Halifax 
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to reconnect with family. Gather up your friends and family and get out of the house this Thanksgiving weekend to celebrate the harvest season. Have a great time checking out what is going on this Thanksgiving Weekend around Halifax.
A community telling of Pawâkan Macbeth
A community telling of Pawâkan Macbeth is Reneltta Arluk’s groundbreaking reimagining of Shakespeare’s darkest play into Cree history, legend and cosmology. Details
October 3 – 8, 2023
Neptune Theatre – Scotiabank Stage, 1593 Argyle Street, Halifax
$23.00 – $40.00
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Pumpkin Food & Folklore Festival
Pumpkin Food & Folklore Festival will take place every Saturday in October. Enjoy pumpkin decorating from 9 am to 12:30 pm. Live music by Dusty Keleher will brighten up the day on the Brightwood Patio at 10:30 am, 11:30 am & 12:30 pm.
Details
Saturdays in October 2023 | 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Alderney Landing Market
Free
A Beginner’s Guide to the Night Sky
Join Albertine and Léo for A Beginner’s Guide to the Night Sky and gently explore the ways that love and grief are intertwined. This beautiful and moving production from Colleen MacIsaac and The Villains Theatre will take place outside on the Dartmouth Waterfront, with scheduled indoor performances in the Rotunda at Alderney Landing on Sundays.
Details
September 26 – October 8, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Dartmouth Waterfront / Alderney Landing Rotunda
Pay-What-You-Can-Afford
Prismatic Arts Festival
The Prismatic Arts Festival is an annual, multidisciplinary arts festival that showcases and celebrates innovative work by Indigenous artists and artists of colour from across Canada.
Details
September 29 – October 8, 2023
Various locations across Halifax
Free and ticketed
Bluenose Ghosts Festival
The Bluenose Ghosts Festival’s Haunted Mansion is back this year. Visitors can also go on crypt rides, have an escape room experience, and more!!
Details
October 6-8, 11-15, & 18-31, 2023 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Dartmouth Waterfront – Events Plaza
$5 – $15
REVEEN The Impossiblist
REVEEN The Impossiblist, presented by Time Warp Promotions. Now, “The Next Generation” magician and hypnotist of the Reveen dynasty follows in his father’s footsteps with a new “Superconscious Journey” into the marvels of the human mind with “Reveen” The Legend Continues!!
Details
Friday, October 6, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Ave, Halifax
$45.00
Live Jazz Versions of Classics and Current Pop Hits
Enjoy live Jazz with some of Halifax’s finest musicians, playing everything from Sinatra to Gaga. While you’re here, grab a bite from our delicious small plates menu. The evening starts off low key as people enjoy a curated menu and specialty cocktails in an elegant setting. From there it builds over the course of 4 sets into a full-on dance party.
Details
October 6 – 7, 2023 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Pacifico, 5171 George Street, Halifax
Opening Reception of “The Fairest Order in the World@
Join us for the opening reception of “The Fairest Order in the World” at Dalhousie Art Gallery on Thursday, October 5th from 5:00-8:00 pm. Co-presented with Prismatic Arts Festival, the event will feature a movement activation by dance artist Sarah Prosper, in collaboration with artist Sameer Farooq. Farooq and curator Mona Filip will be in attendance and will lead an introductory tour of the exhibit. Light refreshments will be offered in the Sculpture Court (Level 2 of Dalhousie Arts Centre).
Details
Thursday, October 5, 2023 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Exhibition | October 5 – December 22, 2023
Dalhousie Art Gallery, 6101 University Ave, Halifax
Free to attend
Halifax Mooseheads
Catch Halifax Mooseheads in action at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax! Details
vs. Victoriaville Tigres on Friday, October 6, 2023 | 7:00 PM
vs. Blainville-Boisbriand on Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Halifax Citadel Ghost Tour
Climb to the top of the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site and meet your historically costumed guide on the drawbridge at the main gate of the Halifax Citadel. For 70 minutes, you’ll be led by candlelight through tunnels and prison cells, and hear true accounts of unexplained events in their actual locations.
Details
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Until October 28, 2023 | 8:30 PM
Halifax Citadel, 5425 Sackville St, Halifax
Tours start at the front gate of the Halifax Citadel (accessible on foot from Brunswick Street, or by car from Sackville Street)
$20.82 per person
Family Round Up Adventure
Round up the family for some farm fun. Take the horse drawn wagon ride to Fort Clayton. Meet animals at the petting farm, enjoy the Rubber Rodeo, the Hillbilly fun lines, playgrounds and mini-golf.
Details
Saturdays & Sundays | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Hatfield Farm, 1840 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains
$22.99 + HST per person; Children 2 and under are free
RiverBreeze Cornmaze
Take a drive up to Truro this Thanksgiving Weekend to challenge your maze solving skills at their annual corn maze. After exploring the corn maze, spend the day on the farm. Pet some farm animals and even meet kangaroos. Head over to their pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin.
The Fear Farm is open on Fridays and Saturday nights. So if you are looking for something scary, do check it out! Details
Corn Maze | Saturdays, Sundays & Thanksgiving Monday | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Roadside U-pick Pumpkin Patch | Saturdays, Sundays & Thanksgiving Monday | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fear Farm | Fridays & Saturdays, October 6 – 28, 2023 | 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM
660 Onslow Road, Truro
Corn Maze: $16 plus tax per person, 3 yrs & under free; Fear Farm: $30 – $45
Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market
The Seaport Farmers’ Market is iconic, and fall is one of the best times to visit. You can easily find everything you need to make Thanksgiving dinner under one roof from the world-class vendors. The market is open on Saturdays from 8 am to 2 pm and on Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm.
Details
1209 Marginal Road, Halifax
Find a perfect pumpkin
Have you ever wondered where those giant pumpkins in some grocery stores come from? Many of them come from Howard Dill’s Pumpkin Farm. The farm is under an hour drive from Halifax, and you can pick out a pumpkin and see the giant vegetables they grow.
Details
400 Collage Road, Windsor
Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
Explore heritage buildings and meet some farm animals at Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum. This farm is a rural oasis in HRM. During the fall, there is always something to do around the farm.
Details
Wednesday to Sunday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
471 Poplar Drive, Cole Harbour
Admission is by donation
The Play That Goes Wrong
This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Details
September 26 – October 22, 2023
Tuesday to Friday | 7:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday | 2:00 PM
Neptune Theatre – Fountain Hall Stage, 1593 Argyle Street, Halifax
$28.00 – $60.00
Enjoy a Turkey Dinner Crepe
For something unique to enjoy this thanksgiving, check out Portland Street Creperie’s Turkey Dinner Crepe. The Crepe will be available with turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce and gravy until Thanksgiving.
Details
55 Portland Street, Dartmouth
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