Culture

Here we GROW!
Record population growth, construction cranes everywhere, huge shipyard contracts and a growing tech sector have all fed the impression that the city is growing in leaps and bounds.Steeped in history and culture, life in Halifax revolves around the sea. But there’s so much more! From bustling city streets to leisurely strolls through the magnificent Public Gardens, to sailing tours of Halifax Harbour, to exploring the Pier 21 or Halifax Citadel National Historic Sites – there are so many things to do in Halifax.
Did you know?
- The Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market is the longest continuously operating farmers’ market in North America.
- The HalifaxExplosion in 1917 was the world’s largest man-made explosion prior to Hiroshima
- Windsor, Nova Scotia is the Birthplace of hockey in North America
Places to visit
1.HALIFAX CENTRAL LIBRARY
Location: 5440 Spring Garden Road
About:The Halifax Central Library is one of the top rated libraries in the world…now is your chance to find out why!
- One of ten “eye-popping” new buildings of 2014 CNN
- One of the best “high-design libraries” enRoutemagazine – 2015 World Architecture Festival in Singapore.
- One of the 10 most beautiful libraries in the worldn Wired Magazine
4.PIER 21
Location: 1055 Marginal Road
About:From the late twenties to the early seventies, Pier 21 was Canada’s ‘front door’ to over a million immigrants, refugees, troops, wartime evacuees, war brides and their children. It has been compared to New York’s Ellis Island, and is intrinsically linked to Canada’s multicultural national identity.