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January
Haines Junction
January 1: 10th Annual New Year's Day Snowmachine Poker Run
A three to four hour return snow machine trip from Haines Junction to Bear Creek Summit. Starts at noon. Weather dependent.
Contact: Roland Shaver Tel: (867) 634-2432
Email: rshaver@northwestel.net
Whitehorse
Throughout the Year: Yukon Arts Centre
The Yukon Arts Centre hosts a variety of exhibitions, theatre performances and art education programs. Find a complete listing on the website.
Tel: (867) 667-8575 Fax: (867) 393-6300
Email: tix1@yac.ca Website: www.yukonartscentre.org
January 28 - February 7: Fulda Challenge
Teams from all over the world compete. The challengers struggle through the tough Canadian wilderness while competing in various kinds of extreme competitions. The merciless route makes its way from Skagway, Alaska via Whitehorse straight through the entire Yukon to the Arctic Circle.
Tel: 49-69-219-3670 Fax: 49-69-21936-777
Email: info@fulda-challenge.com Website: www.fulda-challenge.com
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February
Dawson City
February 16-18: Dawson Curling Club 106th Annual International Bonspiel
Annual international bonspiel. Great prizes. Saturday night closing banquet and casino at Diamond Tooth Gerties.
Contact: Akio Saito Tel: (867) 993-5398 Email: asaito@northwestel.net
February 23: Trek Over the Top, Destination Dawson City
Snow machines leave Tok, Alaska for a trip over the Top of the World route to Dawson City, Yukon
Contact: Eric Zalitis Tel: (867) 933-6345
Email: eric@trekoverthetop.com Website: www.trekoverthetop.com
Watson Lake
February 3-5: Kiki Karnival
Recreation hockey, food fair, bingo, bonspiel, dinner, dancing and much, much more!
Contact: Watson Lake Recreation Dept. Tel: (867) 536-2246
Whitehorse
February 11: Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race runs between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska. Following historic gold rush routes and mail delivery trails from the turn of the 20th century, this race awakens the true northern spirit every February. One human and 14 canine marathon athletes work as a team traveling independently through pristine northern wilderness, during the depths of the subarctic winter for 10 to 14 days. Experience the excitement of the Yukon Quest in person. Come North and be a part of the 2006 race in Dawson City, or experience the anticipation of the finish line in Whitehorse. Welcome these amazing dog teams as they complete their 1000-mile (1610 km) journey over the Yukon Quest trail.
Contact: Stephen Reynolds Tel:(867) 668-4711
February 11-24: The Yukon Arctic Ultra/Whitehorse and Yukon Quest Trail, Yukon
The Yukon Arctic Ultra is the world's coldest and toughest marathon and ultra for runners, mountain bikers and cross-country skiers. New in 2006: apart from the marathon, 100 and 300-mile (161 and 483-km) races, we now also offer a race all the way from Whitehorse to Dawson City. We have added the discipline of skijoring! The YAU takes place on the Yukon Quest trail, the trail of the "world's toughest sled dog race."
Contact: Robert Pollhammer Tel: 49 (0) 8823-937842
February 17-19: Frostbite Music Festival
Three nights and two days of multiple musical genres under the northern lights. This event hosts a multitude of emerging and established Canadian and Yukon musical acts, and features concerts, dances, workshops, a kids' festival and a youth stage. The first and only winter music festival in Western Canada.
Location: Yukon College and Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse
Contact: Brenda Barnes Tel: (867) 668-4921
Email: frostbite@polarcom.com Website: www.frostbitefest.ca
February 23-26: Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Festival
This winter festival has it all! Winter sports, arts, as well as traditional games and entertainment including dog races, cancan dancers, snowshoe shufflers, and the International Winter Air Show.
Contact: Harold Sher Tel: (867) 393-4467
Email: ysr@yukon.net
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March
Dawson City
March 2: Trek Over the Top II, Destination Dawson City
Snowmobile from Tok, Alaska, to Dawson City through some of the most amazing scenery ever seen.
Contact: Eric Zalitis Tel: (867) 933-6345
Email: eric@trekoverthetop.com Website: www.trekoverthetop.com
March 9: Trek Over the Top III, Destination Dawson City
Snowmobile from Tok, Alaska, to Dawson City through some of the most amazing scenery ever seen.
Contact: Eric Zalitis Tel: (867) 933-6345
Email: eric@trekoverthetop.com Website: www.trekoverthetop.com
March 16-17: Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race
A 210-mile (338.1 km), mid-distance dogsled race following the Yukon River trail from Dawson City, Yukon, to Eagle, Alaska, and returning on a historic mail route used by Percy De Wolfe for 35 years. Stats at 10 a.m. in front of the old post office in Dawson where Percy departed. The 40-mile (64.4 km) junior race starts at 12 p.m. The Saturday night wrap-up banquet is open to everyone.
Contact: Sebastian Jones Tel:(867) 993-5320
March 16-18: Thaw-Di-Gras Spring Carnival
Celebrate the return of spring. Join in the themed games, entertaining events and rollicking fun! Includes the impressive snowshoe baseball tournament.
Contact: Klondike Visitors Association Tel: (867) 993-5575
Email: kva@dawson.net Website: www.dawsoncity.org
Faro
March TBA: Ice Worm Squirm Extravaganza
Annual "say goodbye to winter" carnival. Featuring winter sports, games, dance, community dinner. Call for further information and to confirm date.
