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; 2026 listing shows adults $13, children $1 (confirm at checkout)

  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

• 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, at Pier 22 (per halifaxcrafters.ca)

  Last season

  November 21–23, 2025

  Cost

  Free

  Getting there and parking

  • 2025: Lighthouse Arts Centre, 1800 Argyle Street, downtown; the 2026 date and venue are on the society's site
  • Downtown parkades and HotSpot street parking

  Worth knowing

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

  HalifaxOfficial site

• 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

• 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

• 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.

  Last season

  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

• 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.

  Last season

  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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