The Halifax Public Gardens
open daily at 8 AM, and closes 1/2 hour
before sunset.



Our horticultural and historical tours ended for the season on Monday, October 13, 2025. See you next year!



What's Blooming

The Halifax Public Gardens are ever evolving. See the versatility and symmetry of the Victorian Gardenesque style established in the 1800s, popular then and still in practice here in the only true Victoria Garden in North America.

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Bursary

The  Suellen Murray Educational Bursary was established in 2014. It is awarded annually to recognize Suellen’s love of the Gardens and encourage and support an educational project or activity relative to The Halifax Public Gardens. Click here for details of the bursary and the process to apply.

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Tours

Free one-hour horticultural and historical tour of the Halifax Public Gardens (from June through October), daily at 10:30 am, 12 pm, 1:30 pm, and 3 pm. Special tours can be arranged by reservation.
Tour Guides are conversational in several languages. Please check in advance at infohalifaxpublicgardens@gmail.com or
phone 902 456 4552.

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Audio Tours

A library of self-guided audio tours of the Halifax Public Gardens
and audio tours of the adjacent Camp Hill Cemetery
 


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If you wish to make a donation in support of the Public Gardens,
DONATE ONLINE by clicking the Donate Now button.