Folk events in Halifax

The Brewery Market

by The Halifax Brewery Farmers Market

Open every Saturday, year-round, from 8am - 1pm, featuring over 65 unique local food, drink and craft vendors, and welcoming over 2500 customers! The Halifax Brewery Market Cooperative, a member-run not-for-profit coop,…

TFPG Present - Trois Rivages

by The Friends of the Public Gardens

Trois Rivages performs a free outdoor concert at the Halifax Public Gardens bandstand, presented by The Friends of the Public Gardens.

The Hand Me Downs (Old-time, Bluegrass)

by The Hand Me Downs

The Hand Me Downs (Old-time, Bluegrass)

Dave MacIsaac

by Dave MacIsaac

One of Nova Scotia's pre-eminent musicians on fiddle and guitar, Dave MacIsaac is a go-to player in Atlantic Canada known for exceptional skill and deep knowledge of traditional music. Live at The Old Triangle Irish…

Tiny Church Concerts: Karis Tees

by Karis Tees

Tiny Church Concert Series presents Karis Tees performing folk, choral, classical and baroque music at the Little Dutch Church. Friday 7pm, by donation.

The Brewery Market

by The Halifax Brewery Farmers Market

Open every Saturday, year-round, from 8am - 1pm, featuring over 65 unique local food, drink and craft vendors, and welcoming over 2500 customers! The Halifax Brewery Market Cooperative, a member-run not-for-profit coop,…

Live Music: Kate Ferguson!

by Kate Ferguson

An evening with local singer-songwriter Kate Ferguson at Trident Booksellers & Cafe. Show starts at 6:30.

Tiny Church Concerts: Matthew Joel

by Matthew Joel

Tiny Church Concert Series presents Matthew Joel, a Halifax-based East Coast folk and West Coast indie-rock songwriter, at the Little Dutch Church. Friday 7pm, by donation.

The Brewery Market

by The Halifax Brewery Farmers Market

Open every Saturday, year-round, from 8am - 1pm, featuring over 65 unique local food, drink and craft vendors, and welcoming over 2500 customers! The Halifax Brewery Market Cooperative, a member-run not-for-profit coop,…

The Bombadils — Tiny Church Concert Series

by Tiny Church Concert Series

Part of the Tiny Church Concert Series at the Little Dutch Church, the second oldest building in Halifax. The Bombadils blend folk, bluegrass and chamber traditions. Doors 6:40pm, show 7pm. Admission by donation;…

The Brewery Market

by The Halifax Brewery Farmers Market

Open every Saturday, year-round, from 8am - 1pm, featuring over 65 unique local food, drink and craft vendors, and welcoming over 2500 customers! The Halifax Brewery Market Cooperative, a member-run not-for-profit coop,…

Newbridge W/ Jackson Weldon

by Newbridge

The city's newest pretty-close-to-supergroup, Newbridge, plays their first show at The Carleton, with support from Jackson Weldon, on Saturday, September 19th. The band will commence to strumming and singing at 8 PM and…

Sunday Concert - Global Centric Brass Band

by Friends of the Public Gardens

Community event presented by the Friends of the Public Gardens at the Halifax Public Gardens: Sunday Concert - Global Centric Brass Band.

The White Buffalo: Canada 2026

by The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo: Canada 2026

The High Kings

by The High Kings

The High Kings

Live Music: Paige Ballagh & Kale Penny!

by Paige Ballagh & Kale Penny

Stratford-based folk musicians Paige Ballagh & Kale Penny visit on their Maritime tour. Paige Ballagh performs original folk-pop rooted in storytelling and warmth.

