Handel’s Royal Fireworks
Sat 7:30 PM
Sun 2:00 PM

Handel’s Royal Fireworks is a festive, fabulous showstopper that’s been called “a dozen stirring fanfares rolled into one.”

Join us for this explosive dance suite in five movements and experience the festivity, brilliance, and strength Handel's music has brought to listeners for over 250 years.

Meaghan Smith: The Holiday Show
Fri, Sat 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Sun 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Presented in support of Feed NS, The Holiday Show will be full of Meaghan Smith's Christmas music and her musician friends, sweets n' treats from our partner SOBEYS Queen Street, an art show, a book launch, and a visit from Santa himself!

This amazing weekend is going to be THE celebration of the season.

Don We Now Our Gay Apparel - Once Upon A Christmas
Thur - Sat 7:30 PM
Sat 2:00 PM

It’s time for the Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus’ annual holiday concert series, Don We Now Our Gay Apparel!!!

Once Upon a December features an array of colourful new (and old) holiday favourites dressed up in a choral fashion, just in time for the holidays.

So come brighten your spirits, and let us make your Yuletide gay as you celebrate the holigays with HGMC!

The Innkeeper's Christmas with Lennie Gallant
7:30 - 10:30 PM

Come join Lennie Gallant and his amazing band for some Christmas Cheer!

Lennie and his amazing band will bring you laughs, lots of wonder, and maybe a few tears, as they look at Christmas from many points of view in 2023.

Don’t miss this unique Yuletide Feast for the eyes, ears and heart!

Holiday Spirit with the NSYO
7:00 PM

Celebrate the sounds of the holiday season!

Enjoy classic festive favourites from Leroy Anderson and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, plus delightful excerpts from George Frideric Handel’s Royal Fireworks Music.

Open Waters Festival
7:30 PM

Symphony Nova Scotia performs a new commission with celebrated American-Canadian cellist, improviser, composer, and multidisciplinary artist India Gailey who draws from many eras and genres to create the unexpected.

mainSTAGE with The Public Service
7:30 - 9:30 PM

Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos, Part 1
7:30 PM

A rare event not to be missed, Symphony Nova Scotia plays the entire suite of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos over two performances.

One of the Baroque era’s most recognized and popular works, you’ll hear novel combinations of solo instruments and solo harpsichord that was groundbreaking at the time.

Don't forget about part two!

Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos, Part 2
2:00 PM

A rare event not to be missed, Symphony Nova Scotia plays the entire suite of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos over two performances.

One of the Baroque era’s most recognized and popular works, you’ll hear novel combinations of solo instruments and solo harpsichord that was groundbreaking at the time.

Don't forget about part one!

Rising Tide with Sam Wilson
7:30 - 9:00 PM

George Woodhouse and Brunswick Street Mission
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Rising Tide with LXVNDR
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Vibrant Vivaldi & Friends
2:00 PM

Experience virtuosic solo performances from the Symphony’s own extraordinary musicians and Canadian bassoon specialist and concert leader Mathieu Lussier in this program of vibrant Baroque classics from Antonio Vivaldi, Michel Corrette, and Françoise Francoeur.

Rising Tide with Alana Yorke
7:00 - 9:00 PM

Milestones - Celebrating the 5th and 20th Anniversaries of HGMC and Nova Voce
Time TBD

Rising Tide - High Mark
8:00 - 10:00 PM

NSYO - Dvořák at the Movies
4:00 PM

Join the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra musicians as they perform classic themes from film favourites, alongside the iconic Dvořák “New World” Symphony!

Daniel Champagne on the mainSTAGE
7:30 - 9:30 PM