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New Year’s Eve celebrations in Halifax will feature artists Skratch Bastid, Lane Hall and Jupiter Reign.
Halifax Regional Municipality’s annual free event in the Grand Parade from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. to ring in the new year will also include a fireworks display at midnight.
CBC will be hosting back-to-back New Year’s Eve specials to kick off 2026.
Halifax residents are also invited to attend the New Year’s levee at Halifax city hall on Jan. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. hosted by Mayor Andy Fillmore. Light refreshments will be served.
Some businesses and services in HRM will be operating on reduced hours on New Year’s Eve, with exceptions including drugstores, gas stations and grocery stores of less than 4,000 square feet.
Halifax Transit service will be free after 6 p.m. with extended hours. Access-A-Bus services will also be free.
The Alderney ferry will have 30-minute service until 2 a.m., with the last trip departing the Alderney terminal at 1:30 a.m. and the Halifax terminal at 1:45 a.m.
The Woodside ferry will not operate on New Year’s Eve.
Groceries
- Walmart will close at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
- Sobeys will close at 6 p.m.
- Atlantic Superstore and No Frills will close at 6 p.m.
- Costco will close at 5 p.m.
- Shoppers Drug Mart will have different hours at different locations. Check their website for details.
- Gateway Meat Market will close at 6 p.m.
Beer, wine and spirits
- NSLC locations will close at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
- The Moosehead Cold Beer Store in Dartmouth will close at 8 p.m.
- Bishop’s Cellar and WestSide in Halifax will close at 8 p.m.
- Harvest Wines in Dartmouth will close at 8 p.m.
Libraries
- All Halifax Public Libraries will close at 1 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
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