Halifax Pride Festival · 2026
Halifax PRIDE
Eleven days, one very loud city. Jul 16 – 26, 2026 — 173 events from the flag-raising to the closing weekend, 151 of them free. The parade is the postcard; the whole calendar is the point.
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★ Flag Raising · Jul 16 · Grand ParadeThe Pride Parade · Jul 18 · NoonPost-Parade Garden PartyRainbow Pancake BreakfastQueer Art & CraftDrag BrunchesYouth Nights173 events151 of them free★ Flag Raising · Jul 16 · Grand ParadeThe Pride Parade · Jul 18 · NoonPost-Parade Garden PartyRainbow Pancake BreakfastQueer Art & CraftDrag BrunchesYouth Nights173 events151 of them free
The Parade
★ Saturday Jul 18
Noon.
Downtown.
Be there.
Downtown.
Be there.
The parade steps off at noon and takes over the downtown core — floats, marching bands, community contingents, and the loudest afternoon of the year. Curb spots go early; get there by 11. Afterward, roll straight into the all-ages Garden Party.
Steps off
12:00 pm
Where
Downtown Halifax
Cost
Free to watch
After
Garden Party · 2pm
Don’t miss
Editors’ picksThu Jul 16 · 5pm
Flag Raising
Once again, Halifax Pride kicks off the Pride Festival with the annual flag raising. With words spoken by our board members and supporters, join us at Grand Parade…
📍 Grand Parade
Sat Jul 18 · 12pm
Halifax Pride Parade
Join us for the 2026 Halifax Pride Parade! July 18 at 12pm, starting at the east end (roundabout) of Cogswell St, the parade will head east down Cogswell St, turning…
📍 Parade Route
Sat Jul 18 · 2pm
Post-Parade All Ages Garden Party
Please join in family-friendly celebration, snacks, and indoor/outdoor social gathering following the Halifax Pride Parade. This all-ages event will have snacks…
📍 The Local Council of Women Halifax
The whole festival
173 events · 11 daysThu Jul 16
Opening
18 events
10am–11:30am
Join us at Power House Youth Centre for a free Rainbow Pancake breakfast on Thursday, July 16th from 10-11:30 am. Open to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and allies ages 13-24.
Family & Kids
📍 Power House Youth Centre
Free
2pm–4pm
Join us at Power House Youth Centre for our Mini Renaissance Fair! Wear a costume (if you like), play games, make themed arts and crafts, enjoy music, food, and…
Arts & Culture
📍 Power House Youth Centre
Free
3pm–6pm
Kick off Pride with your friends, family, and co-workers by coming to Stardust for our "Queerest of Hours" drink and food specials before heading to the Flag Raising…
Food & Drink
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
5pm–6pm
Once again, Halifax Pride kicks off the Pride Festival with the annual flag raising. With words spoken by our board members and supporters, join us at Grand Parade…
Community
📍 Grand Parade
Free
5pm–7pm
Guided by Sarah Keating (Professional Art Therapist) of The Tides Art Therapy, Queer Bodies are Sacred is an opportunity to celebrate queer bodies as a liberatory act…
Arts & Culture
📍 Eating Disorders Nova Scotia
Free
5pm–8pm
Join us for a BBQ, arts & crafts, board games, live music, and more. Make connections across the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in St. Margaret's Bay and beyond. Please follow…
Live Music
📍 Labour Day Picnic Cafe
Free
6pm
A drop in game night (video games and board games available!) that takes place at Power House in Halifax. For 2SLGTBQIA+ youth ages 12-25.
Family & Kids
📍 Power House Youth Centre
Free
6pm–8pm
Ditch the apps and join us for an evening of drinks and snacks in an accessible, safe, and judgement-free space. Mix, mingle, and meet new friends, or possibly more!
