Upcoming Performances

Height Requirement Pride Party!


  • July 25, 2025
    8:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Five well-dressed dudes and a gal – including Nova Scotia radio host Jeff Douglas – fully (and we do mean FULLY) committed to the ’80s as music’s best decade, the dancing machine known as Height Requirement returns to The Carleton stage for a special Pride Week Party – with special guests Proshenna Rett & Anna Mona (more…)

COMEDY! Kansei-Yasuda & Bonggun-Kim Present Two Asians In One Cup


  • August 2, 2025
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Social media darling Bonggun-Kim and Kill Tony Golden Ticket winner (a big deal) Kansei-Yasuda team up for their Two Asians In One Cup comedy tour at The Carleton for an early Saturday night show on August 2nd at 7 PM. Tickets are $25 + HST. About the show: Two Asians In One Cup is a (more…)

Moira & Claire & Housewife W/Special Guest Edie Hunter


  • August 8, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Moira & Claire and Housewife (Brighid Fry, ex of duo Moscow Apartment), along with special guest, young newcomer Edie Hunter, perform at The Carleton on Friday, August 8th. Live music gets underway at 8 PM and tickets are $26 + HST. A dollar from every ticket sold goes to Music Declares Emergency. About the Tour: (more…)

Chris Ricketts + Callehan


  • August 14, 2025
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Internationally renowned shanty and folk singer Chris Ricketts returns to The Carleton – along with special guest Callehan – for another rollicking night of Sea Songs & Stories on Thursday, August 14th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. Internationally acclaimed 21st century shanty singer, Chris Ricketts delivered a new album (more…)

Craft Draught Showdown: Good Robot VS Sober Island


  • August 27, 2025
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join us at 7:00 pm Wednesday, August 27th when Halifax’s Good Robot and Musquodoboit’s Sober Island brewing companies go head to head. Enjoy 5 courses prepared by Chef Mathias Probst, each one paired with two 4 oz brews selected by expert Brewmasters to complement the dish.  Chef and Brewmasters will be on hand to speak about (more…)

A Norah Jones Tribute featuring Izra Fitch & Rodrigo Donoso


  • August 28, 2025
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

We are pleased to announce the rescheduled date for Come Away With Me: A Norah Jones Tribute featuring Izra Fitch & Rodrigo Donoso – also including Matt McLennan, Mat Hughes, Connor Booth.  This sultry jazzy night will now take place at The Carleton on Thursday, August 28th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $20 (more…)

Alexandr Misko w/ special guest Forest Bailey


  • August 31, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

International guitar sensation Alexandr Misko – along with special guest Forest Bailey – bring their six-string mastery to The Carleton on Sunday, August 31st. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $35 + HST. If you’re a guitar freak (or just a music-lover in general), you’re going to like this a lot! Alex Misko, (more…)

Christina Martin


  • September 7, 2025
    1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Experience an unforgettable afternoon of music and storytelling at The Carleton on Sunday, September 7th with award-winning artist Christina Martin, performing with her trio PLUS a string trio, together for one incredible matinée. Christina takes the stage at 1:30 pm for a performance that blends emotional depth with captivating arrangements, inspired by themes of love, loss, (more…)

Aaron MacDonald Band


  • September 19, 2025
    8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Cape Breton’s Aaron MacDonald returns to The Carleton along with his full band on Friday, September 19th. Live music gets underway at 8:00 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. There will be standing room for this show, so reach out to reservations@thecarleton.ca and arrive by 7:00 pm if you want to guarantee a seat! A (more…)

NEW DATE: Shine Blue – In Support of Autism Nova Scotia


  • September 21, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Leona Burkey brings her beloved annual benefit in support of Autism Nova Scotia to The Carleton on Sunday, September 21st at 7 PM. The 10th Anniversary Shine Blue Show will feature an in-house screening of the short doc “Wave Theory” by Brandon Boyd, (nominated for Best Documentary at the 2025 Nova Scotia Screen Awards) an extraordinary (more…)