Christmas markets in Halifax

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  Holiday market · Halifax

  Halifax Christmas Market

  A Christmas market on the Halifax waterfront at Pavilion 22.

  🧒 With kids🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Up to 140 vendors at Pavilion 22
  • ★Kids' lounge and free face painting
  • ★Warm drinks lounge

  A promising new waterfront market — book a morning session for the calmest shopping.

  2026

  December 4–6, 2026

  Cost

  Adults $7 founding-year rate (regular $12); kids always free

  Getting there and parking

  • Parking on site at Pavilion 22 on the Halifax Waterfront

  Worth knowing

  • Three-hour sessions: 9–12, 1–4, 5–8
  • Buy online — gate sales not guaranteed
  • Free face painting for kids all weekend; free vendor map at the door
  • Up to 140 vendors

  Pavilion 22, Halifax WaterfrontOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Halifax

  Christmas at the Forum

  Halifax's biggest holiday show: four days of crafters and makers at the Halifax Forum, with timed entry.

  🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Atlantic makers, food and gifts
  • ★Four days

  Halifax's biggest holiday show — book your timed ticket online early, there are no gate sales.

  2026

  November 5–8, 2026

  Last season

  November 6–9, 2025

  Cost

  Online timed tickets only, from $12

  Getting there and parking

  • Halifax Forum, 2901 Windsor Street — Halifax Transit routes serve Windsor Street
  • Parking around the Forum fills quickly at peak times — arrive early in your time window

  Worth knowing

  • Choose a 2 h 45 min window; you can step out and re-enter within it
  • Every child needs a ticket
  • 2026 hours: Thursday–Saturday 9 am–8:45 pm, Sunday 9 am–5:45 pm

  Halifax Forum, 2901 Windsor StreetOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Halifax

  Halifax Crafters Society Winter Market

  Original, handmade work from a volunteer-run makers' society.

  🎉 With friends✨ Date night

  What's there

  • ★Original handmade work by local makers
  • ★Volunteer-run, non-profit market
  • ★Free admission

  The best place in Halifax for genuinely original handmade gifts.

  2026

  November 27–29, 2026

  Last season

  November 21–23, 2025

  Cost

  Free

  Getting there and parking

  • 2025: Lighthouse Arts Centre, 1800 Argyle Street, downtown; 2026: moving to Pier 22 on the waterfront
  • Downtown parkades and HotSpot street parking

  Worth knowing

  • Friday evening opening (5–9 pm), Saturday 10–5

  HalifaxOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Halifax

  Evergreen Festival

  Downtown holiday festival with markets and lights.

  🧒 With kids✨ Date night🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Evergreen Market of wooden chalets on the waterfront
  • ★Vendors from across Nova Scotia — food, drink, apparel, gifts
  • ★Free winter sports zone: ball hockey, curling
  • ★Cocoa Trail passport around downtown

  Halifax's closest thing to a European Christmas market — free, outdoors and best on a Friday evening.

  2026

  November 27 – December 20, 2026

  Last season

  November 21 – December 14, 2025

  Cost

  Free (food, drinks and shopping extra)

  Getting there and parking

  • Halifax Waterfront, Foundation Lot South, 1549 Lower Water Street — walk from downtown or take the ferry from Dartmouth
  • Downtown parkades and HotSpot street parking

  Worth knowing

  • Market open Thursday to Sunday
  • About 120,000 visitors in 2025 — weekends are busy

  Downtown HalifaxOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Halifax

  Nova Scotia Art and Craft Show

  Handmade only, in Clayton Park.

  🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Handmade only — sea-inspired pottery, art, jewellery

  What visitors say

  Consistently praised as well organised with high-quality work.

  Free and worth the trip for genuinely local gifts.

  2026

  November 6–7, 2026

  Last season

  November 7–8, 2025

  Cost

  Free

  Getting there and parking

  • Cedar Events Centre, Clayton Park, Halifax — Halifax Transit or car
  • Parking at the venue

  Worth knowing

  • Handmade only
  • 2026: November 6–7

  Cedar Events CentreOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Dartmouth

  Dartmouth Handcrafters Holiday Craft Show

  🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Juried handmade crafts
  • ★Festive music

  What visitors say

  Visitors praise the quality and variety; parking is the problem on busy days.

  One of the better juried craft shows in the Halifax area.

  Dates

  November 14–16, 2025

  Cost

  $7

  Getting there and parking

  • Zatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth — near the Bridge Terminal bus hub
  • Sportsplex lot — busy at peak times

  Worth knowing

  • Juried show, three days in mid-November

  Zatzman Sportsplex, DartmouthOfficial site
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  Holiday market · Dartmouth

  Dartmouth Makers Winter Market

  A downtown Dartmouth makers' market in the Christ Church parish hall.

  🎉 With friends

  What's there

  • ★Local makers in a downtown Dartmouth parish hall

  A small friendly market — pair it with a walk around downtown Dartmouth and the ferry.

  Dates

  November 28–29, 2025

  Cost

  Free

  Getting there and parking

  • Downtown Dartmouth — a short walk from the Alderney ferry terminal
  • Street parking downtown

  Worth knowing

  • Two days in late November

  Christ Church Parish Hall, downtown DartmouthOfficial site

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