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CBC
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Canada Day 2025: Your guide to what's happening in the Halifax area
To help you plan your Canada Day, here's a list of what's open, what's closed and what's happening across the Halifax region on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Entertainment The Halifax Regional Municipality is hosting numerous events and concerts across the city to celebrate Canada Day. The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Parade will kick off at 10 a.m. from the Scotiabank Centre. Admission is free on Canada Day at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Museum of Natural History and Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. The Halifax Commons will host a Family Day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with children's games and bouncy castles. The Canada Day fireworks will take place from 10 to 10:30 p.m., weather permitting. Fireworks can be seen from most locations along the Halifax and Dartmouth waterfronts. All Cineplex theatres are open. Recreation Municipally operated outdoor pools, as well as supervised municipal beaches, will be open. The Bayers-Westwood, George Dixon, Isleville Street, Cole Harbour, Shirley's, Westmount and Sackville splash pads are open for the 2025 season. Pool and swim schedules are posted online. Many municipal recreation facilities, including the Canada Games Centre and Zatzman Sportsplex, will be closed on Tuesday. The Emera Oval will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Equipment lending will be available if weather and surface conditions permit. Groceries Gateway Meat Market: Open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pete's Frootique: Closed. Sobeys: Closed. Atlantic Superstore: Closed. Costco: Closed. Walmart: Closed. Drugstores: Some pharmacies are open but have limited hours. Liquor and beer NSLC: Closed, but local agency stores may be open. Some independent alcohol retailers will be open, as well as craft breweries and other alcohol producers. Malls The following malls are closed on Canada Day: Halifax Shopping Centre. Mic Mac Mall. Sunnyside Mall. Bedford Place Mall. Park Lane Mall. Halifax Public Libraries All branches are closed. Transit Halifax Transit buses and the Alderney ferry service will be operating on its reduced-service holiday schedule. The Alderney Ferry will be free on Canada Day. The Woodside ferry will not be operating. Parking On-street parking is free Tuesday. Waste collection There will be no garbage, organics or recyclables collection on Tuesday. Collection scheduled for that day was moved ahead to Saturday, June 28. Banks All banks are closed on Canada Day. 311 call centres The 311 contact centre will be closed Tuesday for full service. However, urgent calls can still be reported. Regular operations will resume Wednesday. In-person customer service centres will be closed Tuesday. They'll reopen with regular hours on Wednesday.
CTV News
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Tattoo tradition returns with global acts and local stars
The Scotiabank Centre in Halifax was full of energy and excitement Wednesday, as hundreds of students and fans got an early look at this year's Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. 'It's a family show,' said managing director Scott Long in an interview with CTV Atlantic's Katie Kelly. 'People were brought up around this show, whether their parents took them, or their grandparents took them, and that carries on through generations. We even have volunteers whose parents volunteer and their parents volunteer and so on. It's a family tradition; it's a Nova Scotian tradition.' The 2025 edition features nearly 700 performers from Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, Norway, and across Canada. But this year, organizers say there's also a strong spotlight on local talent. 'The Tattoo is a local event,' said Long. 'We want to support our community and make sure our artists have a chance to perform in front of a big audience on a big stage.' Among them is Emma Stevens, a singer-songwriter from Eskasoni First Nation, N.S. Stevens is performing an original song honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. 'Music is a good way to bring everybody together and understand what's going on,' said Stevens. 'It's amazing and I'm very grateful to be here and to be doing this.' Also making her Tattoo debut is Paula Braiden, a six-time world champion drum major from Northern Ireland, who leads The Force, a high-impact precision display team. This is her first time in Canada. 'We have travelled quite a lot and performed in many tattoos, but this one was quite special,' said Braiden. Returning to the Tattoo after nearly two decades is the Band of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee - the military police band for the Netherlands- who are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands. 'It's a beautiful tattoo with nice music and a great atmosphere,' Captain Ido Kempenaar said. 'We're very pleased to be here.' The theme of this year's Tattoo is 'Flourish.' 'Which is all about when we're protected and we feel safe, we have better communities in the role that our armed forces and first responders and police play in that,' said Long. The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo officially opens Friday night and runs through to Canada Day. 'Tickets are on sale, there's good seats available, kids are free with the purchase of any adult receiving a ticket,' said Long.
