The forecast says the sun will be a-shining tomorrow, not that rain would have stopped anyone from soaking up the action-packed Saturday we have ahead of us. It's City Harvest, guys! And the list of things you have to do is a long one, so you better break out that palm pilot and get planning.
If you've been under a rock and aren't sure what City Harvest is, it's I Love Local Halifax's annual autumn event that brings over 100 retailers and restaurants together to offer deals, meals and real good neighbourhood-fueled times. A petting zoo at Nurtured, a $5 Thanksgiving burger from Ace Burger, tax free shopping at Attica, back door Croque Monsieur's at Brussels, $5 sweet potato pie (and a Propeller pumpkin ale!) at the Foggy Goggle, half-price City Harvest tours from Local Tasting Tours, 25 percent off at Wildflower... that's just a random sampling of what this city crawl has to offer.
It's a lot to chew and swallow, so luckily I Love Local has made up a handy map to navigate your adventures. Use it.
Downtown Halifax is providing a sweet soundtrack for the day with free tunes in Grand Parade. From 11am-3:45pm check out the enviable talents of Acres and Acres, Kim Harris, Laura Merrimen and Adam Baldwin.
And you've no doubt heard of the amazingness that is the Food Truck Rally. NBD but it's the FIRST in Atlantic Canada. The Nova Scotia Food Truck Association and Waterfront Development invite you to bring your empty, curious belly to the Sands at Salter (Salter Street and Lower Water Street) any time between 11am and 7pm and you'll be faced with the hardest job ever—choosing which truck to eat from. Or you can play my game and concede to over-indulgence. Bite Me Urban Diner, The Food Wolf, Nomad Gourmet, Tin Pan Alley Food Truck, Under Pressers, and Pictou's AMBY’s Eats are ready to start their engines (figuratively, no idling here peeps) and celebrate the awesome food truck culture we're building here. There'll also be live music all day, and free parking.
The full list of City Harvest goings on is here. What are you the most psyched for?