic VJ Erica Ehm.
March 22, Light House Arts Centre (1800 Argyle Street), tickets $66.30 [Music]

Ian Janes
Two decades into Halifax soul-pop singer Ian Janes’ music career, he’s still finding new ways to craft a sound of his own. Last year’s WeakNights—Janes’ seventh studio release—weaves country-esque storytelling with soul, R&B and jazz for a genre-blending album that’ll have you hitting rewind. He performs a solo acoustic show at The Carleton.
March 23, The Carleton (1685 Argyle Street), tickets $28.75 [Music]

Champions of Magic
Expect a night of “thrilling and mind-bending illusions” as the four magicians behind the UK’s Champions of Magic bring “one of the most successful magic shows in history” to Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre this March.
March 23, Scotiabank Centre (1800 Argyle Street), tickets $39.50 and up [Magic]

Vancouver-based comic Julie Kim has performed to sold-out crowds across Canada and the US. Credit: Submitted

Julie Kim
The Toronto-born, Vancouver-based comic brings her Doing Too Much tour to Halifax for a night at the Bus Stop Theatre. Kim has written for CBC’s Run the Burbs and opened for Ronny Chieng on a run of sold-out shows across the US. The Halifax show will mark a full-circle moment for the comedian: Her first-ever comedy festival performance came 10 years ago at the Ha!ifax Comedy Fest.
March 29, The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street), tickets $44.50 [Comedy]