Free things to do in Halifax

3 free picks, mapped — plus cheap eats and a Saturday plan that costs nothing.

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Family · 1 free pick

Halifax Waterfront

Boardwalk with food trucks, buskers and harbour ferries.

Outdoors · 2 free picks

Point Pleasant Park

Forested trails ending at Atlantic cliffs.

Peggy's Cove

Iconic lighthouse on wave-worn granite, 45 min out.

Want it all sequenced into a weekend?

The budget plan turns these picks into a Friday–Sunday itinerary.

See the budget plan