Community
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
6pm–8pm
Inviting community members to join us at our weekly hangout to make buttons, t-shirts, signs, and more with us for the Halifax Pride Parade. We'll also be doing some…
Community
📍 Email [email protected] for event location
Free
6pm–8pm
Spectrum Connect: Where Two-Spirit, Trans, & Non-Binary Voices Unite Identity & Pride with Art 🌈 This month’s session will focus on exploring our identities and what…
Arts & Culture
📍 Glitter Bean Cafe Co-op
Free
6pm–9pm
Are you tired of being a human? Try being a pet instead ;3~ Or be a good owner and come care for the cute pets! This is a special party for Pups, Furs, Pets &…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
6pm–11pm
Join us this Pride for an evening of LGBTQ+ games and fun! We've recruited some amazing volunteer Game Master's to run some Queer Role-Playing Game One-Shots! And no…
Food & Drink
📍 The Board Room Game Cafe
Free
7pm–9:30pm
Ever thought about joining the Halifax Gay Men's Chorus, or are you just interested in spending an evening singing with us? Come for a special Pride rehearsal and see…
Community
📍 Saint Andrew's United Church
Free
7pm–11pm
Think you know your Gaga from your Grindr? Your Stonewall from your Schitt’s Creek? Join HaliHoEvents and hilarious host Abhishek Bhuchar for My Big Gay Trivia Night…
Trivia
📍 Chain Yard Urban Cidery & Taproom
Free
7:30pm–10pm
Kick off Halifax Pride 2026 with this special edition of Dyke Night Live. We’re challenging six local queer artists to select one song from a sapphic artist (eg. KD…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Carleton
Free
8:30pm–12am
melaNATION: A QTBIPOC Showcase is a high-energy celebration of Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour artists, blending live performance with a…
Theatre
📍 The Garrison Grounds
$5
9pm–2am
🌈 Let’s kick off Pride Week in Halifax the right way! 🤠 HOE DOWN, HOMO UP is taking over Rumours for a night of country bangers, queer anthems, and nonstop dancing!…
Live Music
📍 RUMOURS LOUNGE & CABARET
Free
10pm–2am
After over 10 years of selling out this party in Toronto and Montreal... DJ Phillippe brings the legendary Céline Dion danse party to the East Coast for the first…
Live Music
📍 Marquee Ballroom
Free
Fri Jul 17
Day 2
18 events
10am–12pm
In a time of rising hate and discrimination towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, it can feel overwhelming to know where to start. Pride was born in resistance, and that…
Arts & Culture
📍 Sports Nova Scotia Building
Free
2pm–3pm
Join the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance for a fireside chat with acclaimed Two-Spirit artist, performer, and storyteller Chelazon Leroux. This thoughtful conversation…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
3pm–6pm
Come get creative with us! We'll supply the fans and all the fun things to put on them. Options to paint, get glittery and customize however your creative flare…
Community
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
5pm–7pm
Nova Scotia Legal Aid (NSLA) is proud to announce a very special event, Stories and Sparkle: An Indigenous and Pride Crafting Circle. Building on NSLA’s annual…
Arts & Culture
📍 Every One Every Day
Free
5pm–7pm
Want to show your glow to new friends? Look no further than the Newcomer Picnic! This event, co-hosted by the Rainbow Refugees Association of Nova Scotia and Queer…
Trivia
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
6pm–8pm
Celebrate Pride with a fun and inclusive event featuring local drag artists! Hosted by the iconic Deva Station, this event will include live performances by Deva…
Theatre
📍 Halifax Shopping Centre - Terrace, Level 1
Free
6pm–9pm
Join QCHFX for our third Pride celebration at East Peak Halifax on Friday, July 17, from 6:00-9 pm! We’ve got the whole gym reserved for the evening, and want to…
Arts & Culture
📍 East Peak Climbing
$6–$7
6pm–10pm
HaliHoEvents and Jellies are hitting you with a special Pride edition of OUCH! for a night of loud, proud spanking fun! We’re bringing you a playful space to watch…
Arts & Culture
📍 Jellies
Free
6:30pm–8:30pm
Join us to kick off Halifax Pride as the city's best queer standup comedians bring the laughs for this one-night-only showcase. Two shows (early and late) with two…
Comedy
📍 Bus Stop Theatre Co-op
Free
6:30pm–9:30pm
Night Spa is opening up to the public for it's 8th Kink Market event on Friday July 17th from 6:30pm - 9:30pm. Anyone 19+ is welcome to come take a guided tour of the…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
7pm–10pm
We're kicking off pride with a bootblacking night and extended shop hours! Come hang out, talk leather, and get your boots shined in time for all of the festivities…
Community
📍 Venus Envy
Free
8pm–9:30pm
Celebrate Pride with two nights of laughter at Yuk Yuk's Halifax starring Heidi Foss, Clare Belford and Patrick Cadegan.
Comedy
📍 Yuk Yuk's Halifax
Free
9pm–11pm
Join us to kick off Halifax Pride as the city's best queer standup comedians bring the laughs for this one-night-only showcase. Two shows (early and late) with two…
Comedy
📍 Bus Stop Theatre Co-op
Free
9pm–2am
The Bump is one of the biggest drag events in Atlantic Canada, bringing the kind of lineup that doesn’t come through here often. Headlined by Shea Couleé and…
Theatre
📍 The Garrison Grounds
$5
10pm–2am
Get ready to turn up the heat at Tight & White, Backlot's ultimate Pride dance party! Throw on your best white fit, whether it's a tank, crop top, briefs, jockstrap…
Live Music
📍 Backlot HFX Lounge and Nightclub
Free
10pm–3:30am
🏳️🌈 PRIDE ANTHEMS 🌈 Pride Week in Halifax deserves a soundtrack. Join us Friday at Rumours as RAFA brings a night full of the songs that raised us, shaped us, and…
Live Music
📍 RUMOURS
$15
10pm–3pm
Ring the fire alarm because “Balls Deep Disco Halifax!’ in collaboration with VIX is returning for Halifax Pride. Our last party was so hot at Stardust we decided to…
Live Music
📍 Stardust Bar+Kitchen
Free
10pm–9:30pm
Night Spa kicks-off the 2026 Halifax Pride Festival with a fabulous night of mixed gender bathhouse fun! Halifax's only bathhouse is open to all genders every week…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
Sat Jul 18
Parade Day
16 events
9am–10am
Back for our sixth year, join the North Endurance gym community for a free workout! Whether you are a frequent gym go'er or new to fitness and exercise, our team of…
Community
📍 Halifax Common
Free
10am–12pm
We're opening a little bit early, so folks can enjoy our delicious brunch before finding a spot to watch the parade. Reservations recommended!
