Khyber Center For the Arts

The building has a few weird rooms where you can check out live shows. Weird in the sense that it may feel like you’re a big empty white room. Or it may be a big white room with very strange art on the wall.
There is a pretty cool group of bands that frequent the Khyber and typically they put on fun and energetic shows. There is something special about catching a secret show there at 2 a.m.
If you’re a Joel Plaskett fan, be sure to check the place out so you can understand the album «Down At The Khyber» a little more.
Be sure to bring cash for beer. The fridge usually is stacked with local Propeller beer, my favourite beer in the city.
A lot of people work hard to keep the place going and it is vital for the Halifax arts scene. Definitely a place worth visiting and spending some money to help out.

You’ve got to give heart where heart is due. The folks at the Khyber have really gone the extra mile to not only keep this place kicking, but to keep it culturally relevant.
The Khyber is constantly working its way through new projects, fundraisers and artistic opportunity to keep Halifax’s creative community strong and independent. The collective took a bit of a hit years ago, but has really made a comeback with recent efforts. (And new leadership, I believe.) With its convenient downtown location, its a pretty welcoming spot for just about anyone wanting to get involved.
They’ve got midnight dance parties to rock the socks off electro plebeians everywhere. And with just a measly cover charge, this is a fun locale to avoid the bar crowd and be a little ridiculous.
Great efforts and its all from the heart. These are people fueling Halifax’s artistic community from the bottom up… kudos.

Psychedelic dance parties with records spinning and projected oil art dripping across the walls; live music blazing while sweaty bodies jump and bump to the solid beat; inspired local art adorning the walls while patrons peruse, chatting and poking about:
This is the Khyber. Everything and anything cool as dirt and art related.
The space is amazing. Climbing the stairs you feel like you could be in any city, about to embark on a secret night. You’ll see smiles, wild dance moves, great style and a lot of happy people on any given night at the Khyber. It’s my favorite space in this city.
If you’re into a scene that’s a little off the grid, check it out — if nothing else, you’ll admire the historic nature of the building and the amount of life that one old place can house.

I’ve been to the Khyber for CD release parties, art shows and multi-​media installations (during the Nocturne festival), and I’ve been happy to be there each time. The space is really awesome — an old building with rickety stairs, beautiful high ceilings and peeling paint. If I see adverts for something going on here I just assume it will be cool, or at least weird and fascinating, as events that get held here tend to be cheap, artsy and interesting. They always serve Propeller beers but don’t charge too much for them, which is undeniably nice.