- 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- Puppet Show: Worm Loves Worm
- Join us for a puppet show based based on J.J. Austrian's picture book, Worm Loves Worm. Two worms in love decide to get married, and with help from Cricket, Beetle, Spider, and the Bees, they have everything they need and more, but which one will be the bride and which the groom?
- Tickets will be given out 30 minutes before the program starts. Details online.
- Location: Keshen Goodman Public Library, 330 Lacewood Drive
- 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Pride BBQ
- This event is open to all, geared toward families and children. Taking place in the playground of our newest site, the Rose, this will feature free BBQ, games and play time with drag performers, and a FREE Sale featuring clothing and household items. Additional info online.
- Location: Adsum House, 2421 Brunswick Street
- Noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Fit Together: Bootcamp with North Endurance
- In the next installment of HalifaxPride's Fit Together series, join us for this boot camp that is sure to have you working up a sweat. All experience levels are welcome and encouraged to join us to get active and level up. Details online.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- Noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Lunch & Learn Panel: Estate Planning with McInnes? Cooper
- This installment of the Lunch & Learn panel series is brought to you by McInnes? Cooper, and will guide attendees through an insightful discussion around estate planning, with plenty of chances to ask questions at the end. Details online.
- Location: BusStopTheatre, 2203 Gottingen Street
- 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Two-Spirit Gender Affirming Care Session
- Facilitated by WabanakiTwoSpiritAlliance, this session explores gender-affirming care through a Two-Spirit and Indigenous lens, centering community, kinship, and cultural identity as forms of care alongside harm reduction and wellness resources. Details online.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- QTBIPOC Hangout
- This closed space, fun-filled hangout is for our QTBIPOC community members to hangout and make memories with old friends and new! You can also sign up for a 2SQTBIPOC skills building focus group aimed at tackling systemic barriers to equality, accessibility, and professional growth within the 2SLGBTQIA+ non-profit sector in Nova Scotia. Details online.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Dancing With Pride: Jazz (Youth)
- Join us for an Jazz Dance class in a safe space that celebrates all bodies, abilities and identities. Beginners and experienced dancers are welcome. Dress in a way that allows you to move freely. Instructor Michele King.
- Sign up online.
- Location: Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Road
- 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Bloody Good Drag
- This is a Blood drive designated for Drag Artists and supporters. All people donating blood at this clinic are encouraged to be in Drag. It will also be open to people who identify as part of the 2slgbtqia+ community. This event to to promote Drags commitment to community and to help save lives
- Register in advance.
- Location: Canadian Blood Services. 7071 Bayers Road, Unit 252
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Fit Together: Cycle Classs
- Ready to roll? This spin class led by Ryan will be a fun filled workout that will be a blast for first time riders or seasoned pros. Come down to the dalplex and clip in, because you’re in for a ride!
- Please note there are limited bikes available, so advance registration is required. Location: Dalplex, 6260 South Street
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Dancing With Pride: Jazz (Adults)
- Join us for an Jazz Dance class in a safe space that celebrates all bodies, abilities and identities. Beginners and experienced dancers are welcome. Dress in a way that allows you to move freely. Instructor Michele King.
- Sign up online.
- Location: Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Road
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Supporting Youth on their Gender, Sexuality, and Identity Journey
- Offered through Community Health Team programming, this session is facilitated by IWK Health Mental Health and Wellness Coordinators. Developed with support from the Youth Project, come out and learn about best practices to support your children as they express their gender, sexuality, and identity.
- Sign up in advance.
- Location: online.
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Board Room Trivia: RE-HEATED RIVALRY EDITION! (6 pm)
- If your algorithims are still saturated with the hit canadian show, Heated Rivalry, then this trivia is for YOU! Join us at the Board Room Game Cafe this Pride to reheat your passion for our favourite fictional hockey players! Not to worry - if you already joined us in February, there will be all new questions this round so please join us again!
- To participate in this event, players should assemble a team of 2 to 6 players, decide on a clever team name, sign up via Eventbrite, and you’ll be all set for a night of challenging trivia, with questions covering the first season of Heated Rivalry, and few about Nova Scotia's own author, Rachel Reid, and this time we're including a few light questions from the full Game Changers book series!
- Tickets: $13.66. Event is 19+
- Location: Board Room Game Cafe, 1256 Barrington Street
- 6:00 p.m.
- Dyke and Trans March
- The Dyke and Trans March is a RadPride tradition dating back decades in Kjipuktuk and beyond. This march is a reminder that trans rights are constantly under attack, and we will not be silenced or erased. Dykes stand in solidarity with their trans siblings in the face of homonormativity and trans exclusion infiltrating our movement. We stand for queer liberation, not straight assimilation. Walk, bike, or roll with us to show the city that these are our streets!
- Bring signs, noisemakers, and lots of water. Masks and non-descript black clothing highly encouraged.
- Route TBA. Updates to be posted at https://www.instagram.com/radpridehali/
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- From Lesbian Pulp to Queer Pride
- What did it mean to see yourself in a book, when you weren’t supposed to exist? Drawing from the Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection at Mount Saint Vincent University, this event brings together past and present through readings, conversation, and shared experiences of identity, visibility, sexuality, and voice.
- Have the chance to view certain items from the Lesbian Pulp Fiction Collection, and connect with Queer Elders who have lived experiences and stories to share. In partnership with StMargaretsBayPride and MSVU Library & Archives, Light refreshments will be served. Details online.
