Alexander Keith's Natal Day Festival Official Kick-off

Jul 28, 2011 12:00 PM  - Jul 28, 2011 1:00 PM
Ceremonial flag raising, free birthday cake, entertainment from Reeny Smith, and greetings from His Worship, Mayor Peter Kelly Sackville Landing

Natal Day Comedy Night

Jul 29, 2011 8:00 PM  - Jul 29, 2011 10:30 PM
Laugh with friends at the Natal Day Comedy Night at Casino Nova Scotia!

Hosted by Candy Palmater
Featuring Pete Zedlacher and Jean Paul!
Also with Peter White, Mike MacQueen, and Bryant Thompson!

Admission: $10.00 (no tax) per ticket.
All proceeds support of the Natal Day Festival program.

Tickets are available at Casino Nova Scotia Box Office and at the door (if still available).

Casino Nova Scotia Box Office is open from 10 am to 4 am daily. Please call 425-7777 and Press 1.

***If purchasing tickets over the phone from Casino Nova Scotia, PRESS OPTION 1 - 'Guest Services' for tickets***

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 19+ EVENT

Doors: 7:15 pm
Show: 8:00 pm Schooner Showroom, Casino Nova Scotia

6th Annual CFB Halifax Natal Day Pancake Breakfast with SpongeBob SquarePants

Jul 30, 2011 8:30 AM  - Jul 30, 2011 10:30 AM
Free pancake breakfast (while quantities last) for the first 1500 people hosted by CFB Halifax.

Entertainment provided by Razzmatazz Festival Tent, Central Common, Halifax

25th Annual Natal Day Horseshoe Tournament - DATE CHANGE - PLEASE READ

Jul 30, 2011 9:30 AM
***** Due to forecasted weather conditions, the Horseshoe Tournament has been rescheduled to Sunday - same time and location.****

Everyone is welcome to try their hand at the 25th Annual Natal Day Horseshoe Tournament
Presented by the City of Lakes Horseshoe Club
For more information: 469-3328 Findlay Community Centre, Dartmouth

Mother Goose Festival - DATE CHANGE - PLEASE READ

Jul 30, 2011 10:00 AM  - Jul 30, 2011 1:00 PM
***** Due to forecasted weather conditions, the Mother Goose Festival has been rescheduled to Sunday - same time and location.**** Ferry Terminal Park

HMCS Montreal, Open to the Public

Jul 30, 2011 11:00 AM  - Jul 30, 2011 3:00 PM
Tour HMCS Montreal, a Halifax Class Frigate in the Canadian Navy HMCS Montreal, Halifax Waterfront

AFM-MPF Natal Day Concert - CANCELLED

Jul 30, 2011 12:00 PM  - Jul 30, 2011 8:00 PM
***** Due to forecasted weather conditions, the concert has been
cancelled.****

Featuring: Gordon Tucker; Doris Mason; Mike Cowie; Rasta Gumbo; and Salsa Picante

Free Admission Central Common, Halifax

Natal Day Under the Sea Party with SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer - CANCELLED

Jul 30, 2011 12:00 PM  - Jul 30, 2011 8:00 PM
*****Due to forecasted weather conditions, this event has been cancelled****

However, dive into the fun on Sunday!

Sunday will be Natal Day's largest ever Glow Parties family fun day!
Celebrate from 12 Noon - 9:30pm with live entertainment, free bouncy castles and other free children and family activities.

Two incredible concerts will also be presented by the African Nova Scotian Music Association.

Check Sunday's schedule for more information.

Free Admission Central Common, Halifax

WINTERSLEEP and Route 104 Concert - CANCELLED

Jul 30, 2011 4:00 PM  - Jul 30, 2011 12:30 AM
*****PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, TONIGHT'S CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.***** Alderney Landing, Dartmouth Waterfront

The Halifax Harbour Bridges Natal Day Fireworks - DATE CHANGE - PLEASE READ

Jul 30, 2011 10:00 PM  - Jul 30, 2011 10:15 PM
*****Due to forecasted weather conditions, the Saturday evening Fireworks have been rescheduled to Sunday evening - same time and location ****
Launched from the Macdonald Bridge!

Maritime Heart Centre MACPASS Miles

Jul 31, 2011 9:00 AM  - Jul 31, 2011 11:00 AM
Presented by Aerobics First

On-site registration starts at 7:30 AM. Join community and internationally recognized runners in this exhilarating run on the Macdonald Bridge - rain or shine.

Separate races for men, women, boys, and girls - plus two elite races.

