Halifax Forum

This article is about the arena and multi-purpose facility. For the security summit, see Halifax International Security Forum.
Halifax Forum
Map
Location2901 Windsor Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
CapacityHockey: 6,300 Concerts: 7,300
OpenedDecember 21, 1927
Tenants
Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) (1971–1978)
Halifax Mooseheads (Pre-season) (QMJHL)
Dalhousie Tigers (AUS)
Saint Mary's Huskies (AUS) (2000-2019)

The Halifax Forum is an arena and multi-purpose facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its uses include sporting events, bingo, ice skating, concerts and markets.[1] It was built in 1927 on the site of the former Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition which was badly damaged by the Halifax explosion in 1917.[2] It opened on 26 December 1927 and incorporated the first artificial ice surface east of Montreal.[3] It is the second biggest arena in Nova Scotia, and the fifth biggest in Atlantic Canada. The building was added to the Canadian Register of Historic Places in 2003.[4]

  1. ^ "Halifax Forum Community Association". Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Colourized photos of the Halifax Explosion's aftermath". CBC News. 6 Dec 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ^ "History". Halifax Forum Community Association. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Halifax Forum". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 10 December 2017.