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The first official Natal Day celebrations were held in August 1895 to mark the arrival of the new branch railroad line connecting to Dartmouth. While the rail construction was delayed, Dartmouth moved forward with a regatta and fireworks display. [7] In 1897, Natal Day celebrations corresponded with Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
The Halifax Busker Festival is an annual event held by Premier Entertainment Group in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Halifax Waterfront showcasing talent from buskers around the world. The festival runs for 6 days during the Natal Day long weekend in July and August. The festival was founded in 1986 as Halifax Busker Festival.
In Nova Scotia, the first Monday in August is celebrated as "Natal Day" in the Halifax–Dartmouth area and Annapolis Royal, which began in 1895 as a celebration of the province's history. In the late 1900s, the rest of the province became entitled to celebrate a civic holiday, which falls on the same day as Natal Day. It is not a statutory ...
9.1 Events. 9.1.1 Natal Day. 9.1.2 ... Dartmouth is linked to Halifax by the oldest continuously operating saltwater ferry service in North America with the first ...
Halifax hosts a wide variety of festivals that take place throughout the year, including; the largest Canada Day celebration east of Ottawa, the Atlantic Film Festival, the Halifax International Busker Festival, Greekfest, Atlantic Jazz Festival, the Multicultural Festival, Natal Day, Nocturne Festival, the Halifax Pop Explosion, periodic Tall ...
Alderney Landing is a convention centre, art gallery, market, events plaza and theatre facility in Downtown Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.It was opened in May 1999. The theatre hosts many concerts, conventions and other events, and is the home of Halifax Theatre for Young People, San Family Productions, Coastal Dance, Maritime Marionettes.
The Dartmouth Natal Day Road Race is one of the longest running road races in North America. [1] The event is part of the Natal Day festivities in the Halifax Regional Municipality . History
1945 – Halifax Riot on VE Day. 1958 – Halifax Grammar School established. 1960 – Halifax Stanfield International Airport built. 1969 – The late 1960s was a period of significant change and expansion of the city when surrounding areas of Halifax County were amalgamated into Halifax: Rockingham, Clayton Park, Fairview, Armdale, and ...