Past Performances

AfterWords Literary Festival Presents: On Writing

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  • April 28, 2025
    11:30 am - 2:30 pm

The AfterWords Literary Festival presents On Writing with Emma Donoghue on Monday, April 28th at 11:30 AM.  Tickets available on the AfterWords website HERE for $35 including lunch (vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options available). Hear all about Emma Donoghue’s writing practice and process, while enjoying lunch at The Carleton, Halifax’s legendary and award-winning entertainment venue. (more…)

Page 1 Theatre’s OutFest Presents: Pillow Fite + Freya Milliken

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  • April 27, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Page 1 Theatre’s OutFest music stage features Pillow Fite and Freya Milliken at The Carleton on Sunday, April 27th. Show time is 7 PM. Early Bird tickets are $20 and available through the festival HERE until March 16th and $25 general admission after that. Pillow Fite – Art Ross (they/them) and Aaron Green (he/him) come from disparate (more…)

4 TIX @ DOOR! Broadway Brunch – Motown Love – Sunday

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  • April 27, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Rescheduled from February, Halifax’s hottest cabaret series – Broadway Brunch – is back at The Carleton with a Motown Love Edition on Saturday, April 26th and Sunday, April 27th (this one). Featuring the sizzling talents of our region’s finest, they will be serving up delicious and mouth-watering classic hits such as “Stop! In the Name of (more…)

The Right Swipes

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  • April 26, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Classic rock standard-bearers  The Right Swipes continue their monthly residency with covers and original tunes at The Carleton on Saturday, April 26th. Show time is 9 PM and tickets are a measly $10 + HST. The Right Swipes are: Halifax-based powerhouse guitarist and lead vocalist, Sasha Brideau with longtime collaborators, Andrew “Bassman” Morris, a four-stringed (more…)

Broadway Brunch – Motown Love – Saturday

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  • April 26, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Rescheduled from February, Halifax’s hottest cabaret series – Broadway Brunch – is back at The Carleton with a Motown Love Edition on Saturday, April 26th (this one) and Sunday, April 27th. Featuring the sizzling talents of our region’s finest, they will be serving up delicious and mouth-watering classic hits such as “Stop! In the Name (more…)

SOLD OUT: Shiny Happy People: A Tribute to R.E.M.

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  • April 25, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Valley-based band Shiny Happy People bring their tribute to the inimitable R.E.M. to The Carleton on Friday, April 25th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are only $20 + HST. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the songs of this iconic band played LIVE! What do Nirvana, Peal Jam, Radiohead, and Coldplay have in (more…)

SOLD OUT: An Intimate Evening With Alan Cross

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  • April 24, 2025
    7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

We are pleased to announce that musicologist Alan Cross – renowned music journalist, author, public speaker, and host of The Ongoing History Of New Music (now running for over 30 years and 1000+ episodes) –  will present an intimate talk, followed by a free-wheeling Q&A session at The Carleton on Thursday, April 24th at 7:30 (more…)

Alan Cross – 2nd Show! – Wednesday


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We are pleased to announce that musicologist Alan Cross – renowned music journalist, author, public speaker, and host of The Ongoing History Of New Music (now running for over 30 years and 1000+ episodes) –  will present a second intimate talk, followed by a free-wheeling Q&A session at The Carleton on Wednesday, April 23rd at (more…)

SOLD OUT: Daniel James McFadyen & Friends – Saturday

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  • April 19, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

One of the region’s rising-est stars, Daniel James McFadyen, along with special guests, adds a second show at The Carleton, on Saturday, April 19th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets – while they last – are $30 + HST. Rising indie-folk artist Daniel James McFadyen continues to evolve with his latest single, Landmine, the (more…)

SOLD OUT: Daniel James McFadyen & Friends – Friday

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  • April 18, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

One of the region’s rising-est stars, Daniel James McFadyen, along with special guests, returns to one of the stages he started out on, The Carleton, on Friday, April 18th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets – while they last – are $30 + HST.   Rising indie-folk artist Daniel James McFadyen continues to evolve (more…)