SOLD OUT: Ben Caplan – Thursday


  • September 10, 2026
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Thanks to popular demand, Ben Caplan returns to The Carleton for two more intimate shows on Wednesday, September 9th and Thursday, September 10th (this one). Show time on Wednesday is 7 PM and 7:30 PM on Thursday. Tickets each night are $50 + HST. Caplan will be gearing up for a tour of Scandinavia and (more…)

SOLD OUT: Ben Caplan – Friday


  • September 11, 2026
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Thanks to selling out his first two shows already, Ben Caplan adds a third show at The Carleton on Friday, September 11th. Ben hits the stage at 8 PM and and tickets are $50 + HST. Caplan will be gearing up for a tour of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe in the Fall. Before leaving home, (more…)

Mike McKenna Jr. W/ Special Guests falllift


  • September 12, 2026
    8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Cape Breton artist Mike McKenna Jr. returns to The Carleton with special guest falllift on Saturday, September 12th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $25 + HST. Canadian singer songwriter Mike McKenna Jr. is an award-winning artist from Cape Breton Island; with a raspy, soulful voice, warm indie, folk, and Americana tones, and powerful songs, (more…)

Ariana Nasr


  • September 13, 2026
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Montreal-based Ariana Nasr returns – with her extraordinary vocal and instrumental talents – to The Carleton for a rare solo show on Sunday, September 13th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $25 + HST and worth every penny. Ariana Nasr is a captivating singer and multi-instrumentalist who is dedicated to sharing her passion (more…)

SOLD OUT: Eric Kane


  • September 16, 2026
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Exceptional Edmonton-based songwriter Eric Kane brings his act to the East Coast for the first time and will make his début at The Carleton on Wednesday, September 16th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. With over 200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, the man is worth your attention! As the former (more…)

Tyler Salsman: Growing Up Country


  • September 17, 2026
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Up-and-coming Windsor-based star Tyler Salsman brings his Growing Up Country – Songs & Stories From The Passenger Seat – show to The Carleton on Thursday, September 17th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. Tyler Salsman is a young country singer-songwriter from Windsor, Nova Scotia, known for his down-to-earth style, storytelling, (more…)

Kim Churchill (Australia)


  • September 22, 2026
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Australian globetrotting festival favourite (he has camper vans on three continents to accommodate his insane international touring schedule) – surfing songwriter Kim Churchill – makes his first Halifax appearance at The Carleton on Tuesday, September 22nd. Show time is 7 PM and tickets (worth every cent) are $30 + HST. Over the past 15 years (more…)

Halifax Urban Folk Festival Youth Songwriters’ Circle


  • September 27, 2026
    1:30 am - 3:30 pm

HUFF’s now-annual Youth Songwriters’ Circle – in association with Marine Drive Talent Management – is celebrating its 5th anniversary, bringing the best of the region’s teenaged talent back to The Carleton stage where it all began. Hosted by HUFF alumna Isabelle Foster, this special matinée event takes place on Sunday, September 27th at 1:30 PM, (more…)

Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: True Mountain Laurel W/ Peter Dreams


  • September 28, 2026
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

HUFF presents the amazing, just-formed, brand-spanking-new, west coast duo True Mountain Laurel (Haley Blais & Sam Lynch) along with Peter Dreams (the solo project from July Talk’s Peter Dreimanis) which adds up to a truly fantastic evening of music in the intimate confines of The Carleton on Monday, September 28th! Show time is 7 PM (more…)

Halifax Urban Folk Festival Presents: Skye Wallace + Mick Davis + Freya Millikin


  • September 29, 2026
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

HUFF is proud to present one of our patented storytelling songwriters’ circles with Toronto’s red-hot Skye Wallace, Newfoundland’s Mick Davis & local Freya Millikin at The Carleton on Tuesday, September 29th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $35 + HST. With a voice like a soaring instrument, unflinching lyricism, and a swaggering live show (more…)