Tiny Church Concerts: Koromanti and the North Star

by Koromanti and the North Star

Koromanti and the North Star is a band named after the first recorded banjo song and first recorded instance of Afro-Caribbean music. Featuring old-time strings and African percussion, they revive African roots, blues,…

The Brewery Market

by The Halifax Brewery Farmers Market

Open every Saturday, year-round, from 8am - 1pm, featuring over 65 unique local food, drink and craft vendors, and welcoming over 2500 customers! The Halifax Brewery Market Cooperative, a member-run not-for-profit coop,…

Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: True Mountain Laurel W/ Peter Dreams

by True Mountain Laurel

HUFF presents the amazing, just-formed, brand-spanking-new, west coast duo True Mountain Laurel (Haley Blais & Sam Lynch) along with Peter Dreams (the solo project from July Talk's Peter Dreimanis) which adds up to a…

Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Skye Wallace + Mick Davis + Freya Millikin

by Skye Wallace + Mick Davis + Freya Millikin

HUFF is proud to present one of our patented storytelling songwriters' circles with Toronto's red-hot Skye Wallace, Newfoundland's Mick Davis & local Freya Millikin at The Carleton on Tuesday, September 29th. Show time…

Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of The Dubliners

by Dalhousie Arts Centre

Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of The Dubliners comes direct from Ireland to the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre.

Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Lloyd Spiegel

by Lloyd Spiegel

HUFF is excited to welcome Australian legend Lloyd Spiegel back to Halifax (he last played in town 8 years ago) to again wow a crowd at The Carleton on Wednesday, September 30th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $35 +…

Ria Mae & The Halifax All Stars (Halifax Urban Folk Festival)

by Ria Mae & The Halifax All Stars

HUFF is delighted to welcome hometown hero Ria Mae & her own Halifax All Stars - featuring an opening songwriters' circle with Friday night's headliner, Sloan's Chris Murphy, Saturday night's headliner Billy Raffoul &…

Chris Murphy & The Halifax All Stars (Halifax Urban Folk Fest)

by Chris Murphy & The Halifax All Stars

HUFF is happy to finally be able (we've been trying for years) to announce Sloan's Chris Murphy & The Halifax All Stars - with an opening songwriters' circle featuring Saturday night's headliner Billy Raffoul, Thursday…

Billy Raffoul & The Halifax All Stars (Halifax Urban Folk Fest)

by Billy Raffoul & The Halifax All Stars

HUFF is absolutely giddy about bringing Leamington (that's right, Leamington) Ontario's Billy Raffoul (pronounced ra-fowl) to play on Canada's East Coast for the first time. He'll be performing solo and with The Halifax…

David Francey - Monday

by David Francey

We are very happy to welcome back Canadian songwriting treasure David Francey to The Carleton for two shows: Monday, October 5th (this one) and Tuesday, October 6th. Show time both nights is 7 PM and tickets are $70+…

David Francey - Tuesday

by David Francey

We are very happy to welcome back Canadian songwriting treasure David Francey to The Carleton for two shows: Monday, October 5th and Tuesday, October 6th (this one). Show time both nights is 7 PM and tickets are $70+…

Elevator Theatre presents Spring Awakening

by Elevator Theatre Company

Spring Awakening – October 8-25,2026 Spring Awakening is a groundbreaking rock musical about a group of young people coming of age in a world that refuses to speak openly about desire, identity, and fear. Set in late…

Elevator Theatre presents Spring Awakening

by Bus Stop Theatre

Spring Awakening – October 8-25,2026 Spring Awakening is a groundbreaking rock musical about a group of young people coming of age in a world that refuses to speak openly about desire, identity, and fear. Set in late…

Elevator Theatre presents Spring Awakening

by Bus Stop Theatre

Spring Awakening – October 8-25,2026 Spring Awakening is a groundbreaking rock musical about a group of young people coming of age in a world that refuses to speak openly about desire, identity, and fear. Set in late…

Loreena McKennitt

by Loreena McKennitt

🎶 Don't Miss Loreena McKennitt Live in Halifax on Saturday, October 17, 2026! 🎶 Are you ready to experience Loreena McKennitt like never before? With chart-topping hits like The Mummers' Dance, The Mystic's Dream and…