Cultural Festivals

Both Nocturne Halifax and the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival announced today that they’re looking for new, exciting artworks to consider for their respective events this year. Visual art festival Nocturne posted on Instagram that it is currently seeking submissions from BIPOC-identifying artists who are early to mid-career for an upcoming public art installation that’ll be […]

As wide-open as a new year feels, as fresh as a January snow, the Open Waters Festival is an annual offering of adventurous music. And what do we mean by that? Well, Upstream Music Association (the crew behind the fest) have spent the last 30-odd years making Halifax a hub for, as they put it, […]

The goal is to break out of the ivory tower and really get in touch with communities. And I think art is something that a lot of people are engaged with in a lot of different ways. And it’s something that I think is more accessible than a conventional panel,” says Lucy Boyd, coordinator of […]

If you agree with the song that this is, in fact, the most wonderful time of the year, you’re in good company: A bunch of Haligonians are already maxing out on the season, delivering holiday-themed plays, tree lightings, celebratory concerts and more. Here, we’re loading up your calendar with ways to feel merry and bright—over […]

It’s time to count Halifax Pride Festival among the ever-growing list of organizations in the city’s cultural sector that’s switching up its leadership: Longtime executive director Adam Reid announced earlier this week he’s stepping down from his position to pursue new opportunities after six years in the role. Reid gave The Coast the scoop a […]

Nine years strong, the Atlantic Jewish Film Festival is known for offering a feast of flicks from across the globe that highlight diverse Jewish stories. This year, the event is doing both an IRL event at Cineplex Park Lane and a remote option that lets you binge from your couch. Movie buffs know it’s the […]

Nocturne is art’s big night(s) out: An after-dark transformation that sees the city become a living, breathing gallery chock-full of art installations and performance. Ever since the pandemic, what was once a single evening has turned into a multi-day event, giving you even more opportunities to take in pop-up pieces of art by hundreds of […]

It’d be easy, if lazy, to compare Aysanabee to Sam Smith or Jeremy Dutcher: The Oji-Cree singer-songwriter brings the same goosebump-giving sense of drama either artist delivers, and like them, he boasts a voice so big it makes Adele’s boldest belting seem medium-sized by comparison. But if you were to compare Aysanabee to anyone else […]

There’s nothing better than the city’s biggest celebration of the written word—that’s AfterWords Literary Festival, obvs—to get you into bookworm mode. And while this year’s lineup isn’t short on all-stars in any given genre, it does boast a bunch of poetry from verse-crafters that’ll show you all the art form is capable of. Here’s all […]

When it comes to celebrations of the written word, nothing on Halifax’s festival calendar comes close to AfterWords, a literary festival that brings all-star authors from across the country and world to town for thought-provoking discussions, enriching workshops and good-times gatherings. It’s as if your to-read pile on Goodreads came to life and let you […]