Food & Drink
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
12pm–3pm
Join us for the 2026 Halifax Pride Parade! July 18 at 12pm, starting at the east end (roundabout) of Cogswell St, the parade will head east down Cogswell St, turning…
Arts & Culture
📍 Parade Route
Free
12pm–4pm
DJ Fawn Big Canoe will be playing a patio set while Chef Gwen grills hot dogs (veggie too!) all afternoon! Grab a seat on the patio or set up to watch the parade in…
Live Music
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
1pm–5pm
The Halifax Pride Community Market is back! After the Parade on Saturday, July 19 come to the festival site to support local queer artisans, learn about community…
Theatre
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
2pm–5pm
Please join in family-friendly celebration, snacks, and indoor/outdoor social gathering following the Halifax Pride Parade. This all-ages event will have snacks…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Local Council of Women Halifax
Free
2pm–5pm
To close out the Parade, join us on the festival site for Drag on the Mainstage! This free to attend, all ages event is a showcase of the fiercest drag excellence…
Theatre
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
3pm–6pm
Join us for our daily Queerest of Hours featuring drink and food specials, friendly staff, and the best vibes!
Food & Drink
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
5pm–8pm
Join White Sails Bakery and St. Margaret's Bay Pride for an all-ages Pride Karaoke! There will be a special menu available and cupcakes to celebrate! Please follow…
Live Music
📍 White Sails Bakery
Free
6pm–1am
Night Spa is Halifax's only mixed gender clothing optional venue. There's a sauna, hot tub and showers. Then there's downstairs which has everything you'd expect a…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
8pm–9:30pm
Celebrate Pride with two nights of laughter at Yuk Yuk's Halifax starring Heidi Foss, Clare Belford and Patrick Cadegan.
Comedy
📍 Yuk Yuks Halifax
Free
8:30pm–2am
The Grind is a late-night DJ party built for the dance floor. Headlined by Pierre Kwenders, this night brings high-energy sets, global sounds, and nonstop movement…
Live Music
📍 The Garrison Grounds
$5
9pm–1am
We'll be taking over a ballroom on the 3rd floor of the Best Western Plus, Chocolate Lake Hotel Halifax (250 St Margarets Bay Rd, Halifax NS) for our 139th event to…
Live Music
📍 Best Western Plus, Chocolate Lake Hotel
Free
9pm–2am
Get ready to Stagger In and get your dose of fabulous and free-form Drag and Burlesque this Pride. Come support the local drag scene and see some new artists take the…
Theatre
📍 Staggers Pub & Grub
Free
10pm–3:30am
BLACK LABEL STRENGTH. No waiting. No slowing down. No innocent decisions. ⚡️ SUPER RUSH returns for PRIDE — louder, darker, sweatier. Administered by RAFA + ARIS all…
Community
📍 RUMOURS LOUNGE & CABARET
$13
10pm
Who’s ready for DYKE NIGHT at STARDUST?!?! Please join us for a special edition of Dyke Night at @stardustbar with TWO of our favourite dyke DJs Fawn Big Canoe &…
Arts & Culture
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
Sun Jul 19
Weekend
21 events
10am–11:30am
Celebrate Pride with your spiritual side! With prayer, song, and story, all are invited to gather and center on the deep meaning of Pride. St. Luke’s is an Affirmed…
Community
📍 St. Luke's United Church
Free
10am–12pm
Join us to fight in style! Wear your favourite Pride outfit and come try out Jugger, an inclusive sword fighting sport filled with laughter, community, and chances to…
Sports
📍 Conrose Park & Playground
Free
11am–2pm
The legendary Elle Noir hosts a fabulous afternoon filled with spectacular performances, delicious food, and great company! Enjoy a variety of lively performances and…
Theatre
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
11am–4pm
Grab your glitter, your besties, & your Pride parade after party energy and join us for Cavicchi’s loud, proud, unapologetically queer brunch celebration and vendor…
Theatre
📍 Cavicchi's Meats
Free
12pm–2pm
"Crush & Connect: Meet an Intersex Service Dog” is a free, all-ages community event hosted by Wellness Wags Assistance Dogs. The event invites community members to…
Family & Kids
📍 Glitter Bean Cafe Co-op
Free
12pm–3pm
Celebrate Pride at the MacPhee Centre with a relaxed hands‑on drawing workshop exploring colourful flowers and leafy plants! In this workshop participants will learn…
Arts & Culture
📍 MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning
Free
1pm–2:45pm
Interested in learning about spanking, flogging, paddling, and more? HaliHoEvents is bringing you a Pride education exclusive—one day only! Come learn about impact…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative
Free
1pm–4pm
Join us Sunday, July 19 for a day of family fun on the Garrison Grounds! There will be entertainment galore, including: Face painting by KC’s face painting Theatre…
Theatre
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
1pm–5:45pm
Remember sex ed? Now imagine it actually included the things you wanted to know. HaliHoEvents presents After School: What Sex Ed Skipped, an ongoing education series…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op Community Room
Free
2pm–3pm
Join us for a FREE class to learn the Hustle in a safe space that celebrates all bodies, abilities and identities. All ages welcome, no partner required. Class will…
Arts & Culture
📍 Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
Free
2pm–3pm
Presenters from diverse spiritual communities will share about being part of their faith and ways in which they are welcomed and made comfortable. Music and snacks…
Arts & Culture
📍 Universalist Unitarian Community
Free
4pm–5:45pm
