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The TD Halifax Jazz Festival, formerly known as the Atlantic Jazz Festival, is the oldest jazz festival and largest summer festival in Atlantic Canada, being held annually since 1987. Designated a Hallmark Event by the Halifax Regional Municipality , the event spans two weekends (9 nights, 8 days), attracts up to 55,000 visitors, involves 450 ...
The event served local foods that were a hit with the attendees, who eventually popularized catering as a career. The official industry began to be recognized around the 1820’s, with the caterers being disproportionately African-American. [1] The catering business began to form around 1820, centered in Philadelphia. [1] [2]
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The operating costs of the Halifax Convention Centre are split between the province and city on a 50-50 basis. [3] The company's first board of directors, appointed by the province and the Halifax Regional Municipality, was announced in June 2016. [4] On 1 April 2017, Events East Group took over the operations of TCL.
Events held at the Halifax Common Date Event Name Performers Event Attendance 1983: Royal Visit: Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales: est. 30,000–40,000 1984: Papal Visit: Pope John Paul II: 80,000 September 23, 2006: A Bigger Bang Tour: Rolling Stones, Kanye West, Alice Cooper, Sloan: 50,000 [5] August 30, 2008: Country Rocks 2008
The Far Hills Races is a steeplechase horserace held annually in Far Hills, New Jersey, United States.The October 2021 event was the 100th running, [1] and race day purses can equal up to or more than $1,000,000, with six races offering the highest purses on the National Steeplechase Association circuit.
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.
The Halifax Convention Centre is part of the $500-million Nova Centre project. With 1 million square feet (93,000 m 2 ) of mixed-use space, Nova Centre is the largest integrated development project undertaken in Nova Scotia’s history.