Welcome To The African Nova Scotian Community Calendar of Events. A list of events year-round.
If you would like to submit an event please complete the online form by clicking on the add event button and your submission will be reviewed and posted within 2 business days.
Calendar of Events
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Halifax Flag Raising
Halifax Flag Raising
Attend an African Heritage Month flag raising and a special performance by Owen Lee at Grande Parade (weather permitting) before…
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28 Day Series: Celebrating Black history Month Through Black Women Entrepreneurs
To boost the presence of the African Nova Scotian women businesses and culture, this project is designed to promote the…
Downtown Halifax’s “African Heritage Month” light show will take you on a journey, shore to shore.
February 1, 2023For Immediate Release Downtown Halifax’s DELIGHTFUL DOWNTOWN “African Heritage Month” light show starts tonight! (Halifax, N.S.) – Downtown…
Shelburne African Heritage Month Proclamation
Shelburne African Heritage Month Proclamation
Join us as we launch African Heritage Month 2023. This year’s provincial theme is Seas of Struggle: African Peoples from…
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African Heritage Month – Calypso Celebration
African Heritage Month – Calypso Celebration
A burst of music kick off the African Heritage Month celebrations here at the Museum of Immigration at Pier 21,…
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African Nova Scotian Genealogy: celebrating those who chose to stay
African Nova Scotian Genealogy: celebrating those who chose to stay
African Nova Scotian genealogical research can reveal, retell, and restore family-tree stories about our ancestors. As an affirmation to those who…
African Nova Scotian Genealogy: celebrating those who chose to stay
African Nova Scotian Genealogy: celebrating those who chose to stay
African Nova Scotian genealogical research can reveal, retell, and restore family-tree stories about our ancestors. As an affirmation to those who…
North Preston Lady Auxiliary this Saturday 6 pm at Saint Thomas Baptist Church annual Black History month Celebration .
North Preston Lady Auxiliary this Saturday 6 pm at Saint Thomas Baptist Church annual Black History month Celebration .
Black history is every month , however if your looking for some down home ANS traditions join North Preston Lady…
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AME Zion Church: Community artwork unveiling
AME Zion Church: Community artwork unveiling
Celebrate this important part of African Nova Scotian heritage.The event will include an unveiling of the artwork with artist Charlie…
Custom, Costume and Cuisine-How They Made Their Way to Yarmouth
Custom, Costume and Cuisine-How They Made Their Way to Yarmouth
The Yarmouth County Museum will be offering two programs on "Custom, Costume and Cuisine-How They Made Their Way to Yarmouth"…
5 events,
County of Kings – AHM Proclamation
County of Kings – AHM Proclamation
County of Kings - African Heritage Month Proclamation Event.
African Heritage Month Film Screening: John Ware Reclaimed
African Heritage Month Film Screening: John Ware Reclaimed
John Ware Reclaimed follows filmmaker Cheryl Foggo on her quest to re-examine the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy…
Portia White A Vibrant Presence – Video Screening
Portia White A Vibrant Presence – Video Screening
Portia White A Vibrant Presence - Video Screening. Celebrating the life and legacy of renowned Canadian Contralto Portia White.
3 events,
5 Poets Breaking Into Song
5 Poets Breaking Into Song
An African Heritage Month Salute to African-Nova Scotian & AfricadianPoetry, Music and Song. Featuring 5 Poets:Afua Cooper, El Jones, Monica…
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Africville – Can’t Stop Now
Africville – Can’t Stop Now
Join us at Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa for a 45-minute documentary originally produced by the CBC in 2009,…
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Black History Month with BWIE & ScotiaBank
BWIE in partnership with Scotiabank will be amplifying Black women owned businesses throughout HRM & some rural communities within their…
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African Heritage Month – Black Ice Film Screening
African Heritage Month – Black Ice Film Screening
In partnership with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, we are proud to screen Black Ice. This incisive, urgent documentary examines the…
Remembering Buddy Daye
Remembering Buddy Daye
Delmore William "Buddy" Daye was a boxer, an activist and a community leader. Join his daughter, Melinda Daye, and grandson,…
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“ Hootenanny”African Nova Scotian style
“ Hootenanny”African Nova Scotian style
come join us in the beautiful indigenous community of North Preston ( Canada’s largest Boack community ) as we celebrate…
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BLHC African Heritage Month Service & Social
BLHC African Heritage Month Service & Social
To cap off our African Heritage Month celebrations, we have invited Reverend Fells and Donna Fells to offer a special…
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The community event calendar is a service offered by the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia. All efforts are made to ensure the information is current and up to date, however we are not responsible for errors or omissions as the information is provided by public submissions. Disclaimer