Interested in learning about violet wands, TENS units, e-stim toys, and other fun things that go zappity zap? HaliHoEvents is electrifying your Pride with a…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative
Free
4pm–7pm
Are you ready to dance the afternoon away? Join hosts Trinity Foxx, Brooke Rivers & Racheal Lush for the fourth annual - Sweet & Sour Tea Dance with guests Star Doll…
Live Music
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
$20
4pm–8pm
Masc, short for Masculine is Night Spa’s special night for Men & Thems. Think of it as a more conventional bathhouse experience. A consent focused social night…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
5:30pm–8pm
Come celebrate your authentic self as a queer newcomer/immigrant in Halifax with snacks, music and party vibes. Dance to the tunes, share your experiences and connect…
Arts & Culture
📍 Paul O'Regan Hall, Floor 1, Halifax Central Library
Free
6pm–8pm
Join us for a casual LGBT+ meet-up to celebrate an awesome Pride week! Drop in, play games, make friends! Join us for an evening of drop in games to celebrate the end…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Board Room Game Cafe
$10
6pm–8pm
This two-part event begins with a 75 min paddleboarding class with SUP Yoga Halifax with rental included, followed by an open parade / flotilla on the water. Join for…
Arts & Culture
📍 Shining Waters Marina
Free
7pm–10pm
X of Pride is a celebration of alternative drag, bold artistry, and the performers who thrive outside the box. For eight years, this pageant has provided a platform…
Theatre
📍 Grafton Street Dinner Theatre
Free
7:30pm–9:30pm
Branching off from our Intro to AroAce workshop, we will be exploring how to move through and participate in the world of allosexuality for those who fall in the ace…
Arts & Culture
📍 TBD
Free
7:30pm–10pm
Get ready for a night where bingo gets a glow-up. Drag Bingo is back as part of the Halifax Pride Festival, serving up big laughs, bold performances, and just enough…
Theatre
📍 The Garrison Grounds
$7
8pm–9:30pm
Are you a dancer, drag performer, spoken word artist, comedian, musician...?! If you've got a talent, we've got the stage for you! StarMaker is an open stage for all…
Theatre
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
Mon Jul 20
Midweek
6 events
12pm–1pm
In anticipation of the annual Pride March July 20, join us on the Garrison Grounds at 12pm to create signs that showcase Queer resistance and resilience, so you can…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
12pm–6pm
RRANS, The Youth Project, Diverse Roots Therapy, and Queer Trans Therapy are happy to partner to provide a trans-run and -organized two-spirit, transgender and gender…
Arts & Culture
📍 Alderney Gate Public Library
Free
4pm–6pm
Join Halifax Pride and the Elderberries for this elder hangout. This closed-space hangout is a chance for Nova Scotia’s 50+ 2SLGBTQIA+ community to connect with one…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
6pm–10pm
This party has a long title and it's gonna be a great night! This evening is aimed at first time visitors to Night Spa and those whom may be trying to make new…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
8pm–9pm
Join Halifax Pride for the annual Pride March, where words of action and protest will be spoken by community members as we march to Peace & Friendship Park for a…
Community
📍 Province House
Free
9pm–10pm
Following the Pride March, join us for a candlelight vigil at Peace & Friendship Park as we commemorate and mourn community, friends, and found family who we have…
Family & Kids
📍 Peace & Friendship Park
Free
Tue Jul 21
Midweek
14 events
12pm–1pm
This event has been canceled.
Community
📍 The Bus Stop Theatre
Free
12pm–1pm
In the first part of our Fit Together Series, Seth Daley leads a low impact Yoga session for all ages! Seth is here to help you find flow in your body and your mind…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
2pm–4pm
A community-led gathering space centering Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, and 2S/LGBTQ+ Indigenous folks in a culturally safe and affirming space. Rooted in Wabanaki…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
4pm–6pm
Join fellow Trans and Non-binary community members for two hours of socializing and celebration. This closed space hangout will feature an open mic, giving Trans and…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
6pm–7pm
Come make a splash with Halifax Pride’s Family Swim at Dal! This all ages family swim is meant to provide some aquatic fun for you and all your Queer friends and…
Family & Kids
📍 Dalplex
Free
6pm–8pm
Prescott Group and Club Inclusion are hosting an open Inclusive Paint Night, a free, low-barrier event that brings 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and allies together to…
Community
📍 Progress Place
Free
6pm–8pm
Game on! Join this dodgeball learn-to-play session led by Halifax Rainbow Dodgeball, the HRM’s only 2SLGBTQIA+ dodgeball league for adults. The goal is for everyone…
Community
📍 Studley Gym
Free
6:30pm–9pm
Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance presented by the Nova Scotia Office of Equity and Anti‑Racism and Halifax Pride, in collaboration with the Canadian Museum…
Theatre
📍 Pier 21
Free
7pm–9:30pm
The Halifax Gay Men's Chorus is hosting "We're here! We're Queer!", a queer choral event featuring "The Women next Door", "Outloud" and "Quoir with a Q". Come join us…
Community
📍 St. Andrew's United Church
Free
7pm–10pm
Come join HEAL Nova Scotia this Pride season for our third Pride Bingo, presented by Atlantic Lottery! On July 21st, 2026, join us at Garrison Brewing from 7 PM to 10…
Theatre
📍 Garrison Brewing Co.
