Upcoming Performances

Private Event


  • June 1, 2025
    1:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Music, food, and drinks are flowing! Consider The Carleton for your next private party, dinner, meeting, wedding, reception or corporate event.  With a state of the art sound system, award winning Chef Mathias Probst, and terrific staff, we do it all! Check out our Private Functions page for more info or contact reservations@thecarleton.ca. (more…)

Atlantic Poetry Reading


  • June 4, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Don’t miss the chance to meet the 2025 J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award and Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award nominees at The Carleton at 7 pm, Wednesday, June 4th. Poets will be reading from their nominated books! Bookmark will sell the nominated titles, and authors will be available for book signings.  Tickets for this very special event (more…)

Songs & Stories: Dave Carroll + Jim Henman + Lisa Richard


  • June 5, 2025
    7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Thanks to two sold out shows last year, we’re bringing back these three accomplished singer songwriters – Dave Carroll, Jim Henman, and Lisa Richard – for another exceptional evening of their Songs & Stories series on Thursday, June 5th.  The music begins at 7:30 pm and tickets are only $30 + HST. Dave Carroll is (more…)

COMEDY! Abbas Wahab: The Joyride Tour


  • June 6, 2025
    8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

You’ve seen his viral content on Instagram and YouTube!  New York-based Canadian comedian/actor Abbas Wahab brings The Joyride Tour to The Carleton on Friday, June 6th at 8 PM.  Tickets for each performance is $30 all in! Abbas Wahab is a Canadian comedian and actor. He’s been featured on Just For Laughs and Edinburgh Fringe festivals, (more…)

Justin Rutledge


  • June 7, 2025
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

It’s been many, many moons since  Justin Rutledge made the trek to the East Coast, so we are exceedingly happy to announce he’ll finally return to The Carleton for an early show on Saturday, June 7th, Show time is 7 PM and tickets (worth every penny) are $40 + HST. Accolades have piled up at (more…)

ViVa Fest Presents ViVa Beats


  • June 8, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

For the first time in Halifax, witness a groundbreaking fusion of electronic music and traditional Persian sounds — ViVa Beats, Melodic House & Techno with Persian Vibes – brought to life through the deep, emotional energy of Melodic House & Techno by ViVa Fest, featuring DJs Sep Zarifi & Ramin Nejat. It’s all happening at (more…)

Private Event


  • June 12, 2025
    6:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Music, food, and drinks are flowing! Consider The Carleton for your next private party, dinner, meeting, wedding, reception or corporate event.  With a state of the art sound system, award winning Chef Mathias Probst, and terrific staff, we do it all! Check out our Private Functions page for more info or contact reservations@thecarleton.ca. (more…)

Mike McKenna Jr. Band + Gardens


  • June 13, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Cape Breton’s Mike McKenna Jr. and his band return to The Carleton, with opener Gardens, on Friday, June 13th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. Canadian singer songwriter Mike McKenna Jr. has become a rising star on the East Coast music landscape. His raspy, soulful voice, and warm indie folk and (more…)

The Right Swipes Present “Sonic Wallpaper”


  • June 14, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Monthly Carleton regulars, The Right Swipes go back to their roots for an evening of blues, presented under the moniker Sonic Wallpaper on Saturday, June 14th. Show time is 9 PM and tickets are $10 + HST. Longtime friend and collaborator Tevon Tynes will be joining the fold behind the kit, moving the multi-talented Ryan (more…)

Pop Academy Showcase: The Plagiarists & October Sky


  • June 18, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

A full slate of young performers from the Joyful Sounds Music Studio appear at The Carleton to showcase their talents on Wednesday, June 18th. Live music gets underway at 7:00 PM and tickets are only $10 + HST. The kids are alright, come out to see them! October Sky is an 8-piece Canadian Pop band (more…)