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May 2020
Outdoor Fireweed Community Market
The Outdoor Fireweed Community Market offers a unique, summer experience for farm-gate style production and consumption of local products. Find stunning jewelry, fine art and crafts, fresh produce, plants, prepared foods, hot meals, personal care products, music, and art and agricultural workshops. Bring your family or meet up with friends. Open every Thursday at Shipyards Park, 3 pm - 7 pm, from May 17 to September 13, 2019. Follow us on social media for exciting updates: Facebook Twitter Instagram
Find out more »Arts In the park
Come to Lepage Park weekdays during the summer for live music and performances by local and visiting musicians.
Find out more »July 2020
Great Northern Arts Festival
Visual artists and performers from Canada’s northern First Nations gather in Inuvik to showcase their work, meet other artists, and learn new techniques.
Find out more »Dawson City Music Festival
Dawson comes alive with arts and music during this “tiny perfect music festival.” Venues around Dawson City host performances by a wide variety of musicians from the Yukon, Canada and around the world. Enjoy intimate venues, diverse genres, and the work of local artists and artisans.
Find out more »Air North Midnight Dome Race
Join other runners, joggers and walkers for a trek up to the famous Dawson City Dome.
Find out more »August 2020
Yukon River Trail Marathon
Run on scenic trails in the Yukon River valley. Events include marathon, half-marathon and a four-person relay. Start and finish at Rotary Park in Whitehorse.
Find out more »Discovery Days in Dawson City
The Discovery Day long weekend is a unique Yukon holiday that celebrates the day gold was discovered at Bonanza Creek near Dawson City. Long weekend festivities make Dawson City the place to be. Come see historical street theatre, displays, food, and plenty of other special events.
Find out more »Authors on Eighth Writing Contest and Walking Tour
Authors on Eighth celebrates the works of prominent Yukon writers such as Robert Service, Jack London, and Pierre Berton. Visit the author’s homes on a walking tour and hear stories of their lives and works. If you are a writer, enter the writing contest. Winners will be announced on the walking tour.
Find out more »Yukon Riverside Arts Festival
The Yukon Riverside Arts Festival takes place in various venues around Dawson City on Discovery Days weekend, August 13 – 16. The festival aims to provide an accessible environment for community members and visitors to interact directly with the arts and explore their creativity. We welcome artists practicing traditional and non-traditional contemporary art from the Yukon and abroad presenting a wide range of events, including concerts, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, public art, live music, an art market and more. Most festival…
Find out more »Klondike Valley Mud Bog
Monster trucks and other vehicles attempt to race from one end of a mud pit to the other! An annual Dawson City tradition.
Find out more »Weekend on the Rocks
Celebrate geology at the Tombstone Interpretive Centre. Join in interpretive walks, artist workshops and guest speakers.
Find out more »September 2020
Great Klondike International Outhouse Race
Only at this race will you find outhouses on wheels, scavenger hunts, and costumes. This hilarious event is one-of-a-kind. Visitors are encouraged to join!
Find out more »Sport Yukon’s Klondike Trail Of ’98 International Road Relay
What a Rush! Teams race from Skagway to Whitehorse. Relay teams of up to 10 runners race along the old Gold Rush route through coast mountains from Skagway to Whitehorse overnight. The race begins in Skagway, Alaska and finishes along the Yukon River in Whitehorse. Festivities to follow the race.
Find out more »White Ram Poker Tournament
World-class poker competitors gather in Dawson City to compete at the only legal poker tournament West of Edmonton. The competition takes place in Canada’s oldest casino, Diamond Tooth Gertie’s.
Find out more »Terry Fox Day
Check in your Yukon community for Terry Fox Day fundraising events.
Find out more »Gerties’ Last Show
The vaudeville dancers and performers at Diamond Tooth Gerties always put on a good show, but the last show of the season shouldn't be missed. Come send off the season in style and witness this hilariously entertaining final performance!
Find out more »October 2020
7th Annual Yukon Beer Festival
The Yukon Beer Festival Society was founded in 2013 by (you guessed it) a group of northern-living beer lovers. Sure, we loved going outside of the territory to different beer festivals, but we felt like there was a good time to be had in throwing our own hoppy shindig. So, we decided to do just that! The first annual event, in 2013, was a hit with Yukoners and visitors alike. Each year the festival has grown to include more tastes,…
Find out more »June 2021
St. Jean Baptiste Day Celebrations
Join the Yukon's vibrant Francophone culture and celebrate St. Jean Baptiste Day every year on June 24.
Find out more »St. Jean Baptiste Day Celebrations
Join the Yukon's vibrant Francophone culture and celebrate St. Jean Baptiste Day every year on June 24.
Find out more »St. Jean Baptiste Day Celebrations
Join the Yukon's vibrant Francophone culture and celebrate St. Jean Baptiste Day every year on June 24.
Find out more »June 2022
Solstice Saint-Jean in Whitehorse
Don’t miss this great summer celebration at Robert Service Campground. Once again, we’ve whipped up an exciting lineup of artists from Yukon and away. Get ready to dance! FREE ADMISSION 6: PM Lorène Charmetant 7 PM Alodome Folk-Indie 8 PM The Hibernation Funk + pop + jazz
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