$7
7:30pm–9:30pm
T4T F*cking is a workshop by trans people for trans people! We will look at creative pleasure tips with a focus on feeling good in our bodies rather than gender…
Arts & Culture
📍 TBD
Free
7:30pm–10pm
2 Hour Workshops Starting at 7:30PM at North Endurance This is a queer self-defense classes offering a safe, supportive space for participants to learn essential…
Arts & Culture
📍 North Endurance
$7
8pm–12am
A special Pride Edition of our weekly night of retro games and nudity! Drums, guitars and vocals, come play the classic video game, Rock Band or soak in the hot tub…
Live Music
📍 Night Spa
$15
8:30pm–12am
Halifax Pride and the Youth Project are once again bringing you an unforgettable night of fun and friendship! The Youth Prom is a chance for Two Spirit, Queer and…
Family & Kids
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
Wed Jul 22
Midweek
20 events
11am–2pm
This event is open to all, geared toward families and children. Taking place in the playground of our newest site, the Rose, this will feature free BBQ, games and…
Theatre
📍 Adsum the Rose
Free
12pm–1pm
In the next installment of our Fit Together series, join us for this boot camp that is sure to have you working up a sweat. All experience levels are welcome and…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
12pm–1pm
This installment of the Lunch & Learn panel series is brought to you by McInnes Cooper, and will guide attendees through an insightful discussion around estate…
Community
📍 The Bus Stop Theatre
Free
2pm–4pm
Facilitated by Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance, this session explores gender-affirming care through a Two-Spirit and Indigenous lens, centering community, kinship, and…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
3pm–6pm
Join us for our daily Queerest of Hours featuring drink and food specials, friendly staff, and the best vibes!
Food & Drink
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
4pm–6pm
This closed space, fun-filled hangout is for our QTBIPOC community members to hangout and make memories with old friends and new! You can also sign up for a 2SQTBIPOC…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
5pm–6pm
Join us for a Jazz dance class in a safe space that celebrates all bodies, abilities and identities. Rooted in the history of Jazz Dance but with space for fun themes…
Family & Kids
📍 Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Lilian Piercey Hall
Free
5pm–7pm
This is a Blood drive designated for Drag Artists and supporters. All people donating blood at this clinic are encouraged to be in Drag. It will also be open to…
Theatre
📍 Canadian Blood Services. 7071 Bayers road Unit 252
Free
6pm
Offered through Community Health Team programming, this session is facilitated by IWK Health Mental Health and Wellness Coordinators. Developed with support from the…
Family & Kids
📍 TBD
Free
6pm–7pm
Ready to roll? This spin class led by Ryan will be a fun filled workout that will be a blast for first time riders or seasoned pros. Come down to the dalplex and clip…
Community
📍 Dalplex
Free
6pm–8:30pm
Drawing from the Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection at Mount Saint Vincent University, Denyse Rodrigues and Terrah Keener will discuss the fascinating literary…
Community
📍 Tantallon Public Library
Free
6pm–8:30pm
Instead of borrowing books, you'll meet incredible people from our 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomer communities - each with a story to share, a chapter to open, and a perspective…
Arts & Culture
📍 Halifax Central Library
Free
6pm–8:30pm
Montreal vs Boston! Hollander vs Rozanov! We're still obsessed and ready to reheat the love for our fave hockey stars with all new trivia! "Are you curious?"…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Board Room Game Cafe
$10
6pm–9pm
HaliHoEvents is taking over Jellies for a special Pride slosh for kinky, poly, ENM, and curious 2SLGBTQIA+ women, femmes, and thems (plus allies who identify as…
Community
📍 Jellies
Free
7pm–9pm
Roller derby is a high intensity, full contact team sport that’s played by many across the world. The Pride Scrimmage is a low-stakes, high-fun game that provides an…
Sports
📍 51 Forest Hills Pkwy
Free
7pm–9pm
The Gaylidh is a queer twist on a classic East Coast tradition. Blending ceilidh-style music with a Pride crowd, this event brings live tunes, group dancing, and a…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
$5
7pm–11pm
This event is FREE if you have attended or have prepaid for any other events during our 2026 Night Spa - Pride Festival! Movie starts at 8pm and there will be an…
Film & Cinema
📍 Night Spa
Free
7:30pm–9pm
Queer improvisers take to the stage to bring you a night of improv comedy, based on your suggestions. Join host Leigh Alexander and some of the funniest Queer…
Comedy
📍 Stardust
Free
8pm–10pm
Dirty Bingo is Backlot's hilariously unfiltered take on classic bingo! Join our fabulous drag hosts for a night of laughs, outrageous antics, and plenty of chances to…
Theatre
📍 BacklotHFX Lounge and Nightclub
Free
8pm–10:30pm
