Park it for Free for the Holidays!
Nov. 27 – Dec. 20, 2020
Fridays after 5pm, all day Saturdays & Sundays
Enjoy FREE parking as you take in the Evergreen Festival and Shopping Under the Stars in Develop Nova Scotia’s pay-by-plate parking lots on the Halifax waterfront. (Please note, Foundation Place Parking Lot will be closed as it welcomes, and becomes home to, the ‘Evergreen Village’ during the Festival)
24/7 parking on the Halifax Waterfront.
Short-term parking options.
If you're a downtown Halifax worker or shopper, don't bet on getting cheap daily parking at Casino Nova Scotia's parkade after April 1. The casino is changing its parking hours. The parkade will. Hotels near Casino Nova Scotia, Halifax on Tripadvisor: Find 30,039 traveller reviews, 18,111 candid photos, and prices for 56 hotels near Casino Nova Scotia in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
There are a number of simple and convenient ways to park on the Halifax waterfront. Look for the blue P at the five lots on Lower Water Street. Rates are $3/hour or $16/day and $6/overnight flat rate (6pm–8am). Please refer to the map below for the various short-term options. As well, check other waterfront and downtown parking options.
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The HotSpot Parking App is available for our lots on the Halifax waterfront:
- Cunard Lot – 1325 Lower Water Street
- Bishop’s Landing – 1475 Lower Water Street
- Salter Lot – 1521 Lower Water Street
- Foundation Place – 1549 Lower Water Street
- Maritime Museum of the Atlantic – 1655 Lower Water Street
Pay-by-Plate
We offer Pay-by-Plate parking technology on the Halifax Waterfront on Lower Water Street in the following lots: Foundation Place, Salter, Bishop’s Landing and Cunard Lot. Pay-by-Plate is simple to use: just enter your license plate and follow the instructions on the screens.
CarShare Atlantic Members
If you’re using a CarShare Atlantic vehicle, you can park at one of our Pay-by-Plate locations at no cost.
Park It at the Market
Complimentary parking Saturdays from 6 am to 3 pm at the Cunard Lot—1325 Lower Water Street, between the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market and The Historic Farmers’ Market at the Brewery.
Motorcycle Parking
We have a dedicated “Motorcycles Only” parking area located in our Foundation parking lot (1549 Lower Water Street). Motorcycle parking is available for $40/month (including HST). To register your motorcycle for monthly parking please call (902) 422-6591 or email park@developns.ca. For hourly parking please purchase a ticket at the Pay-by-Plate machines for $3 per hour.
Waterfront Access Pass (Monthly Pass)
A Waterfront Access Pass gives you 24/7 access to Cunard and Salter parking lots. Passes are $150/month (taxes included). Currently there is a waiting list for a permanent year round parking pass. Please contact park@developns.ca or 902.422.6591 for more information.
Did you know?
Parking revenue is reinvested to create and maintain high-quality public spaces for people to enjoy and to support family friendly events. The Projects page showcases how we are reinvesting this income to develop places people want to visit, invest in, live and work.
Like more information about parking at our waterfront?
Send us an email at park@developns.ca
If you're a downtown Halifax worker or shopper, don't bet on getting cheap daily parking at Casino Nova Scotia's parkade after April 1.
The casino is changing its parking hours. The parkade will open at 9:30 a.m. and close at 4 a.m. on weekdays, staying open 24 hours on the weekend, executive director Chris Roberts said.
There will be no more overnight parking on weekdays, either.
'In the past four or five months, we've really found that on most weekdays our parking garage is completely filled before we open for business at 10 a.m. in the morning and so that is obviously a challenge for our guests,' he said Wednesday.
'For many local businesses and office towers in the area, it — the Casino Nova Scotia lot — has really become a really inexpensive or effectively a free place to park.'
Under the current rates, customers who spend $14 on slot machines or gaming tables, or spend $20 on food and beverages, can park free for the day. The hourly rate is $3.
Cheap parking alternative
That ended up being a cheap alternative to other parking rates in the area, where the daily rate can be anywhere from $16 to $30.
'The food and beverage purchases are going to stay exactly as they are. Some of the gaming rates are going to increase. Typically, it is only an issue for use from Monday to Friday.'
In order to have parking validated after April 1, customers will have to spend $60 on the slot machines or $50 on the tables such as blackjack or roulette. Players who qualify for membership in the casino's silver, gold or Prive tiers — awarded for the number of dollars spent — will get get free parking as well.
The crackdown will affect users who typically place a few bets in order to get their parking validated.
'We'll probably get some complaints,' Roberts acknowledged.
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The Downtown Halifax Business Commission had no comment on the changes.