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Meetings, cleanups and socials — come say hello. To add or change an event, use the content editor, or email the association.

Heads up on collection days: the garbage, recycling and compost dates below follow the regular every-other-Friday schedule. Holiday weeks (Canada Day, Natal Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day) bump collection one day later — please double-check those weeks against HRM's official lookup.

Calendar

Meeting Cleanup Social Collection

Upcoming

JUN26

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

JUN27

Neighbour Week (HRM)

Across HRM · last week of June

HRM's annual celebration of the everyday connections that make neighbourhoods stronger (June 21–27, 2026). A great week to meet a neighbour or host a small get-together.

JUL1

Canada Day on the Dartmouth Waterfront

Dartmouth Waterfront / Alderney Landing

Canada Day celebrations on our doorstep — including a free waterfront concert and the evening harbour fireworks. A short walk from Harbourview.

JUL3

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

JUL3

Harbourside Ribfest

Alderney Landing

The Rotary Club of Halifax Harbour's ribfest returns to the Dartmouth waterfront for the Canada Day long weekend (July 3–5) — ribs, food and merchandise vendors, and live music all day.

JUL10

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

JUL17

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

JUL24

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

JUL31

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

AUG1

Natal Day Harbour Fireworks

Halifax–Dartmouth Harbour

The Halifax–Dartmouth Natal Day fireworks light up the harbour around 10 p.m., kicking off the Natal Day long weekend. Great views from the waterfront.

AUG3

Natal Day (civic holiday)

Dartmouth & Halifax

The Pepsi Natal Day Parade and the annual road race mark the civic holiday Monday, with festivities across Dartmouth all long weekend.

AUG7

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

AUG14

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

AUG14

Rock the Harbour

Alderney Landing

Atlantic Canada's classic-rock festival returns to the Dartmouth waterfront for three nights (August 14–16). Ticketed event.

AUG21

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

AUG28

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

SEP4

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

SEP11

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

SEP18

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

SEP25

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

OCT2

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

OCT9

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

OCT16

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

OCT23

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

OCT30

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

NOV6

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

NOV13

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

NOV20

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

NOV27

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

DEC4

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

DEC11

Compost & recycling pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Green cart (compost) and recycling out to the curb. Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

DEC18

Garbage pickup

Harbourview · curbside by 7 a.m.

Garbage out to the curb (one bulky item allowed). Collection is every other Friday in Harbourview.

Good to know

Garbage, recycling & green cart

Harbourview is in HRM's Area II (Dartmouth), and collection here is on Fridays, every other week — compost & recycling one Friday, garbage the next. Upcoming pickup days are on the calendar above (filter by Collection). To confirm your own street, get reminders, or see holiday-adjusted dates:

  • Find your day — HRM's collection lookup, or the Halifax Recycles app for a personalized calendar and reminders by app, email, text or phone.
  • 2026 calendar (Area II) — printable PDF.
  • Bulky items: one per home each garbage day. Christmas trees: on your green-cart day (no bag; remove stand and wires). Leaves: in paper bags beside the green cart.

Regular happenings nearby

  • Alderney Landing Farmers' Market — Saturdays, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., year-round at 2 Ochterloney St, with makers spilling outdoors in summer. Details.
  • Curbside Give Away Weekend — a weekend each June and October; put usable items curbside for neighbours to take free. Details.
  • Neighbour Week — the last week of June (June 21–27, 2026). Details.

Heads up: holiday weeks (Canada Day, Natal Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day) bump collection one day later — confirm exact dates with HRM's lookup. Schedules change; check halifax.ca.