For more information or to pre-register: www.macpassmiles.com

Free Admission Angus L. Macdonald Bridge

25th Annual Natal Day Horseshoe Tournament

Jul 31, 2011 9:30 AM
Everyone is welcome to try their hand at the 25th Annual Natal Day Horseshoe Tournament
Presented by the City of Lakes Horseshoe Club
For more information: 469-3328 Findlay Community Centre, Dartmouth

Mother Goose Festival

Jul 31, 2011 10:00 AM  - Jul 31, 2011 1:00 PM
Presented by Alderney Landing and The Kiwanis Club of Dartmouth

Come and meet your favourite nursery rhyme friends! There will be crafts, games, story telling, free bouncy castles, free Natal Day cake, the Mother Goose play and much more!

Event designed for ages 1-10 but all are welcome! Ferry Terminal Park Ferry Terminal Park

HMCS Montreal, Open to the Public

Jul 31, 2011 11:00 AM  - Jul 31, 2011 3:00 PM
Tour HMCS Montreal, a Halifax Class Frigate in the Canadian Navy.

Free Admission HMCS Montreal, Halifax Waterfront

A Celebration in Music (Gospel) in Honour of the United Nations Year of the Person of African Descen

Jul 31, 2011 1:00 PM  - Jul 31, 2011 5:00 PM
Hosted by Charla Williams, this year's Gospel Concert will feature United for Christ, Shoulder to Shoulder, The Nova Scotia Mass Choir, and The Sanctified Boyz (Deep River Boyz).

Don't miss this uplifting and inspirational event!

Free Admission Central Common, Halifax

Mayor's Halifax Tea Party

Jul 31, 2011 2:00 PM  - Jul 31, 2011 5:00 PM
Presented by the Spring Garden Area Business Association

Join Mayor Peter Kelly and members of Regional Council as they celebrate with live entertainment featuring the Jubilee Swing Orchestra and the Greenwood Air Cadet Summer Training Centre Band.

Fun for the whole family!

Free refreshments while quantities last. Public Gardens, Haliax

Steven Page and Band - UPDATE: TALENT ADDED!

Jul 31, 2011 4:45 PM  - Jul 31, 2011 10:30 PM
Enjoy the music of Steven Page (former lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies). Special guests in include Carmen Townsend and Old Man Luedecke.
JUST ADDED: The Stogies and The Town Heroes.

Free Admission

LINEUP:
4:45 - The Stogies
5:30 - The Town Heros
6:15 - Old Man Luedecke
7:30 - Carmen Townsend
9:00 - Steven Page

10:00 - MACDONALD BRIDGE FIREWORKS!!!


Alexander Keith's Beer Patio
Open from 5:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Patio Cover Charge: $5.00 Alderney Landing, Dartmouth Waterfront

A Celebration in Music (Urban) in Honour of the United Nations Year of the Person of African Descent

Jul 31, 2011 6:00 PM  - Jul 31, 2011 9:00 PM
Presented by The African Nova Scotia Music Association Central Common, Halifax

Natal Day Halifax Common Fireworks

Jul 31, 2011 9:30 PM
Presented by the Quinpool Road Mainstreet District Association in celebration of the United Nations Year of the Person of African Descent.

Join us for this low level fireworks display adjacent to the baseball diamond.

For updated information: www.natalday.org or 490-6776 Central Common, Halifax

The Halifax Harbour Bridges Natal Day Fireworks

Jul 31, 2011 10:00 PM  - Jul 31, 2011 10:15 PM
Make a date to see one of the most spectacular fireworks shows in Atlantic Canada. Don't miss the 30 metre fireworks waterfall spanning the Macdonald Bridge from tower to tower. The best viewing is in sight of the Macdonald Bridge on the waterfronts in both Dartmouth and Halifax. Remember that fireworks are only launched from the bridge every few years!

Rain Date: Sunday, July 31st
For information: www.natalday.org or 490-6776 Launched from the Macdonald Bridge!

The 105th Dartmouth Natal Day Road Races

Aug 1, 2011 8:15 AM
Presented by Aquafina

7:30 AM - Race-day registration and pre-registration kit pickup - Christ Church Hall, Ochterloney Street.

8:15 AM - Race begins

Information and pre-registration at www.atlanticchip.ca/events

This road race has seen five generations of citizens running in one of the oldest consecutive road races in Canada. The first 1,000 registrants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and the first 1,000 runners to cross the finish-line will receive a medal! Christ Church Hall, Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth

The 116th Dartmouth Natal Day Regatta (Knock-out)

Aug 1, 2011 9:00 AM  - Aug 1, 2011 4:00 PM
Come watch local youth paddlers go head to head in exciting boat races.

