Yellowknife All Events
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to All Events in Yellowknife, Northern Canada.
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This annual golf tournament is one of the most important in Northern Canada, with an 18-hole marathon on the longest day of the year. The 24 hours of daylight provides a festive atmosphere, with food, entertainment and celebrity guests.
This annual golf tournament is one of the most important in Northern Canada, with an 18-hole marathon on the longest day of the year. The 24 hours of daylight provides a festive atmosphere, with food, entertainment and celebrity guests.
- Yellowknife Golf Club Address: . Yellowknife NT CAN X1A 2N3
National Aboriginal Day
Jun 21
National Aboriginal Day is a statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories. It celebrates the contributions Aboriginal peoples have made to Canada and recognizes their many different cultures. It was proclaimed a holiday in 1996. June 21st was chosen because it is a significant day for Aboriginals. They celebrate their culture and heritage around this day each year.
National Aboriginal Day is a statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories. It celebrates the contributions Aboriginal peoples have made to Canada and recognizes their many different cultures. It was proclaimed a holiday in 1996. June 21st was chosen because it is a significant day for Aboriginals. They celebrate their culture and heritage around this day each year.
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Folk on the Rocks, a two-day weekend event (plus the Friday opening gala Warm the Rocks), is one of Canada's top summertime music and cultural festivals, drawing musicians from the NWT and Nunavut and across the globe for the North's biggest party under the midnight sun.
More than 24 hours of programming on five stages, including a children's area, cultural area, and beer garden promises fun and enjoyment for all ages. Along with the music, crowds can savour international and traditional cuisine at the food fair, and buy Northern creative works in the Art on the Rocks area.
Folk on the Rocks, a two-day weekend event (plus the Friday opening gala Warm the Rocks), is one of Canada's top summertime music and cultural festivals, drawing musicians from the NWT and Nunavut and across the globe for the North's biggest party under the midnight sun.
More than 24 hours of programming on five stages, including a children's area, cultural area, and beer garden promises fun and enjoyment for all ages. Along with the music, crowds can savour international and traditional cuisine at the food fair, and buy Northern creative works in the Art on the Rocks area.
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Once a year, the people of Yellowknife gather on frozen Frame Lake for one of their most popular festivals, the Caribou Carnival. Usually held during the last week in March, the events include Canadian Championship Dog Derby, snowmobile races, Carnival Queen and Princess contests, ice sculpting contest, special events stages,
activities for children and an impressive fireworks display set to music held on the Friday evening of the carnival.
Once a year, the people of Yellowknife gather on frozen Frame Lake for one of their most popular festivals, the Caribou Carnival. Usually held during the last week in March, the events include Canadian Championship Dog Derby, snowmobile races, Carnival Queen and Princess contests, ice sculpting contest, special events stages,
activities for children and an impressive fireworks display set to music held on the Friday evening of the carnival.
