See important COVID-19 notice below. April 15, 2020.

IMPORTANT COVID-19 NOTICE

For the protection of our employees and customers we will be closing our shop until further notice as of Monday March 23.


Mike will be in the shop Monday Tuesday  and Wednesday 9:30 to 3:00 for curbside pick up, Canada Post deliveries and Maritime Bus deliveries.

Call him at 902 423-8870

About Us

Maritime Hobbies and Crafts has been in the business since 1946.

Hobbies are Our Business

Hobbies are Our Business

Hobbies are Our Business

Welcome to Maritime Hobbies & Crafts. We are Canada's oldest hobby shop. 

Established in 1946 on the corner of Agricola and Almon Streets in Halifax, 

Nova Scotia, we have moved to various locations over the years including 

Granville, Hollis and Barrington Streets. Today we can be found in a historic 

heritage property on Grafton Street near the corner of Spring Garden Road.

We are a source of information on many hobbies and interests.

Count on Our Expertise

Hobbies are Our Business

Hobbies are Our Business

Our staff have many decades of experience with the hobby and craft products that we carry. In addition, we offer a wide variety of hobby magazines, manufacturer's catalogues and other literature.

We carry hobby paints from several manufacturers.

The Latest Products

Hobbies are Our Business

The Latest Products

We carry many traditional hobby items including model trains, plastic model kits, wooden model boats and planes, radio control products, modelling materials, hobby tools, kites, jigsaw puzzles, and more.

If You Can't Make It Into The Shop?

Contact us with your order by phone, or below with your email address, and we will ship it to you by Canada Post or Maritime Bus if there is bus service in your area. For small parcels, the cost of shipping by bus is $12.00. We can take your credit card number over the phone. 

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Let us know if we can help!

Looking for something specific? Have a question about some of our products or services? Send us a message, or give us a call. We'll get back to you soon!

Maritime Hobbies & Crafts

1521 Grafton St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2B9, Canada

(902) 423-8870

Hours

Mon.

09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.

Tue.

09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.

Wed.

09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.

Thu.

09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.

Fri.

09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.

Sat.

09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.

Sun.

Closed