- Location: Tantallon Public Library, 3646 Hammonds Plains Road, Upper Tantallon
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Open Book: 2SLGBTQIA+ Living Stories & Conversations
- Please join us for our 2SLGBTQIA+ Human Library! 2SLGBTQIA+ people from around the world take on the role of human “books” to talk about their lives and experiences in a safe, affirming, and inclusive environment. Everybody has a story. Come learn ours. Details online.
- In partnership with RainbowRefugeesNS, QueerArabsHalifax, and the YMCA.
- Location: Paul O'Regan Hall | Floor 1, Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road
- 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Girls Just Wannna
- HaliHoEvents is taking over Jellies for a special Pride slosh for kinky, poly, ENM, and curious 2SLGBTQIA+ women, femmes, and thems (plus allies who identify as women, femmes, and thems)! This is a low-pressure, drop-in patio hang designed for meeting, greeting, and queer joy! Expect a menu of dive bar delicacies (WARNING: there are full Deep’n Delicious cakes on the menu), cocktails, mocktails, and more. Whether you're here to flirt, snack, sip, or simply soak up the queer joy, this is the soft landing you need this Pride—no boys allowed! Follow @halihoevents on Instagram for more information and updates!
- RSVP on Facebook. This is a pay-what-you-can event.
- Location: Jellies, 6250 Quinpool Road
- 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Anchor City Rollers' Pride Scrimmage
- Roller derby is a high intensity, full contact team sport that’s played by many across the world. The Pride Scrimmage is a low-stakes, high-fun game that provides an opportunity for people to come see Anchor City Rollers' teams in action while celebrating its queer and allied league members. This scrimmage will feature our two teams, the A Level Harbour Grudges, and B Level Dead Ringers, as well as some visiting players from neighbour leagues. A sport so queer we don't even need our own queer league
- This is a Halifax Pride Community Funding Recipient
- No tickets required, free entry for all
- Location: 51 Forest Hills Pkwy, Cole Harbour, Scotia One Arena, located through the automatic doors on the far left. Doors at 7pm, game at 7:30pm
- 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Gaylidh
- The Gaylidh is a queer twist on a classic East Coast tradition.
- Blending ceilidh-style music with a Pride crowd, this event brings live tunes, group dancing, and a whole lot of joyful chaos to the festival. Whether you know the steps or not, you’ll be pulled into it in about five seconds. Expect high-energy music, community vibes, and a dance floor full of people figuring it out together.
- Tickets: 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.
- Location: Garrison Grounds
- 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- NightSpa Community Movie Night
- This event is FREE if you have attended or have prepaid for any other events during our 2026 Night Spa - Pride Festival! Movie starts at 8pm and there will be an intermission half way through. This party may run later than 11pm. $20 entry without a 2026 NightSpa - Pride Festival voucher. This is an All Members event meaning all people on our NightSpa mailing lists will be invited to attend and bring guests! This is such a fun night, with the movie playing in all of the common areas and in the private rooms (if you chose to rent one for you and others to watch in). Watching, laughing and groaning together throughout the entire building is a real bonding experience. The hot tub, sauna, and play areas are still open but please keep it down as most folks are here to watch the freakin movie!
- Full details online.
- Location: NightSpa, 2199 Gottingen Street
- 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Queer-prov | Pride Edition
- Queer improvisers take to the stage to bring you a night of improv comedy, based on your suggestions. Join host Leigh Alexander and some of the funniest Queer improvisers in Halifax for a night hilariety, heart, and improv, Pride Edition. The lineup will feature local musicans, and a first-time improv showcase, Come celebrate Pride with non-stop laughter and fun.
- Tickets: Starting at $10.
- Location: StardustBar, 1688 Barrington Street
- 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- The Ultimate Dirty Bingo
- Dirty Bingo is BacklotHfx's hilariously unfiltered take on classic bingo! Join our fabulous drag hosts for a night of laughs, outrageous antics, and plenty of chances to win. Along with cash prizes, you'll also have the chance to take home some cheeky adult toys and other fun surprises. Whether you're a bingo pro or just looking for a great night out, Dirty Bingo is the perfect mix of camp, comedy, and a little bit of spice.
- No cover.
- Location: BacklotHfx, 2103 Gottingen Street
- 8:00pm - 10:30pm : Drag In Colour: A QTBIPOC Drag & Burlesque Showcase
- --EYYYYYY! WE BACK OUSSIDE, FAM 📢😆 Drag in Colour has RETURNED and we're revving up to deliver ANOTHER night of unapologetic excellence! 👑 A vibrant explosion of drag, burlesque, and pure queer magic with the mission of highlighting the brilliance of Black, Indigenous and performers of colour! Expect DRAMA, heart, sass, and a whole lotta ASS, baby! 🍑 Come ready to cheer, tip generously, and experience the power of performance in FULL technicolour! Join us as we turn up for Pride; LOUD, LIVE and ALWAYS in COLOUR! ✊🏽🏳️🌈
- At: Staggers Pub & Grub, 26 Portland St, Dartmouth
- 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Board Room Trivia: RE-HEATED RIVALRY EDITION! (9 pm)
- If your algorithims are still saturated with the hit canadian show, Heated Rivalry, then this trivia is for YOU! Join us at the Board Room Game Cafe this Pride to reheat your passion for our favourite fictional hockey players! Not to worry - if you already joined us in February, there will be all new questions this round so please join us again!
- To participate in this event, players should assemble a team of 2 to 6 players, decide on a clever team name, sign up via Eventbrite, and you’ll be all set for a night of challenging trivia, with questions covering the first season of Heated Rivalry, and few about Nova Scotia's own author, Rachel Reid, and this time we're including a few light questions from the full Game Changers book series!
- Tickets: $13.66. Event is 19+
- Location: Board Room Game Cafe, 1256 Barrington Street
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