Acknowledging Strength in Unity for African Heritage Month—a call to action
Read a community message from President Bill Lahey and Karen Mutyabule, Director of Equity and Community Supports
February 24 | delayed opening: King's and Dalhousie campuses will open at 10 a.m. All buildings will reopen, classes and scheduled activities will resume.
Read a community message from President Bill Lahey and Karen Mutyabule, Director of Equity and Community Supports
To honour African Heritage Month, King’s will fly the African Nova Scotian flag and Pan-African flag in the King’s Quad until Friday, February 27.
February 13 | 1–3 p.m.
World Radio Day 2026 event at King’s features panel discussions and honours Black radio excellence. The event features King’s faculty, alumni and students. Registration required.
February 21 | 5–7 p.m.
UKC Athletics is hosting African Heritage Night at the men’s basketball game where the Blue Devils take on the Crandall Chargers. A pre-game musical performance by Eriana Willis and a halftime show of interpretive dance and African drumming with Kwestomar.
February 27 | 6–8 p.m.
The Black Student Association at King’s invites everyone to Movie Night! There will be snacks!
Drop by the King’s Library to see a display featuring books on Black Atlantic Canada, discourses on slavery and the history, resilience and achievements of the Black community. Some of the authors will be familiar to the King’s community, among them Inglis Professor Sylvia D. Hamilton, poet George Elliott Clarke and others. Did you know you can access databases on Black Studies in Video, Black Drama and Black Thought and Culture through the library?
Come visit King’s Library to learn more.
The renowned bookstore at King’s has a full list of great reads ready to go for Black History Month–all 111 of them.
Dal is hosting a month-long series of events to celebrate African Heritage Month beginning on February 4 at 12 p.m. in the Dalhousie Arts Centre Sculpture Court. Dalhousie’s theme this year is Creative Advocacy: Uplifting Black Health, Art, and Community Action.
Visit a new exhibition at the Dalhousie Art Gallery called It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900–1970.
More information about Dalhousie Events
The BCC NS event calendar features province-wide events happening throughout February, including the 2026 African Heritage Month Gala Dinner on Feb. 28.
All across HRM, the public libraries are hosting events for the whole family. Everything range from documentary screenings, to cooking, to music, to readings, and they all free.