The 'Mayor's Salute' will take place at 12:30 PM on Lake Banook Lake Banook, Dartmouth

The 116th Pepsi Natal Day Parade

Aug 1, 2011 10:00 AM  - Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Presented by The Chronicle Herald

Starting in Halifax on Novalea Drive and crossing the Macdonald Bridge, ending at Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth.

Enjoy clowns, bands, floats, and majorettes.

The parade will begin on Novalea Drive in Halifax.
Halifax and Dartmouth

HMCS Montreal, Open to the Public

Aug 1, 2011 11:00 AM  - Aug 1, 2011 3:00 PM
Tour HMCS Montreal, a Halifax Class Frigate in the Canadian Navy.

Free Admission HMCS Montreal, Halifax Waterfront

HRM's 4th Annual Dingle Natal Day Party

Aug 1, 2011 11:00 AM  - Aug 1, 2011 2:00 PM
Join our beach party for live music, BBQ, land and water games and activities.

Contact: 476-4117

*Shuttle bus service from Frog Pond and J.W. MacLeod parking lots on Purcell's Cove Road. Sir Sandford Fleming Park, Dingle Road (off Purcell's Cove Road)

Sobeys Pirates of Sullivan's Pond Family Fun Day

Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM  - Aug 1, 2011 6:30 PM
Ahoy maties!
Wear your best pirate costume and come ahve some fun at the Sobeys Natal Day Pirate Party!
Celebrate with live entertainment, free train rides, free bouncy castles and other free children activities.
There will be a prize courtesy of Sobeys for the best dressed pirate and pirate family at 2:30 PM

Free Admission Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth

AFM-MPF Dartmouth Natal Day Concert

Aug 1, 2011 12:30 PM  - Aug 1, 2011 6:30 PM
Featuring: Opus 1; Daniel Matto; Summer Cadet Training Band; Razzmatazz; Joe Murphy; and Shirley Jackson & The Good Rockin' Daddies. Band Shell, Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth

Mayor's Dartmouth Tea Party

Aug 1, 2011 1:00 PM  - Aug 1, 2011 3:00 PM
Presented by Heritage House Law Office

Join Mayor Peter Kelly, members of Regional Council and the staff of the Heritage House Law Office.

Celebrate with live entertainment and fun for the entire family.

Free Refreshments (while quantities last) Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth

The Halifax Harbour Bridges 28th Annual Bridge Walk

Aug 1, 2011 2:00 PM  - Aug 1, 2011 4:00 PM
Halifax Harbour Bridges invites you to join us on the Macdonald Bridge for an afternoon of fun for the whole family. Come take part in this community celebration and enjoy food, excitement, and entertainment. Rain or Shine.

For information: www.hdbc.ca Macdonald Bridge

ESSO Youth Showcase

Aug 1, 2011 6:00 PM  - Aug 1, 2011 9:30 PM
Join us for a showcase of diverse and emerging youth artists from dance to song to spoken word from across the region. Take part in the on-site voting to select the 2011 ESSO Youth Showcase Fan Favourite!

PLEASE NOTE: We are excited to be updating the ESSO Youth Showcase this year. There is no audition process but we will be proudly presenting emerging youth professionals from the region representing a diverse range of talent from music to poetry and dance.

(Prince Albert Road will be closed from Hawthorne Street to Sinclair Street from 3:00 PM until 12 midnight to all vehicular traffic) Lake Banook - Prince Albert Road, Dartmouth

Sea Cadet Ceremony of the Flags

Aug 1, 2011 7:00 PM  - Aug 1, 2011 8:00 PM
The Ceremony of the Flags will be performed by over 200 cadets and is a combination of the military tradition of lowering the Canadian flag at sunset and the Beating Retreat. Cadets will perform a feu de joie, fire blank cartridges from two naval field guns, perform an 8-point dip with the provincial colours, and delight the audience with wonderful music.

Free Admission Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax Waterfront

Natal Day Lake Banook Fireworks

Aug 1, 2011 9:45 PM
Presented by The Dartmouth Kiwanis Club and The Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission.

Join us on Lake Banook for this annual Dartmouth Natal Day Tradition.

(Prince Albert Road will be closed from Hawthorne Street to Sinclair Street from 3:00 PM until 12 Midnight to all vehicular traffic)

For updated information: 490-6776 Lake Banook - Prince Albert Road, Dartmouth