Tevon Tynes Trio


  • May 3, 2024
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Start your weekend right!  Our exceptional house band – Tevon Tynes Trio – takes over The Carleton on Friday night, May 3rd. Live  music gets underway at 9 PM and admission is FREE. Get your groove on with a mix of pop, neo-soul, and R&B.  Dancing is possible, permissible and encouraged! (more…)

SOLD OUT: Rasta Gumbo


  • May 4, 2024
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Front man Bruce Vickery brings his Rasta Gumbo – R&B/Ska/Reggae/fun-night-out – band back to The Carleton on Saturday, May 4th.  Help celebrate Nova Scotia spring!  The dancing (and there will be dancing) gets underway at 9 PM. Tickets and tables for early entry (by 7:30 pm) and seated dinner reservations are $25 + HST. Those (more…)

SOLD OUT: Threezer (celebrating 30 Years of Weezer) + Fat Basket


  • May 10, 2024
    8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Did ya know?  Friday May 10th is the 30th anniversary of the release of Weezer’s first album (affectionately entitled The Blue Album), which means it’s also also the 30th anniversary of Weezer as a band! Threezer have put together a special night of music, playing BOTH of Weezer’s first two iconic albums (Blue & Pinkerton) (more…)

Tevon Tynes Trio


  • May 11, 2024
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Our exceptional house band – Tevon Tynes Trio – welcomes spring to The Carleton in style on Saturday nights, including this one on May 11th. Live  music gets underway at 9 PM and admission is FREE. Get your groove on with a mix of pop, neo-soul, and R&B.  Dancing is possible, permissible and encouraged! (more…)

SOLD OUT: Height Requirement (’80s. Forever)


  • May 17, 2024
    8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Five well-dressed dudes and a gal – including Nova Scotia radio host Jeff Douglas – fully committed to the ’80s as music’s best decade, Height Requirement.’80s.Forever. return to The Carleton stage on Friday, May 17th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. The band always jams the room, so we suggest (more…)

Tevon Tynes Trio


  • May 18, 2024
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Our exceptional house band – Tevon Tynes Trio – welcomes spring to The Carleton in style on Saturday nights, including this one on May 18th. Live  music gets underway at 9 PM and admission is FREE. Get your groove on with a mix of pop, neo-soul, and R&B.  Dancing is possible, permissible and encouraged! (more…)

Beer Release Party (Garrison & Duke25 Hops) w/ The Desperado Band


  • May 24, 2024
    8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

The Carleton is hosting a very special event on Friday, May 24th to celebrate the release of a brand new beer from Garrison Brewing Co of Halifax featuring Houblon Duke25 Hops from Phyl La Ferriere’s family farm in St-Edouard, Quebec.  Praised by over 100 craft brewers, Houblon Duke25 Hops Inc. has been growing and distributing premium hops (more…)

The Right Swipes


  • May 25, 2024
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Sasha Brideau and his merry band of Right Swipes check in on their usual last Saturday of the month at The Carleton on May 25th. The rock gets underway at 9 PM and admission is absolutely FREE. The Right Swipes assemble from all corners of the Maritimes, with guitarist Sasha Brideau, bassist Andrew Morris, and (more…)

Dancing Queen


  • July 20, 2024
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Halifax’s favourite ABBA proponents – Dancing Queen – bring their infectious stage show back to The Carleton on Saturday, July 20th.  We are excited to get you dancing and singing along with the ABBA hits you know and love: a selection of rarities and deep cuts, rounded out with some of the greatest disco songs (more…)

Hopping Penguins


  • July 27, 2024
    8:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Party band extraordinaire – Hopping Penguins – returns to The Carleton on Saturday, July 27th.  Show time is 8:30 pm and tickets are only $20 plus HST.  Grab your dancing shoes and join us for a fun night! This is a standing room show with limited seating.  Book early for dinner if you want a (more…)