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News & Events Of Interest
Halifax Regional Municipality is again partnering with the Atlantic
Federation of Musicians and the Music Performance Fund to present the
popular Public Gardens concert series.
The following is the list of concert
dates and featured performers. Performance Times 2PM - 4PM - View a one page brochure here
- June 26 - Port City Concert Band
(concert style)
- July 3 - Gordon Tucker (old time /
fiddle)
- July 10 - Port City Concert Band
- July 17 - Graham Bowser Orchestra
(country / 50's, 60's)
- July 24 - Port City Concert Band
- July 31 - Silver Wings (country)
- August 7 - Port City Concert Band
- August 14 - Graham Bowser Orchestra
- August 21 - Special Blend (country /
country rock)
- August 28 - Port City Concert Band
- September 4 - Silver Wings (country)
- September 11 - Graham Bowser Orchestra
- September 18
- Port City Concert Band
Garden's Survey
Please help us by
completing a brief online survey form. No personal information is
collected. Follow
the link here
Story Time For Children
Every
Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10:30am, join us at Uncommon Grounds in Horticultural Hall for story time. We’ll be reading from local authors as well as children’s classics. Read more
2010 Horticultural and Historic Tours
- Every Wednesday 2:00 pm (Month of June) and 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm (During July & August) Weather permitting - Tour length 1 hr
- Meet: Horticultural Hall Plaza, Between Horticultural Hall and Spring Garden Rd
Compliments of The Friends of the Public Gardens &
Halifax Regional Municipality
Tour Guides: Serena Graham-Dwyer & Annita Sulley. Tour size limited to 15
Groups of 10-15 may be accommodated by request. Contact 490-3995
New Name for the Geese
The Gardens’ Staff and The Friends of the Public Gardens created a contest for children ages 5-12 years.to select the names for the Gardens' two new Toulouse Geese; (one boy's name and one girl's name) The names were selected by a panel of judges and announced at the Gardens Open House on Saturday, May 15, 2010, .A total of 171 ballots were received.
The name for the Girl Goose "Flora" was submitted by Cheyenne Hardy, Dartmouth, age 9. The name for the Boy Goose "Finnegan" was submitted by Sylvia Driscoll-Sangster, Halifax, age 10. Read more here...
** Please note that the Gardens are closed to the public during the winter months due to concern for safety, operational costs and reducing the environmental impact of visitors on the turf and walkway surfaces.
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