Halifax and Dartmouth are celebrating Canada’s 152nd birthday in style.
The Halifax-Dartmouth presents Canada Day 2019 programming offers new and continuing traditions such as the Pancake Breakfast, Flag Raising Ceremony, Family Fun Fest at the Commons, FUSE 2019, live music at Sullivan’s Pond and the Halifax Public Gardens, and the Main Event, Canada Day Concert with fireworks at Alderney Landing (Dartmouth).
This year’s concert will feature Montreal star DJ, producer and Fool’s Gold Records founder A-Trak, and budding Toronto rap trio, The Sorority. Various other talented Canadian artists are scheduled to perform including Ellevator, KALLITECHNIS and Cape Breton’s own, Carmen Townsend.
A-Trak, has collaborated with the biggest artists in the world, including Kanye West, Drake, The Chainsmokers and more. He was a 5 time World Champion DJ by the age of 18 and has been nominated for a Grammy Award. His latest musical release is the “Work It Out (Friend Within Remix).”
The Sorority—consisting of group members Keysha Freshh, Lex Leosis and Haviah Mighty—is currently working the festival circuit and promoting their 2018 album, Pledge, and Haviah’s new solo project, 13th Floor. At the time of the release of Pledge, pHoenix Pagliacc was still a member of the group but has since moved on to another endeavour..
This year the Canada Day Concert will be held at Alderney Landing Waterfront Events Plaza in Dartmouth. The address is 2 Ochterloney St, Dartmouth NS B2Y 3Z3.
Find out more information at HRMCanadaDay.ca.
