Trident Booksellers & Cafe https://tridenthalifax.ca Your neighbourhood coffeehouse, tea room, used bookseller. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:52:51 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://tridenthalifax.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Trident-Icon-Black-512x512-1-32x32.png Trident Booksellers & Cafe https://tridenthalifax.ca 32 32 Dalhousie University Creative Writing Spring Student Reading! https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/dalhousie-university-creative-writing-spring-student-reading/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=920 Come join Dalhousie’s advanced poetry and fiction students for a reading of original new work! Seating starts at 6:30pm for a reading start of 7pm!

When: Wednesday, April 8th 2026 @ 7pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax

]]> Live Music! Darrel Cameron, Glen Mattie, and Agnes & the Orchard! https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/live-music-darrel-cameron-glen-mattie-and-agnes-the-orchard/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=895 This Thursday we’ve got a stacked lineup of singer songwriters! Join us for Agnes & the Orchard, with guests Darrel Cameron & Glen Mattie! Music starts at 6:30pm, cover PWYC ($10 recommended.)

When: Thursday, April 9th 2026 @ 6:30pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax

]]> Free Workshop: The Phenology Wheel w/ Creative Community Impact https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/free-workshop-the-phenology-wheel-w-creative-community-impact/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=887 Join the Creative Community Impact Association for this 2-hour workshop introducing participants to the concept of the circular economy through a hands-on, creative activity. We’re putting a creative spin on the traditional Phenology Wheel, adapting it to explore circular systems and environmental awareness in everyday life.

The event is FREE, but space is limited. Register online at:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/the-phenology-wheel-circular-economy-creative-lab

When: Friday, April 10th 2026 @ 6pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax

]]> Poetry Launch! Graeme Bezanson’s Ultra Blue https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/poetry-launch-graeme-bezansons-ultra-blue/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=918 Join us Saturday, April 11th for the launch of Graeme Bezanson’s poetry collection, Ultra Blue, from Anansi Press!

When: Saturday, April 11th 2026 @ 6pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax

]]> Halifax Magic Club Presents: The Up Close and Personal Cabaret! https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/halifax-magic-club-presents-the-up-close-and-personal-cabaret/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:30:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=915 Join us for an intimate evening of tricks and marvels from some of Halifax’s top stage magicians! Space is limited, so book your tickets in advance!

Tickets available from Eventbrite at:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/up-close-magic-cabaret-at-the-trident-live-halifax-magic-club-show-tickets-1985818474514

When: Thursday, April 16th 2026 @ 7:30pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St.
How Much: $15

]]> Live Music! The Good but Nothing Special! https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/live-music-the-good-but-nothing-special/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=891 This Thursday, we welcome The Good But Nothing Special to the Trident stage! This will be an entertaining evening of small package rock’n’roll, eccentric storytelling, and communal toy xylophone playing in the presence of 1000’s of books.

When: Thursday, April 23rd 2026 @ 6:30pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
How much? PWYC ($10 recommended)

]]> Live Music! Tayler Jade w/ Emilie-Rose! https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/live-music-tayler-jade-w-emilie-rose/ Thu, 07 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=877 This Thursday, join us for live music from Tayler Jade, with Emilie-Rose! Cover is PWYK ($10 recommended.)

When: Thursday, May 7th 2026 @ 6:30pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax

]]> Halifax launch of Marie-Josée Poisson’s Blood Bound (w/ special guest Robert de la Chevotière) https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/halifax-launch-of-marie-josee-poissons-blood-bound-w-special-guest-robert-de-la-chevotiere/ Fri, 08 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=883 Friday, May 8th, join us for the Halifax launch of Montreal author Marie-Josée Poisson’s new novel, Blood Bound, with special guest Robert de la Chevotière, author of Tall Is Her Body.

When: Friday, May 8th 2026 @ 6:30pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax

]]> Live Music: Pots and Pans! https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/live-music-pots-and-pans/ Thu, 14 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=925 This Thursday, join us for songwriting duo, Pots & Pans! Cover is PWYC, $10 recommended.

When: Thursday, May 14th 2026 @ 6:30pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St, Halifax

]]> TriCon: The Trident Conference of Speculative Fiction! https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/tricon-the-trident-conference-of-speculative-fiction/ Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://tridenthalifax.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=905 Trident is thrilled to host Halifax’s newest speculative fiction conference: TriCon! For three days, we will be hosting panels, lectures, workshops, pitch sessions, parties and more in and around the Westin Nova Scotian at 1181 Hollis St.

Trident Booksellers & Cafe herself will be hosting author coffee dates (kaffeeklatsches), readings, signings, and an Indie Author Pop-Up Shop all weekend long. Drop in and enjoy Canadian speculative fiction at its finest.

Are you a writer, reader, creator, or merely interested? Join us! Lots more info at the website.

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When: May 15-17th 2026
Where: The Westin Nova Scotian, NSCAD Port Campus, the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia, and Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

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