Happy Pride, Halifax! 🌈
Halifax Pride Festival is taking place from July 17-27.
This annual 11-day gathering in the Halifax Regional Municipality for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Many of the Pride events are taking place in Downtown Halifax, and we put together a list of the happenings in the Downtown area.
For the full Pride event calendar, including all the events happening around rest of HRM, click here.
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Thursday, July 17
5:00pm - 5:30 pm
📍Province House Courtyard, 1726 Hollis Street6:00pm - 8:30pm
📍Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
HOE DOWN HOMO UP (country video dance party)
📍Rumours
1668 Lower Water Street
9:00pm - 2:00am
📍 Stardust, 1688 Barrington Street -
Friday, July 18
4:00pm - 6:00pm
📍House of Eights Dance Studio, 5562 Sackville Street, 3rd Floor
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Saturday, July 19
📍Terra Cafe
9:15 am
📍Starting at the east end (roundabout) of Cogswell Street, the parade will head east down Cogswell Street, turning south onto Barrington Street, west onto Spring Garden Road, north onto South Park Street, and end on Bell Rd/Ahern Ave, at the Garrison Grounds.
Starts at 12 noon.
See the parade route here.
*Stop by DHBC's Welcome Centre, 1546 Barrington Street, from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, for some pride flags, tattoos, and other fun treats!
📍Rumours, 1668 Lower Water Street
10:00pm - Sunday July 20, 2025 3:30am
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Sunday, July 20
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
📍Stardust, 1688 Barrington Street
4:00 -8:30 pm
📍 Garrison Brewing, 1149 Marginal Road
Annual Pride Sale at Venus Envy
📍Venus Envy, 1727 Barrington Street
Hobby Shop Collective's Pride Market
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
📍Brewery Market, 1496 Lower Water Street
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Monday, July 21
7:00 - 8:00 pm
📍Province House, 1726 Hollis Street
8:00 - 10:00 pm
📍Peace & Friendship Park, Hollis Street
Anna Mona-Pia's Farewell Cabaret
9:00 - 11:30 pm
📍Stardust, 1688 Barrington Street
Intro to Asexuality and Aromantacism
7:30 - 9:30 pm
📍Venus Envy - Hybrid Event, 1727 Barrington Street
📍Rumours, 1668 Lower Water Street
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Tuesday, July 22
7:30-10:30 pm
📍Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street
📍 Garrison Brewing, 1149 Marginal Road
7:00 - 10:00 pm
8:30 - 10:00 pm
📍Rumours, 1668 Lower Water Street
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Wednesday, July 23
Board Room Trivia: Drag Race Trivia Hosted by Anna Mona-Pia
6:00 - 10:00 pm
📍The Board Room Game Cafe, 1256 Barrington Street
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
📍Grafton Street Dinner Theatre, 1741 Grafton Street
OUTSpoken: An Evening With Fae Johnstone
7:00 - 9:00 pm
📍Neptune Theatre: Scotiabank Stage, 1593 Argyle Street
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Thursday, July 24
6:00 - 10:00 pm
📍Boardroom Game Cafe, 1256 Barrington Street
7:00 - 10:00 pm
📍Grafton Street Dinner Theatre, 1741 Grafton Street
7:00 - 9:00 pm
📍Boarding at 751 Lower Water Street
8:15 pm
📍House of Eights Dance Studio, 5562 Sackville Street, 3rd Floor
Yas Halifax Presents: Madonna vs. Gaga
10:00 pm - close
📍Rumours, 1668 Lower Water Street
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Friday, July 25
8:15pm - 10:00pm
📍House of Eights Dance Studio, 5562 Sackville Street, 3rd Floor
8:00 pm
📍The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street
10:00 pm - 3:30 am
📍Rumours, 1668 Lower Water Street
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Saturday, July 26
Afternoon Delight: A Pride Spectacular
1:30pm - 4:30pm
📍Economy Shoe Shop, 1663 Argyle Street
Pride in Bloom: A Ceramic Sculpting Experience
4:00pm - 7:15pm
📍 The Lower Courtyard, Halifax Brewery Market
7:00pm - 10:00pm
📍Neptune Theatre: Scotiabank Stage, 1593 Argyle Street
9:00pm - Sunday July 27, 2025 3:30am
📍Rumours, 1668 Lower Water Street
"Eden Unleashed" NAUTICUS Dance Party
10:00pm - Sunday July 27, 2025 3:00am
📍Lighthouse Arts Centre, 1800 Argyle Street -
Sunday, July 27
Pride in Motion: Family Silent Disco Celebration
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
📍Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water Street
12:00 - 2:00 pm
📍Stardust, 1688 Barrington Street
8:00pm - 10:00pm
📍Cable Wharf
Wondering what else to do Downtown this summer? Check our out list of 110 Things to Do Downtown This Summer.