--EYYYYYY! WE BACK OUSSIDE, FAM 📢😆 Drag in Colour has RETURNED and we're revving up to deliver ANOTHER night of unapologetic excellence! 👑 A vibrant explosion of…
Theatre
📍 Staggers Pub & Grub
Free
Thu Jul 23
Build-up
18 events
12pm–1pm
This instalment of our Fit Together series is a pilates workout with Ryan from Aura Wellness. You are sure to work up a sweat and a smile! All skill levels are…
Community
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
12pm–1pm
Lunch & Learn Panel: Thriving, Not Just Surviving: 2SLGBTQIA+ Mental Health, Joy, and Community Care
2SLGBTQIA+ communities face disproportionately high rates of anxiety, depression, suicidality, and barriers to affirming mental health care due to discrimination…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Bus Stop Theatre
Free
2pm–4pm
The Bigger Bodies Picnic is a potluck-style picnic (bring food/snacks for yourself and for others if you wish to do so) intended for people who identify as living in…
Food & Drink
📍 Fort Needham Memorial Park
Free
2pm–4pm
Join us at Power House Youth Centre for our Mini Cake Decorating Workshop hosted by Midsummer Bakery! Space is limited; pre-registration is recommended. Email [email…
Arts & Culture
📍 Power House Youth Centre
Free
2pm–4pm
A hands-on, low-barrier activity open to all ages, offering a joyful creative space for 2S/LGBTQ+ Indigenous folks and their allies. Materials and facilitation…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
3pm–6pm
Join us for our daily Queerest of Hours featuring drink and food specials, friendly staff, and the best vibes!
Food & Drink
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
4pm–6pm
Lay down a picnic blanket, grab a snack, and have fun at the Sapphic hangout! This closed-space hangout will have crafts, games, and good times. Come down with…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Garrison Grounds Halifax
Free
6pm–8pm
Dress up in your best drag look or clothing that makes you feel pride, and come sing some karaoke with us!
Live Music
📍 The Local Council of Women Halifax
Free
6pm–8:30pm
Game on! Join us at the Greenfoot Energy Centre for an evening of low stakes fun with Volleyball NS, some friendly matches. Whether you know how to play or have never…
Community
📍 Greenfoot Energy Centre
Free
6pm–10pm
Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game enjoyed by players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, now with a custom script for Pride! "In the quiet village of…
Family & Kids
📍 The Board Room Game Cafe
$10
7pm–9pm
Bike Party, Halifax Pride edition! Come dance, sing and roll with us through Halifax before joining for our annual Pride Ride afterparty. Bikes, skates, blades…
Arts & Culture
📍 Emera Oval (ride start point)
Free
7pm–9pm
The Haliwood Queers Game Show is a live, high-energy gameshow inspired by Hollywood Squares, with a queer Halifax twist. Brought to you in partnership with Eastern…
Theatre
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
8pm–9pm
Join us for a FREE Salsa class in a safe space that celebrates all bodies, abilities and identities with instructor Cole Richardson. All ages welcome, no partner…
Arts & Culture
📍 Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Lilian Piercey Hall
Free
8pm–10pm
Step into a world of glitter, glamour, and fabulous performances to get into the spirit of Pride; without the actual spirits! Get ready to dance, cheer, and…
Theatre
📍 North Endurance
Free
8pm–11pm
This is an ALL MEMBERS EVENT. We are inviting all 5700+ Night Spa members to attend this event but you can expect 15-25+ people to be in attendance. For legal and…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
8:30pm–1am
Get your song selections ready and join us for Queeroke: Pride Edition hosted by Feminem! If you've seen her perform, you know she brings the energy and always gets…
Live Music
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
9pm–10pm
Kjipuktuk's very own queer racialized DJ collective is throwing a launch party! Three of your city's Black queer DJs will be spinning all night long. Come dance with us!
Live Music
📍 Stillwell Brewery
Free
10pm–10:30pm
🖤🌈 GAGA: THE FUNERAL — PRIDE EDITION 🌈🖤 We’re not just throwing a party… we’re bringing it back to life on the dance floor. 📅 July 23 ⏰ 10PM – 2AM 🎧 DJ MIKE G…
Live Music
📍 RUMOURS
Free
Fri Jul 24
Home Stretch
16 events
12pm–1pm
We are celebrating Pride with a family friendly Drag Story Hour featuring the wonderful Maddie Hadder! When: 12:00 to 1:00pm, Friday, July 24th Where: Cape & Cowl…
Theatre
📍 Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles
Free
12pm–1pm
Looking for another chance to find your flow? We’ve got you covered! This installment of the Fit Together series will give you the stretch you’re looking for! All…
Sports
📍 The Garrison Grounds
Free
12pm–1pm
This community-academic panel invites an honest and intergenerational conversation about growing older within 2SLGBTQ+ communities, centring the voices and lived…
Arts & Culture
📍 The Bus Stop Theatre
Free
3pm–6pm
Join us for our daily Queerest of Hours featuring drink and food specials, friendly staff, and the best vibes!
