What better way is there to spend a summer night than catching a spectacular sunset? Awe-inspiring and completely free to take in, these locations provide the best views of the setting sun in Halifax. Bring a blanket, some snacks, good company—and sit back and enjoy the show! 1. Citadel Hill Climb up Citadel Hill on […]
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
Posted inArts + Music
For This Land
Halifax Law Courts plaza courtyard The story of North American colonialism is one we all know—but maybe not as well as we should. A Nocturne project titled For This Land will get you more familiar, exploring what co-creator Jackson 2bears calls, in his artist’s statement, “an incommensurability between Western theology and Indigenous spirituality.” The multimedia […]
Posted inArts + Music
The five doors we’re knocking on for Halifax’s Doors Open Fest
Ever wonder what it’s like inside the Citadel clock tower? Do the tall buildings downtown capture your curiosity during your daily commute? And what’s it like to be an architect, anyway? You’ll finally get a chance to satisfy your imagination and answer questions like these with Doors Open Halifax, a two day event running June […]
Posted inArts + Music
Meow Flicks
There’s something unusual going down at the Citadel on Caturday. Now in its second year, The Just For Cats Film Festival will transform the Citadel’s fortress into an outdoor theatre and screen the “greatest hits” of viral cat videos on a giant pop-up screen–expect some furr-miliar faces like Lil Bub and Keyboard Cat. The entertainment […]
Posted inLifestyle
How to make a Halifax Bucket List
You have one summer left to live. The world ends after Labour Day. Now is the time to do it all, to suck the marrow out of Halifax. Start working on that bucket list. That’s the challenge we put to The Coast’s Twitter and Facebook friends and we received a pile of must-do activities. In […]
