Quote The Raven


  • October 18, 2025
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Award-winning St. John’s-based Quote The Raven – winners of this year’s ECMA for Roots Release of the Year – return to Halifax for an early evening show at The Carleton on Saturday, October 18th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $25 + HST. Quote The Raven, consisting of Jordan Coaker and Kirsten Roddin-Clarke (more…)

Pierre Bensusan Matinée!


  • October 19, 2025
    1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Thanks to selling out his evening show, French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan has added a matinée at The Carleton on Sunday, October 19th. Doors will open at noon for a 1:30 PM performance. Tickets are $35 + HST. “It’s like the guitar has been given free reign to play itself!” French-Algerian (more…)

SOLD OUT: Pierre Bensusan – One Guitar, One Voice – 50th Anniversary


  • October 19, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan finally makes his début at The Carleton on Sunday, October 19th. Show time for this extraordinary event is 7 PM and tickets are $35 + HST. “It’s like the guitar has been given free reign to play itself!” French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre (more…)

SOLD OUT! Norma MacDonald & Band + Kaya Fraser


  • October 24, 2025
    8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

One of our favourite humans, Norma MacDonald, brings her band with her – along with special guest Kaya Fraser – when she returns to The Carleton on Friday, October 24th. Live performance – including some new material from her forthcoming album – gets underway at 8 PM and tickets are $30 + HST Norma MacDonald (more…)

8 TIX LEFT! Ian Janes Solo


  • October 26, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

As engaging an entertainer as you’ll ever see, Ian Janes brings his wit and virtuosity back to The Carleton for a solo show on Sunday, October 26th. He’s willing to take audience requests from his excellent, diverse catalogue and will prove it, starting at 7 PM. Tickets, while they last, are $25 + HST. Since (more…)

Sylvie Aulenback Album Release + Chloe Eden


  • October 29, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Young newcomer Sylvie Aulenback, along with support from Chloe Eden, celebrates the release of her album Bittersweet at The Carleton on Wednesday, October 29th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are only $15 + HST. Indulge in the performance of Sylvie Aulenback’s debut album, bittersweet. From teenage break downs to wholesome realizations, you’ll be (more…)

SOLD OUT: Carole Pope (Rough Trade) + Kylie Fox


  • October 30, 2025
    7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Best known as co-lead of Rough Trade (recently inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame), the iconic Carole Pope – who has built a groundbreaking career pushing boundaries of sexuality, politics, and culture – finally returns to Halifax to perform in the intimate confines of The Carleton, along with special (more…)

Musical Roots w/ Charise Pohl, Chloé Dionne, Mary Austin, Stephen Deturbide & Greg Myra


  • November 1, 2025
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Postponed from August and worth the wait…  Musical Roots: An Afternoon of Song From Classical Elegance to Theatrical Flair! Join celebrated local sopranos Charise Pohl, Chloé Dionne, and Mary Austin, alongside baritone Stephen Deturbide and pianist Joseph Dowell, for a captivating musical journey at The Carleton on the afternoon of Saturday, November 1st. Doors open (more…)

SOLD OUT: FALLOUT: A Tribute To The Police + The Minor Figures


  • November 1, 2025
    7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Folks of a certain age can remember back to a time when The Police were, quite simply, the biggest band in the world. Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland played a unique and irresistible brand of reggae-fied rock music that lit up stages around the world. FALLOUT, a Halifax-based tribute to The Police, brings the (more…)

AfterWords Literary Festival Presents: Minor Black Figures: In Conversation


  • November 2, 2025
    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The AfterWords Literary Festival presents Minor Black Figures: In Conversation.  We are thrilled to welcome Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author Brandon Taylor back to AfterWords.  As he did so adeptly in Real Life and The Late Americans, Brandon brings to life in Minor Black Figures a fascinating set of characters, this time in the competitive (more…)