Food & Drink
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
5pm–8pm
Showcasing ceramic artwork by participants in our 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomer pottery program, led by local artist Andrea Puszkar. The show will be taking place at The Prow…
Arts & Culture
Free
5:30pm–6:30pm
Looking to drag up your workout? Look no further than this drag fitness session! Brooke Rivers and Trinity Foxx are sure to add some sparkle to your sweat at this…
Theatre
📍 Studley Gym
Free
6pm–8pm
Join us for Pride Shabbat! All ages are welcome, as well as allies. There will be light refreshments. Masks are required indoors, and there is an outdoor eating area.
Family & Kids
📍 TBD
Free
7pm–10pm
A special night for our Female, Non-Binary, and Trans Night Spa members, and their guests. This event does require you to be on the guest list 💕 We only host 3 or 4…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
$20
7pm–10:30pm
The Halifax Wanderers Pride and Diversity Match is back! Kick it with Halifax Pride and cheer on Wanderers FC as they take on Supra Du Quebec in this match that is…
Community
📍 Wanderers Grounds
Free
7pm–11pm
Pride Live is a brand-new concert and a first look at what’s to come for Canada Pride. This high-energy night headlined by RALPH brings together a lineup of artists…
Live Music
📍 The Garrison Grounds
$5
7pm–9pm
The biggest Pride hockey tournament on Canada’s East Coast is back — and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome you to the 2026 HFX Pride Cup brought to you by JD…
Sports
📍 The Halifax Forum
Free
8pm–10:30pm
NO STRINGS ATTACHED - A Puppet Cabaret (Not for Children)🐸 Join us at Rumours for a wild evening of puppet insanity! Hosted by Joseph Debly, you’ll see puppets like…
Theatre
📍 RUMOURS
$20
9pm–2am
DJ MOHAMMAD, a legend and versatile powerhouse from the San Francisco scene, will make his Atlantic Canada debut delivering his signature high-octane energy as he…
Live Music
📍 The Marquee Ballroom
Free
9:30pm–2am
Pride is about to get hotter than ever! KINK•A•PALOOZA is here with our first ever summer party—SUMMER HEAT! HaliHoEvents and Stardust Kitchen + Bar are bringing you…
Live Music
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
10pm–3am
It's the 2nd weekend of the 2026 Halifax Pride Festival so grab your friends and come party with us at Night Spa! The hot tub will be set to high and the lounge set…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
10pm–3:30am
🌈 HALIFAX PRIDE WEEK IS HERE! 📺✨ Celebrate Pride with us at MUCH GAY: 90s & 00s Video Dance Party! DJ Mike G is bringing the biggest hits, iconic music videos, and…
Live Music
📍 RUMOURS
$9
Sat Jul 25
Weekend
17 events
9:15am–12:30pm
Join QRC for Pride Run: Run Rave as part of the Halifax Pride Festival! Meet us at 9:15 a.m. under the Terra Café sign on Lower Water Street for our regular 5 km…
Arts & Culture
📍 Terra Cafe
Free
9:30am–9pm
Join St. Margaret's Bay Pride's culminating event! We will get ourselves ready with coffee, tea, and face paint at JD Shatford Library. Then we will parade down the…
Arts & Culture
📍 Hubbards Barn
Free
11am–12pm
Intro to Ballet For those with little to no dance experience! Join us for an introductory ballet class in a safe space that celebrates all bodies, abilities and…
Community
📍 Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
Free
11am–12pm
Attention people and puppies alike! Come down to the So Fetch! Dog walk, where pups and humans can socialize on a nice walk through Shubie Park! Pets and people are…
Outdoors
📍 Shubie Park
Free
11am–2pm
Mya Foxx, the first drag performer from NS to be featured on Canada's Drag Race, hosts a fabulous afternoon filled with spectacular performances, delicious food, and…
Theatre
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
11am–5pm
Join us on July 25 for our Pride Vintage & Craft Market at the ICCA! Shop from 25+ local queer vendors offering vintage clothing, handmade goods, original art…
Arts & Culture
📍 Italian Canadian Cultural Association of Nova Scotia
$25
12pm–3pm
Come out and celebrate Pride with community at The Pride Book Fair 2026! Hosted by Cape & Cowl Comics. Meet and shop from local queer authors and artists! This event…
Arts & Culture
📍 Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles
Free
1pm–3pm
Celebrate Halifax Pride Festival with Us! Join us July 25th for Survey Slays, a fabulous game show hosted by your favourite queens, Brooke Rivers and Trinity Foxx!…
Theatre
📍 Mic Mac Mall
Free
3pm–6pm
Join us for our daily Queerest of Hours featuring drink and food specials, friendly staff, and the best vibes!
