Upcoming Performances

Messick & Muir – FREE SHOW!


  • October 23, 2025
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

The dynamic duo of Ty Messick & Virgil Muir, whose combined voices are nothing short of extraordinary, will entertain you with Ty’s exceptional originals and a surprising array of cool covers at The Carleton on Thursday, October 23rd. The date is fast approaching, so we’re making this a FREE show! They’ll be on stage at 7:30 (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…)


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    Oliver Carter & The Ducks – FREE SHOW!


    • October 25, 2025
      8:00 pm - 11:30 pm

    Every once in a while, we’ll get word from someone that there’s a cool new act we should book; such is the case with  Oliver Carter & The Ducks. Oliver and the lads will make their début at The Carleton for a rockin’ good night on Saturday, October 25th. We don’t have much promotional lead (more…)

    SOLD OUT: 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…)


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      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…)


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        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…)


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          AfterWords Literary Festival Presents: Book Appétit Brunch


          • November 2, 2025
            11:00 am - 1:00 pm

          On Sunday, November 2nd, join AfterWords at The Carleton for readings with David A. Robertson in conversation with Jesse Wente, about Robertson’s powerful new book All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety. Wente (Unreconciled) and Robertson are two leading Indigenous writers/thinkers, and this conversation is sure to be rich and rewarding. (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…)