Events East brings the best events from around the world to Halifax, Nova Scotia, attracting new people and opportunities to Scotiabank Centre and the Halifax Convention Centre. Our business and the events we host create huge impacts and lifelong memories for our clients and fans. Find out more about That One Time ... 

We Toured Hal-Con with Tanner Zipchen

What makes Hal-Con so special? Take a tour with Hal-Con host and moderator Tanner Zipchen to find out!

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Tanner Zipchen is seated onstage using a microphone during a panel at Hal-Con
Sidney Crosby exits Scotiabank Centre

A Hockey Hero Came Home

Sidney Crosby, a hockey hero widely regarded as one of the best NHL players in history, returned to home ice with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the NHL’s Nova Scotia Showdown against the Ottawa Senators on October 2, 2023. Watch our exclusive interview with Sidney here. 

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We Sat Down with Mayor Mike Savage

Champion, ambassador, partner. As Mike Savage ends his final term as Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality, our President & CEO Carrie Cussons sat down with the Mayor to reflect on all their success together since 2012. 

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Mayor Mike Savage seated in an interview at the Halifax Convention Centre
Alan Doyle

Alan Doyle and Adam Baldwin Had a Chicken Party

Alan Doyle and Adam Baldwin interviewed each other on the Scotiabank Centre stop of the Welcome Home tour, talking all things Halifax, music, chicken, and wrestling.

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We Hosted a Rainbow of Voices

In May 2023, the Halifax Convention Centre was buzzing with a rainbow of over 700 voices who gathered for the 2023 UNISON Festival – a choral celebration for the LGBTQ community delivered in song. Watch the debut performances of LGBTQ choral arrangements here.

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Unison Festival
Fife & Drums at the Tattoo c/o The Royal NS Tattoo 2024

We Hosted a Spectacle

Scotiabank Centre has been proud to host the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo almost every year since 1979. Watch our behind-the-scenes video to see what it took to create the 2024 family-friendly spectacle. 

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Our Atrium Became a Marketplace

To honour our commitment to supporting local in Nova Scotia, the Halifax Convention Centre launched our enhanced Local Pop-Up Program last year, a unique opportunity for guests to experience Nova Scotia's best artisans, crafters, food, and beverage producers without leaving the building. Read about how we turn the conventional into unconventional here.

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Delegates shop at a local pop-up market in the Halifax Convention Centre atrium
The cast of Come From Away performing onstage

Newcomers Felt Home

With the help of Scotiabank Centre's Community Ticket Partner, ISANS, we invited two special guests to the opening night of smash-hit musical Come From Away. 

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Mayor Savage at the Wildfire Recovery Concert

We Planned a Benefit Concert in Four Days

After the largest wildfires in Nova Scotia's history, the music community planned and hosted the Wildfire Recovery Concert in just four days, raising over $300,000 for the United Way. Read more about how our community came together after tragedy. 

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Our Menu Used All Seven Regions of Nova Scotia

What does it mean to be inspired by Nova Scotia? At the Halifax Convention Centre, it means using over 80 local suppliers and producers from all seven regions of our province. Read more about our incredible Local Flavours program here. 

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Sustainable Blue Salmon dish served at Halifax Convention Centre
Blue Rodeo perform at Scotiabank Centre

Rock Legends Played 15 Shows

One night in October, Canadian country-rock legends Blue Rodeo played their fifteenth show at Scotiabank Centre. The Ontario band celebrated thirty years since the release of iconic rock-country album Five Days in July. Watch our exclusive interview with Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy here.

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We Hosted the JUNOS

Before the JUNOS arrived on our shores, our goal was simple: showcase Atlantic Canada as a vibrant hub of musical talent. And Halifax delivered! Take a look at the impact of the 2024 JUNO Awards.

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Performers at the 2024 JUNO Awards at Scotiabank Centre
Cassie Campbell-Pascall and a group of hockey players pose on ice

It was More Than Hockey

In March, Scotiabank Centre hosted Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest, a day of on-and-off-ice skills training for girls and young women to get on the ice and play hockey with legends. But Scotiabank Girls HockeyFest is more than just hockey. Watch our exclusive video now.

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We Celebrated Our Community

At the Halifax Convention Centre, our amazing teams ensure that everyone feels welcome on this day and every day at our annual Welcome Weekend. 

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Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre members perform
Suzanne Fougere accepts the Champion of the Year award

We Won Three Event Atlantic Awards

At the 2024 Event Atlantic Excellence Awards, we were honoured to share in partner event recognition with Event of the Year wins and become champions.

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