Come over to The Carleton on Friday, July 29th for Fab Friday! The most fabulous drag show, hosted by Zara Matrix featuring performances by Bunni Lapin, Diana B. Tease, Farrah Moanz, Smyth Ryan, Rubi Strange, Steph Peaks and Miranda Wrights. An evening of extraordinary performances, brought to you by some of the best drag talent in (more…)
It’s been a long time coming, but Newfoundland’s Sherman Downey – along with a crackerjack band – is finally making his way back to the mainland and a Halifax show at The Carleton on Thursday, September 8th. Show time is a civilized 7:30 PM and tickets are $25 + HST. With his unique brand of (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival wraps its 2022 edition with Austin’s too-many-awards-to-list songwriter Bob Schneider & The Halifax All Stars + an opening songwriters’ circle featuring Nashville’s Aaron Lee Tasjan, Toronto’s, Skye Wallace and writer/producer/musician Chris Kirby! Show time is 8 PM and tickets for the last blast are $65 + HST. ***Please note: we (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is proud to present its inaugural Youth Songwriters’ Circle all-ages matinée, featuring Fall River’s DeeDee Austin with Avery Anderson, Brooklyn King, Chloe Rudolf, Eliza Rhinelander, Emily Mitchel, Noemie, Piper Jones and Silas Bonnell at The Carleton on Sunday, September 4th. Doors open at noon for brunch and beverages and show (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival continues headliners’ weekend at The Carleton with Nashville’s amazing Aaron Lee Tasjan & The Halifax All Stars + an opening songwriters’ circle featuring Toronto’s Skye Wallace, Austin’s Bob Schneider and our own Reeny Smith! Show time is 8 PM and tickets for this killer line-up are $65 + HST. ***Please note: (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is excited to partner with Dartmouth’s New Scotland Brewery in Dartmouth to present Wolf Castle and LXVNDR, two of the coolest, youngest, hip hop/rap artists in the country. Period. Enjoy this FREE event on Saturday, September 3rd at 8 PM. Wolf Castle is a Mi’kmaq rapper, producer, and singer who (more…)
Online sales closed at 5 pm but there are still a few tickets available at the door. Join us for tonight’s amazing songwriters’ circle followed by Skye and her band!! ==== The Halifax Urban Folk Festival kicks off headliners’ weekend at The Carleton with Toronto-based Skye Wallace and her band and a killer opening songwriters’ (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is excited to partner with Dartmouth’s New Scotland Brewery in Dartmouth to present Cheval (an AA Wallace project) and elusive local legend Andy McDaniel. Enjoy this FREE event on Friday, September 2nd at 8 PM. This is a ROCK show, folks! Cheval, AKA AA Wallace, has long cultivated a reputation for (more…)
There were many pandemic casualties in early 2022 and that’s one of the reasons the Halifax Urban Folk Festival is happy to be able to make up this bill’s – Loviet and The Backstays – cancelled show from January at The Carleton. This new date, Thursday, September 1st, is definitely going ahead with a 8:00 PM (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is stoked to bring The Hidden Cameras’ creative force Joel Gibb to The Carleton stage on his return to Canada from his now-home in Berlin. Local duo Pillow Fite will open this special show on Wednesday, August 31st. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. ***Please (more…)