Open City Halifax 2025

Participating Downtown Halifax Businesses

• Argyle Fine Art - 1559 Barrington Street

  We'll have emerging artist Willow Glufka opening her first solo show at Argyle Fine Art from 1:30-3:30pm. COME meet the artist! We'll also have new paintings by Christine Hulme and glass works by Rachelle Paul. Catch us as part of the GALLERY HOP happening that day too!

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• Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 - 1055 Marginal Road

  Be among the first to experience our new exhibition, eat make share: a taste of immigration and share your feedback! Open from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

• Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) - 1546 Barrington Street

  Stop by for some free face painting, balloon art and treats!

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• Garrison Brewing Company - Seaport Taproom, Halifax Seaport, 1149 Marginal Road

  We will be hosting a Buddy's Deli pop-up at Seaport from 12-4PM. (Buddy's Deli is located at 5217 Blowers St. normally). They will be bringing some of their delicious subs for the pop-up!

  Garrison will be serving up a special "Beers of Summer" Flight for just $12 + tax.
  This five-sample flight features two of our current brews along with three exciting new releases - including a sneak peek of our new classic vodka based cooler ;)
   

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• Halifax Citadel National Historic Site - 5425 Sackville Street

  Parks Canada is excited to welcome everyone back to the Halifax Citadel in 2025! Open 9am-5pm daily, visitors can join a guided tour, visit exhibits, historic rooms, the Army Museum and catch the noon gun, one of the oldest continuous noon guns in the world! Drop by the Coffee Bar and enjoy a delightful hot or cold meal, or a freshly made pastry. A warm and welcoming café with a distinctly 19th century flavour awaits. Check out the Regimental shop for a special souvenir or local craft, take a guided tour and enjoy the views from the top of Citadel Hill! Halifax Citadel, more than just a hill ;-)!

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• Halifax Gallery Hop - Various Locations

  Join participating galleries for a day of art and special events. List of participating galleries in Downtown Halifax coming soon. Downtown galleries include:

  • Argyle Fine Art
  • Art 1274 Hollis
  • Teichert Gallery
  • The Prow Gallery

• Kings Pier Vintage

  Leather shoe mini spa

  We'll polish any leather shoes that cross our threshold with our beautiful natural leather butter.  Come in and put up your feet for a few moments while we restore the lustre of your natural leather kickers.

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• Market Price - Bishop's Landing, 1477 Lower Water Street

  Spring Sidewalk Sale - UP TO 75% OFF SALE ITEMS

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• The Board Room Game Cafe - 1256 Barrington Street

  The Board Room Game Cafe is offering a Buy 2 Get One Free deal in our retail store, 15% off Chain Reactions Disc Golf Sale, and coffee and treats specials all day!

  *some exceptions may apply

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• Zilawa Foods - Halifax Seaport Market

  At Zilwa Foods, we are passionate about sharing the flavors of Mauritius Island through our handcrafted baked goods, using family recipes. For Open City 2025, we are excited to bring a taste of the island to Halifax with a selection of our signature treats at the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market.

  We always love sharing our food with the community, so there will be plenty of displayed samples for anyone curious to try something new. For this special event, we are thinking of creating 'Tropical Bundles' of our Napolitaine cookies—delicate, buttery shortbread filled with jam and topped with a smooth icing glaze. We experiment with new flavors every week, and for Open City, we will embrace tropical ingredients like guava, coconut, pineapple, lychee and more, and shape them into unique designs that reflect our island roots. We are also launching a new line of exotic cupcakes, pairing tropical flavors in an interesting way that we can feature for the event.

  In addition to these specials, we’ll have our traditional Mauritian treats, such as Cassava Pudding, Macatia, Banana Tarts, and Traditional Mauritian Cake.

  Throughout 2025, a portion of our Napolitaine cookie sales will be going towards Indies World, a non-profit that rescues and cares for stray dogs in Mauritius, Switzerland, and France. What makes this event even more special is that it gives us the chance to do even more for the cause and help promote their mission of rescuing and caring for these animals. We’re grateful for the opportunity to support this important work while sharing the flavors and culture of Mauritius.

  We are looking forward to being part of Open City and hope to see many new and familiar faces stopping by to discover a little taste of Mauritius!

• Layers Cupcakes - 1276 Barrington St, Halifax

  Free single cookie voucher with a purchase of a half dozen cupcakes 🧁🍪

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