Participate in Open City
Register your offer, feature or experience now! It's FREE for businesses to participate!
Open City 2025: Saturday, May 10, 2025
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Is your business located on the Halifax Peninsula or Downtown Dartmouth?
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Then you are eligible to register your business and/or organization - it's FREE!
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Please note: You must have a registered business address or booth at a farmers' market within the eligibility area to qualify for promotion on the Open City website.
Businesses operating out of a residential location or outside of the eligibility area may choose to participate individually but will not be directly affiliated with the event or listed in official promotion material.
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If you are unsure of where you are located, please email opencityhfx@downtownhalifax.ca to confirm if you are eligible to participate.
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What will you be offering?
We need you to think about what it is you can do to animate your business, your sidewalk, your block - is it a special 'sample' item? Will you host musicians? Artists? Will you be offering an 'OPEN CITY' Special? Are you teaming up with a non-profit for a fundraiser? Will you have a special product offering for this one day only?
Tell us about it!
Once you know what you are offering, we need you to tell us about it so that we can promote it. There is no cost to participate and all independent businesses are encouraged to take part. Just complete the form below by May 7, 2025.
Get creative and have fun with it!
If you’re a musician, or know one, introduce yourself to a shopkeeper and arrange to play in their shop or play on your front step, in a park, on the Boardwalk.
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If you’re a crafter of products, arrange to open your studio to the public, or do a demonstration in a store that sells your wares.
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If you run a museum or gallery, do something special, or interactive for the weekend, consider offering free admission for the weekend.
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If you’re a shop owner, do a little something extra – serve cupcakes, grab a keg of local beer, or just offer a special for the weekend.
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If you’re a chef, take part in our Back Door Take Out – high end food, to eat on the go, & sold out the back (or front) of your otherwise formal dining room.
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If you're a charity or community organization, same thing. How will you take to the streets to spread your message, who will you partner with in your community to make something happen?​
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Register now! Complete the form below to submit your offer, feature, or experience.
If you need to get in touch with us, or make any amendments to your offerings, just email: opencityhfx@downtownhalifax.ca
*Please note, we will work to have your listing 'live' online within 48 hours
