National Pollinator Week 2026 - Family Fun Event!
On Monday, June 22 from 10 a.m. to noon, join the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Naturalization Coordinator Tracy Jessen and Environment and Climate Change team, along with representatives from the Museum of Natural History, the Halifax Discovery Centre (and more) to help launch Pollinator Week in the Halifax Public Gardens.
Gather under the story time elm tree near Horticultural Hall at 10 a.m. for a kid-friendly presentation about Pollinator Week, followed by a fun, guided scavenger hunt through the Gardens. All are welcome!
Victoria Day in May—start planning your stylish outfit and join us for tea and cookies.
Artist and NSCAD instructor, Jack Ross
Paint the Gardens, 2025
Once again this summer, artists are invited to come inside and Paint the Gardens.
Information and guidelines, coming soon.
Tours of the Halifax Public Gardens
GUIDED TOURS PUBLIC GARDENS SUMMER 2025
Free one-hour horticultural and historical tours. Join us as we explore the highlights of this National Historic Site; the only surviving Victorian Garden in North America.
Scheduled tours: Monday - Sunday, daily at 10:30 am, 12noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm, plus Wednesdays at 6:30p. Register at the Friends of the Public Gardens Visitor Information Desk in Horticultural Hall prior to a tour beginning. Tours begin in Juan Plaza, halfway between South Park and Summer Street on the Spring Garden Road side of the Gardens.
Bird Walk - Meet at the Summer Street entrance to Camp Hill Cemetery at 7:30 am each Wednesday morning from May 21 to October 1, 2024.
Virtual Public Gardens Bird Tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kq04RC1ews
Tours of the Public Gardens and the Bird Walk are not only for tourists! Everyone is invited to join us. You’ll enjoy the Gardens in a whole new way the next time you visit.
Tours by Reservation – contact: info@halifaxpublicgardens.ca or visit the Visitor Information Desk.