Noc-tours are a series of guided and self-guided tours that help to contextualize and ground festival-goers experiences. If curating your own festival experience seems like a lot of work, you can join one of four Noc-Tours that we are offering on Saturday night:
Indigenous City Noc-Tour
sponsored by Downtown Halifax Business Commission
Sponsored by the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, this guided tour spans central Kjipuktuk with a focus on Indigenous artists participating in this year’s festival. Beginning with a performance by Anchor Artist Megan Samms at Peace and Friendship Park, we will visit several outdoor installations and galleries along the way. The tour will conclude at the InterCHANGE Outdoor Gallery within the newly developed Cogswell District.
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Marriott Loop
sponsored by Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel
Experience the waterfront and beyond during this short and sweet guided tour, sponsored by the Halifax Marriott Harbourfont. Create a larger than life drawing at Maxime Touroute’s interactive projection, and end your night with Rewild Wines to create your very own terrarium, with so many incredible projects along the way.
North End Noc-Tour
sponsored by Propeller Brewing
Presented by long-time Nocturne sponsor Propeller Brewing, this tour has everything you could hope for in the North End! Experience a live performances, a participatory workshop, outdoor installations, storytelling and more. The loop will start and end at Propeller Brewing where you can enjoy the brand new Nocturne Gin Smash (available for a limited time only) and sit amongst Alex MacAskill's immersive installation based on his can design.
French-Language Noc-Tour
presented by Alliance Francaise
A luminous fishing net in the making, an urban chain-link fence to reclaim space, a changing environment with geometrical forms, and a participatory mural where you become the creator: this is the art you will be able to experience as part of the French-language Noc-tour presented by Alliance Française.
Les artistes Sophie and Bianca, alongmadame culture Mélanie will take you on a French-language art walk through the installations of: Maxime Touroute, Éric-Olivier Thériault, Annie Briard and Daniel Rumbolt, (with a touch of English, bien sûr). From the Maritime Museum to Grand Parade, passing by the historic properties, rediscover the Waterfront and downtown through the lens of socially engaged art forms by Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, Tallinn, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh/Vancouver, and Paris-based artists.
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Les artistes Sophie and Bianca, alongmadame culture Mélanie will take you on a French-language art walk through the installations of: Maxime Touroute, Éric-Olivier Thériault, Annie Briard and Daniel Rumbolt, (with a touch of English, bien sûr). From the Maritime Museum to Grand Parade, passing by the historic properties, rediscover the Waterfront and downtown through the lens of socially engaged art forms by Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, Tallinn, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh/Vancouver, and Paris-based artists.
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All tours are drop-in, no registration required. The duration of each tour may vary based on some performance-based projects, travel time, etc.
