PHOTOS: Haligonians gather for opening weekend of Evergreen Festival
The festival began this weekend on Halifax’s waterfront
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The Evergreen Market entrance sign on on Nov. 24, 2023.Evergreen Bright, a walkable outdoor holiday light display with installations throughout downtown Halifax, is among the attractions offered by the Evergreen Festival this year.
Visitors can also experience a free winter sports zone located on the waterfront. This past past weekend, Haligonians played hockey, archery and curling among other sports on a waterfront parking lot. Some of the attendees cozied up to a live broadcast of the Halifax Mooseheads game on an outdoor screen.
Free stage performances by local bands and musicians were delivered by the Halifax Jazz Festival and hosted at the Halifax Beer Garden.
The Evergreen Festival is a four-week outdoor celebration of Nova Scotian culture, which this year began on Nov. 24. This year’s waterfront holiday market has 22 wooden chalets with vendors from across the province selling local food, crafts, spirits and gifts.
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A spirit vendor speaks to a customer at the Evergreen Market on Friday.
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The Evergreen Festival’s new mascot, Spruce the holiday gonk, was spotted cheering visitors and vendors at the market on Friday.
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Archery is one of the activities visitors can enjoy at the festival’s winter sports zone.
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Local vendors at the Evergreen Market offer a variety of products, including spirits.
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Visitors of the festival eagerly jumped on the glowing pebbles displayed on the waterfront.
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Families gathered to play ball hockey in the winter sports zone of the festival.
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Curling games are one of the activities offered at the winter sports zone of the festival.
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A light maze installation is displayed on the waterfront.
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Visitors gathered at the Evergreen Market to shop local food, crafts and spirits and enjoy an outdoor bonfire.
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Holiday light displays are installed throughout downtown Halifax.
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Fire tables were put out for visitors to warm up and enjoy the outdoor events.Correction:
Dec. 13, 2023: An earlier version of this story suggested the Halifax Beer Garden delivered the live music. In fact, the Halifax Jazz Festival programmed the event, which took place at the beer garden venue.
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