DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN

DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN, brought to you by Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), is a series of vivid light shows and installations that brighten up Downtown Halifax through the dark winter months. 

DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN includes:

• Light projection shows on the former Halifax Memorial Library at Grafton Park.

• A 28-foot festive tree and winter-themed lights in Peace and Friendship Park.

• Winter-themed window decals and lights scattered throughout Downtown's streets.

• Seasonal light pole displays and tree wrap lights all over Downtown Halifax.  

Learn more about DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN below. 

2025-2026 Schedule:

Now playing: 'Everything is Sparkling' - Holiday Light Show, featuring Meaghan Smith’s hit song ‘It Snowed’, as well as The Season's Greetings Light Show (both are playing until December 26 at 11:00 p.m. )

Except for this weekend: December 5 – December 7: The Halifax Explosion Light Show (pays homage to Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor, Dr. Clement Ligoure, and Vince Coleman, train dispatcher.) 

December 27 – January 18: The Winter Light Show 

December 30 – January 2*: The New Year Light Show 

Please note:

• Light projection shows with overlapping dates will run back-to-back apart from December 5-7, and December 31. 

• Start time for all light shows is DUSK, and will gradually get earlier as the days get shorter. All shows end at 11:00 p.m. nightly. 

• *On New Year's Eve, the show will end at 1:00 a.m. 

• Dates are subject to change without notice. 

Enjoy the winter-themed light installations, twinkly tree-wrapped lighting, and our dazzling 28-foot-tall tree at Peace and Friendship Park (the corner of Barrington and South streets.)  

2025-2026 Winter Window Activations:

• 1546, 1641, 1651, 1669, 1723 Barrington Street.

• 5121 Sackville Street.

• 1660 Hollis Street.

DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN also includes the seasonal light pole displays, featuring the festive holiday wreaths and sparkly winter snowflakes that adorn the street lights in the Downtown area. 

Expect to see the wreaths and/or snowflakes on: 

• Barrington Street 

• George Street 

• Ferry Boat Lane/Chebucto Landing 

• Argyle Street 

• Lower Water Street

   

The festive holiday wreaths will be up until January 31, 2026, while the winter snowflakes will stay up until the end of March 2026. 

Check out our sparkling tree wrap lights at the following locations:

• Raymond Taavel Park, 1004 Barrington Street.

• Granville Mall, 1895 Granville Street.

• Bedford Row (between Prince and Sackville streets.

• Grafton Park (corner of Grafton Street and Spring Garden Road.)