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June 2022
Yukon Pride Month
With over 40 events planned, the Yukon Pride Festival has grown from a week-long celebration in Whitehorse to a month-long festival across the territory! The focus of this year's festival is to bring the community together, support one another, and create spaces where we all belong.
Find out more »Yukon Energy Dempster to Dawson City Solstice Race
Celebrate the longest day of the year under the midnight sun with a run (or walk) along the Klondike River valley into historic Dawson City. Make a weekend of it and take in all that Dawson City has to offer. The second annual Yukon Energy Dempster to Dawson City Solstice Race includes a marathon, 4-person marathon relay, and half marathon for runners as well as a 10 km and 5 km for runners and walkers. The event will wrap up…
Find out more »Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Music. Mountains. Magic. Join us in Haines Junction for the annual Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival. The Festival is world-renowned, attracting international audiences and world-class performers to Haines Junction. We present the best bluegrass bands in North America in one of the most spectacular settings in the world. Come and experience a weekend of fabulous music and Yukon hospitality. We present opportunities to jam, visit, and soak up the heartfelt singing and picking of our local and visiting bands. Yukon Bluegrass…
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 »Midnight Sun Golf Tournament
Come golf under the midnight sun at the Dawson City Golf Course! Teams of four are invited to our annual tournament to decide who’s the best “nighttime” golfing team. Luckily the sun will still be shining and the fun will be flowing. Best Ball & Pin Challenges. Awesome prizes, smokies and a drink cart. Stay tuned for event details!
Find out more »Dust 2 Dawson
This annual event invites motorcycle enthusiasts from across the world to get together and celebrate in Dawson City. Since 1992, old friends and new have been getting together over a common bond: motorcycles. The D2D weekend consists of motorcycle games on unpaved streets of Dawson, a poker run in the historic goldfields, and a banquet full of delicious food, crisp Canadian beer, and a whole lot of fun! Because Dawson City is located at the junction of three iconic highways:…
Find out more »Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay
Hijinks and athleticism combine for the season’s most fun sporting event The Kluane Chilkat race is an eight-leg road bike relay from Haines Junction, Yukon to coastal Haines, Alaska, that attracts joy riders and serious athletes alike. The course takes participants through alpine passes and past ocean views on a variety of flat stretches, steep descents and long climbs. Teams often outfit themselves in hilarious costumes, and for many, the race is one of the most rewarding sporting and social…
Find out more »National Indigenous Peoples Day
Held annually on the solstice (June 21), National Indigenous Peoples Day is a Canada-wide event that recognizes and celebrates the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of Indigenous peoples across Canada. Everyone is invited to be a part of this national celebration to enjoy live music, artist demonstrations, traditional food, special ceremonies and much more. National Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated in communities across the Yukon.
Find out more »Yukon River Quest
The Yukon River Quest is one of the most spectacular paddling races in the world. Participants take off from Whitehorse and paddle the 740 km (460mi) to reach Dawson City in marathon time, usually within 48 hours. Cheer on the teams as they leave Whitehorse or arrive in Dawson.
Find out more »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
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.
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