Nova Scotia Music

When you visit Nova Scotia, you'll discover there’s much more on the musical menu than the fiddles and reels of our world-famous roots music. From the greatest rock and roll bands on earth playing the Halifax Commons, to indie sensations getting their start at a small town festival, to international jazz stars jamming on the waterfront, to a symphony serving up beer and Beethoven, Nova Scotia is where great music is made.

Nova Scotia Music FestivalsOur big marquee, multi-stage annual music festivals include:

• TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival
• Celtic Colours International Festival
• Halifax Pop Explosion
• Deep Roots Music Festival
• Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
• Riverfront Music Jubilee in New Glasgow
• Stan Rogers Folk Festival

On any night of the week, any month of the year, there’s live music on tap all across the province in the setting perfectly suited to your mood.

Music Venues in Nova Scotia

• Enjoy live music every day all summer long on Cape Breton’s Heritage
  Coast!
• Take in the Maritime Pops Series with Symphony Nova Scotia to at the setting of the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
• Visit a gracious Victorian-era theatre like Cape Breton’s Savoy or Liverpool’s Astor for an intimate evening with Celtic music superstars The Rankins or Barra MacNeil’s. 
• Spend an evening with red-hot Wintersleep or cool bluesman Morgan Davis at a cultural centre like Th’Yarc in Yarmouth or Pictou’s deCoste Centre. 
• Or settle in with a locally-brewed pint at a cozy pub or with champagne cocktails at club or Casino Nova Scotia to experience the live stylings of both rising stars like In-Flight Safety and established hit-makers like George Canyon.