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Halifax Citadel Society: Guided Tours

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Halifax Metro, Halifax

Address:

5425 Sackville Street
Halifax
B3J 3Y3
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Contact:

902-426-1990
info@halifaxcitadel.ca

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Overview

In partnership with Parks Canada, the Halifax Citadel Society (HCS) administers an historical re-enactment program at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site and Georges Island National Historic Site, both located in the heart of downtown Halifax. As part of this visitor experience program, the HCS offers a number of booked guided tour options including evening Ghost Tours, tour and spirits tasting programs, etc.

For more information, to view upcoming tour options and events, please visit our website: halifaxcitadel.ca.

The Halifax Citadel Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting people with a part of what it means to be Canadian and, in so doing, inspire thoughtful citizenship.

Our Packages

Aerial view of the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada

Private Guided Tour at Halifax Citadel

$230

Step back-in-time at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site for a private tour with your group's very own costumed interpreter-guide.

Halifax Citadel Society
Halifax
January 1, 2026 - January 1, 2027

Citadel Distilled: Raise your Spirits

$59.99 - $289.99/Per Person

Go behind-the-scenes at the Halifax Citadel with a kilted 78th Highlander as your guide. Taste award-winning Compass spirits, aged on-site!

Halifax Citadel Society
Halifax
January 1, 2026 - January 1, 2027

A distiller opens a barrel of spirits with a 78th highlander and visitor

Citadel Distilled: The Proof is in the Barrel

$520/Per Person

History meets grain-to-glass spirits on this exclusive tour & tasting, led by a red-coated Highlander & award-winning distiller.

Halifax Citadel Society
Halifax
January 1, 2026 - January 1, 2027

Halifax Citadel Ghost Tours

$23.29/Per Person

Explore Halifax Citadel by candlelight to hear true accounts of unexplained events and ghostly tales, guided by a historically costumed interpreter!

Halifax Citadel Society
Halifax
July 3, 2026 - October 30, 2026

A participant and a Highlander are shooting a mock rifle at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax Nova Scotia

Ready, Aim, Fire!

$25/Per Person

Learn how to load & fire blank rounds from an authentic Snider-Enfield rifle at the Halifax Citadel, just like a 78th Highlander did in 1869!

Halifax Citadel Society
Halifax
July 15, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Soldier for a Day

$330 - $410/Per Family*

Leave your mark on history and become a 'Soldier for a Day' at Halifax Citadel National Historic Site!

Halifax Citadel Society
Halifax
May 7, 2026 - October 31, 2026

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