Artist and NSCAD instructor, Jack Ross

Paint the Gardens, 2024

Once again this summer, artists are invited to come inside and Paint the Gardens. 

For information and guidelines, click here.



 Tours of the Halifax Public Gardens

GUIDED TOURS           PUBLIC GARDENS            SUMMER 2024

Free one-hour horticultural and historical tours.  Join us as we explore the highlights of this National Historic Site; the only surviving Victorian Garden in North America. 

Scheduled tours: Monday - Sunday, daily at 10:30 am, 12noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm, plus Wednesdays at 6:30p.  Register at the Friends of the Public Gardens Visitor Information Desk in Horticultural Hall prior to a tour beginning. Tours begin in Juan Plaza, halfway between South Park and Summer Street on the Spring Garden Road side of the Gardens.

Bird Walk - Meet at the Summer Street entrance to Camp Hill Cemetery at 7:30 am each Wednesday morning from June 5 to October 2, 2024.  

Virtual Public Gardens Bird Tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kq04RC1ews

Tours of the Public Gardens and the Bird Walk are not only for tourists! Everyone is invited to join us. You’ll enjoy the Gardens in a whole new way the next time you visit.

Tours by Reservation – contact: info@halifaxpublicgardens.ca or visit the Visitor Information Desk.