Halifax Pride Festival

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 Comics & Collectibles Cost: Free! This event is kindly supported by Halifax Pride

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 skill levels are welcome for this fun filled yoga class.

*Limited mats are available on site so attendees are encouraged to bring their own. 

This community-academic panel invites an honest and intergenerational conversation about growing older within 2SLGBTQ+ communities, centring the voices and lived experiences of older adults. We will begin by introducing findings from our study on 2SLGBTQ+ aging in Nova Scotia, which includes interviews with more than 30 2SLGBTQ+ older adults from across the province, highlighting key historical events that have shaped the participants aging experiences, alongside their hopes for the future. Panel members will expand upon the findings, reflecting on how historic and contemporary events shape well-being in later life. We will then turn to strategies to strengthen health, social, and community systems for 2SLGBTQ+ older adults. The panel will conclude with an interactive, intergenerational art activity inviting audience members to reflect on the theme, “Honouring 2SLGBTQ+ Histories to Imagine 2SLGBTQ+ Futures.”

The conversation on growing older in 2SLGBTQ+ communities is particularly salient in the context of Nova Scotia’s rapidly aging population and systemic erasure of 2SLGBTQ+ history. As we live longer, it becomes increasingly important to learn how to promote equity in aging experiences and lifelong joy and resilience within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Knowledge sharing and the re-telling of lived experience is a vital step in this process toward well-being later in life. Our current cohort of 2SLGBTQ+ older adults are the first to ‘age out’, or be able to age as their authentic selves, yet there is still a lack of opportunity for intergenerational connection within our communities. Our goal with this panel is create a dialogue about 2SLGBTQ+ aging and to encourage 2SLGBTQ+ people in Nova Scotia to think about our how our history impacts our aging futures. 

Presented by Dalhousie University; "Queering Age-Friendly Nova Scotia" Research Team

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 all-levels-welcome workout! Pre registration is encouraged.

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 for an outdoor concert experience that sets the tone for 2027. As a preview of Canada Pride, Pride Live showcases the talent and atmosphere you can expect when the national celebration comes to Halifax.
Big stage, big sound, and a crowd ready for it. This is your sneak peek at what’s next.
Featured Artists: 

• RALPH
• Burry
• Wuzzô
• Good Dear Good
• MINOE
• Mayaya
  Ticket Information & Event Policies
  Advance ticket purchase through Tixr is strongly encouraged. Tickets will be available at the door, subject to capacity, however door pricing will be $5 higher than advance ticket prices.
  
  All attendees must present valid government-issued photo ID and be 19 years of age or older to enter.
  
  Please note that Halifax Pride has an updated bag policy in effect for all 19+ festival events. Small bags, purses, fanny packs, and medical or accessibility-related bags are permitted. Large bags, backpacks, luggage, and oversized totes are prohibited. All bags are subject to search upon entry.
  
  For full details on permitted and prohibited items, please review our Bag Policy before attending: halifaxpride.com/policy