Food & Drink
📍 Stardust Bar and Kitchen
Free
4pm–9pm
Come out to the Hubbards Barn for an evening of celebration, entertainment and dancing! Join us for a family-friendly community picnic with food trucks, followed by…
Theatre
📍 Hubbards Barn
Free
7pm–10pm
Join the Venus Envy staff for a goofy show that will teach you creative ways to problem solve and answer your sex position questions. This event is free to attend…
Comedy
📍 Venus Envy
Free
8pm–1:30am
It’s our 2nd anniversary so let’s make it a fucking blast. Returning from all-funswick we have DJ LOVERBOY!! Free pool, queer music, good vibes only.
Live Music
📍 Charlie’s Club
Free
8pm–3am
The song: Pink Pony Club is a metaphor for a safe space where you feel free to be exactly who you are and we feel this is a perfect way to describe Night Spa. This…
Arts & Culture
📍 Night Spa
Free
9pm–11:30pm
Who's ready for some BOYS?! 👀 Look no further -- we're BACK! 😌 Join us for The Halifax Drag Kings: Pride Show, a high-energy celebration of gender-diverse drag…
Theatre
📍 Staggers Pub & Grub
Free
9:30pm–6pm
A perfect summer night calls for an outdoor movie screening! Join us in the Public Gardens to watch a Queer classic, fun for the whole community!
Film & Cinema
📍 Halifax Public Gardens
Free
10pm–2am
Come join These Beautiful Bodied Bhaddies and be comfortable express your own inner and outer Bhaddie. Wear your leather ,lace, mesh ,bathing suit. Whatever makes you…
Live Music
📍 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
Free
10pm–3:30am
We are back for our second Pride special! To celebrate and send off the last weekend of Pride with a bang, we’re taking over the night with a strictly queer lineup of…
Live Music
📍 RUMOURS
Free
Sun Jul 26
Closing
9 events
11am–2pm
Join Us at Stardust Bar + Kitchen for our Pride All Ages Drag Brunch!✨💃🕺🌈🪩 Get ready for a fabulous afternoon filled with spectacular performances, delicious…
Theatre
📍 Stardust
$15
12pm–2pm
A fun free-spirited tradition that has been held locally for over a decade (and globally for even longer!), where attendees are welcome to strip down and shed their…
Arts & Culture
📍 Halifax Commons
Free
12pm–2pm
Join us at the Dartmouth Common Oven for a picnic with Queer friends and family! This is a pizza making party you don't want to miss, with supplies provided. Meeting…
Arts & Culture
📍 Dartmouth Common Oven
Free
2pm–4pm
Want to see art being made right before your very eyes and learn about painting at the same time? Then join us at Argyle Fine Art and meet artist Jack Ross for an…
Arts & Culture
📍 Argyle Fine Art
$20
4pm–6pm
The world’s campiest game of kickball is back and better than ever! This zany match pits dykes against divas in a game sure to make you laugh, cheer and smile…
Food & Drink
📍 North Commons Ball Diamond #7
Free
4pm–8pm
As the 2026 Halifax Pride Festival comes to a close, we invite the cis-men, as well as the trans and non-binary folk, out for an afternoon of play and relaxation…
Outdoors
📍 Night Spa
Free
5pm–8pm
Come meet your new best friend/creative collaborator/co-conspirator/soulmate/lover/unrequited crush at the Mask4Mask Pride Social! 🌈 This event is to help build…
Community
📍 Local Council of Women
Free
6:30pm–10:30pm
Your favorite all trans drag & burlesque showcase is back for another year! Featuring a cast of incredible performers, Bodyworks was created to provide a space for…
Theatre
📍 Bus Stop Theatre Co-op
Free
8pm–10pm
As the sun sets on this year’s Halifax Pride festival, join us in a send off that is not to be missed! This two-hour party cruise brought to you by Ambassatours will…
Arts & Culture
📍 Cable Wharf
Free
Get involved
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March with us
Register your group, workplace, or family for the parade in advance. Walking spots are free; floats need a permit. Contingents fill up fast.
Register a contingent →
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Volunteer
Hundreds of volunteers keep the festival running — from marshalling the route to pouring water at the park. A couple of shifts gets you a festival tee.
Grab a shift →
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Vendors & makers
Applications for the community markets are open early each spring, with priority to 2SLGBTQIA+ owned businesses and community groups.
Apply to vend →
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Donate
Pride is free to attend because people chip in. Every dollar keeps the flag-raising, the marches, and the youth events free and open to all.
Chip in →
Access & Safety
Accessible viewing along the route and seating at major venues — look for the marked zones.
Many events are explicitly sober, all-ages, and scent-reduced; check each listing.
Trained safe-space volunteers work the festival — flag one down any time you need help.
Youth programming at Power House and partners is free for ages 12–25.
Good to know
151 of 173 events are free. Ticketed shows are marked and sell fast.
Downtown streets close for the parade on Jul 18 — plan transit accordingly.
Tap any event title for the official listing, times, and tickets on Sched.
Family by day, party by night — there's something for every crowd.