Events
October 7, 2025
Tuesday Night Talks: Peace and Peril Aboard the Steamship Empress of Asia – Dan Black, Author
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
FREE
Mr. Black will talk from his latest book, Oceans of Fate: Peace and Peril Aboard the Steamship Empress of Asia, which will be available for purchase and signing.
When...
October 14, 2025
Tuesday Night Talks: Abandoned Roads of Nova Scotia – Steve Skafte, Author
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
FREE
Steve Skafte is a writer and photographer from Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, where he has lived his entire life. From a young age, he has been drawn to exploration, and once he...
October 16, 2025
Celtic Colours Concert
Highland Village Museum, Iona
2:00pm
Artists and ticket prices TBD. Tickets must be purchased through Celtic Colours.
October 21, 2025
Two Nova Scotians. One Route. A Century and a Quarter Apart Pedalling Through History: From Bible Hill to the Boer War – Louise Trotter (A Two-Part Series)
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
Tuesday Night Talks
(Part 2 of Louise’s talk will be on November 25)
6:30 pm – 7:30pm
FREE
Louise Trotter shares the remarkable journey of Karl Creelman, a 21-year-old Nova Scotian who set out...
October 24, 2025 to October 25, 2025
Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spirits
Highland Village Museum, Iona
7:00-9:00pm each evening.
Join us for a spooky and fun-filled Halloween evening at the Highland Village! Experience a special lamplight tour featuring traditional stories, skits, and eerie special...
October 28, 2025
Tuesday Night Talks: The Future Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre: Story, Healing, and Community
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
FREE
Presenting the vision and progress of Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre, a $50M capital project. The presentation will share how MDCC will protect 13,000-year-old ancestral...
November 4, 2025
Tuesday Night Talks: Snapshots in Song – Jay Pilzer
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
FREE
Jay Pilzer brings together song and discussion to illuminate the events, movements, and moments in the remarkable history of Nova Scotia. A history shaped by bravery, nation...
November 18, 2025
Tuesday Night Talks: The Undesirables: A Look Back at Halifax’s Rockhead Prison – Katie Ingram, Author
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30 pm – 7:30pm
FREE
Tonight’s talk explores some of the people who became part of Rockhead’s Prison history, with special attention given to those who suffered misunderstandings. Katie Ingram...
November 25, 2025
Two Nova Scotians. One Route. A Century and a Quarter Apart Sand, Stamps, and Sails: Following Karl's Footsteps from India to Great Britain – Louise Trotter
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
FREE
FREE
Louise Trotter continues the extraordinary global circumnavigation (her October 21st talk started the journey) as she traces Karl Creelman’s path through Sri Lanka...
November 28, 2025 to November 29, 2025
Light Up Lunenburg
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg
Come down to the waterfront for the tree lighting ceremony, holiday parade, crafts and games, holiday market and so much more!