Contact: Town of Faro Rec. Tel: (867) 994-2375
Haines Junction
March 4-5: Silver Sled Dog Race
This event consists of a two-day, 100-mile (161 km) race to Silver City and back, two 15-mile (24 km) sprint races, one day of skijoring, and a one-dog weight-pull contest.
Contact: Martin Jones Tel:(867) 634-2768
Watson Lake
March 24-26: 3rd Annual Sno-Pitch Tournament
Come on out to our slow pitch tournament in the snow. A live band will be playing on Saturday night. Contact Watson Lake Recreation for more details closer to event.
Contact: Watson Lake Recreation Tel: (867) 536-2246
Whitehorse
March: Rendez-vous de la francophone
Contact: Edith Bélanger for more information on exact dates.
Tel: (867) 668-2663 ext. 221
Email: ebelanger@afy.yk.ca
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April
Dawson City
April 14-16: 7th Annual Dawson City International Short Film Festival
Dawson City's film festival has been growing each year since its inception in 1999. Last year's film festival screened over 65 films from around the world.
Contact: David Curtis, Festival Director Tel: (867) 993-5005
Email: dawsonarts@yknet.yk.ca Website: www.kiac.org/filmfest
Whitehorse
April 15-23: Celebration of Swans
This unique festival offers you great viewing of thousands of swans and other waterbirds on their spring migration. Bird viewing, special activities and presentations fill the week.
Contact: Yukon Wildlife Viewing Program Tel: (867) 667-8291
Email: wildlife.viewing@gov.yk.ca
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May
Dawson City
May 19-20: Dawson City 20th Annual International Gold Show
North America's largest industry & consumer trade show for the placer mining industry.
Contact: Corinne Gaudet, Dawson City Chamber of Commerce
Tel: (867) 993-5274 Fax: (867) 993-6817
Faro
MAY 5 7: Crane & Sheep Viewing Festival
Come watch migrating Sandhill cranes and admire unique Fannin's sheep, enjoy natural history talks, viewing tours and entertainment. Tel: (867) 994-2728
Email: info@faroyukon.ca
Watson Lake
May 19-21: Annual Watson Lake Music Festival
Watson Lake Music Festival Society hosts a weekend featuring a variety of music and events with the focus on young adults and families. This exciting time takes place over the May long weekend.
Contact: Watson Lake Recreation Dept Tel:(867) 536-2246
Email: wlrecreation@northwestel.net
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June
Dawson City
June 9-11: Weekend on the Wing, Birding Festival
Birds around in this region in early June, and this is the weekend to see them. Bring your camping gear, binoculars and hiking boots as naturalists, bird enthusiasts and biologists lead trips in all directions over three days. We'll explore the highway area, river valley and alpine places. Meet at Tombstone Territorial Park Interpretive Centre, Km 71.4 on the Dempster Highway.
Contact: Yukon Wildlife Viewing Program Tel: (867) 667-8291
Email: wildlife.viewing@gov.yk.ca
Website: www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/viewing
June 10: Commissioner's Ball
The Commissioner's Ball in the Palace Grand Theatre. Don your ball gown and step back in time. Buy your tickets soon!
Contact: Valarie Anderson Tel: (867) 993-5575
Email: kva@dawson.net Website: www.dawsoncity.org
June 21: Aboriginal Day Celebrations
Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation hosts a day of cultural celebrations. Opening ceremonies at 1 p.m.
Contact: Luene Maxwell, Special Events Coordinator
Tel: (867) 993-5385
Email: special.event@gov.trondek.com Website: www.trondek.com
June 31 - July 3: Klondike Motorcycle Run
Canada's northern most motorcycle rally. See you here for some rockin' biker fun!
Contact: Loire Passmore Tel: (867) 993-5699
Email: klondikerun@hotmail.com
Haines Junction
June 9-11: Alsek Music Festival and Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Three days of the best in Yukon music under the majestic St. Elias Mountains. Three stages, kids' events, adult dances - an outdoor event for the whole family.
Contact: Richard Godson, President Tel: (867) 634-2520
Email: alsekpres@alsekfest.com Webstie: www.alsekfest.com
June 17: Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay
Bike relay from Haines Junction to Haines, Alaska. Eight-person, four-person, two-person and solo teams. Race is 148 miles (238.28 km) with eight legs.
Contact: leave a message on voice mail Tel: (867) 633-2579
Email: info@kcibr.org Website: www.kcibr.org
Mayo
June 17: Mayo Midnight Marathon
Marathon race also includes a 10km walk or run, 1/2 marathon walk or run, T-shirts and breakfast for participants. Great fun to run at midnight. Begins at 11:45 p.m.
Contact: Cheryl Klippert Tel: (867) 996-2368
Email: stephron@yt.sympatico.ca
Whitehorse
June 21 25: Yukon International Film Festival
Celebrates international, national and Yukon productions showcasing feature length First Nations, evnironmental and independent films.
Contact: Nancy Lewis-de Graff, Festival Director
Tel: (867) 667-8302 Cell: (867) 333-1188
Email: nancy.lewis-degraff@gov.yk.ca
Website: www.yukonfilmfest.com
June 22-25: Ride Yukon - Motorcycles, Music and Midnight Sun
Weekend of runs, tours, events, and lots of entertainment! Register online at www.rideyukon.com.
Contact: Ride Yukon Tel: (867) 633-1903
Email: info@rideyukon.com Website: www.rideyukon.com
June 23-24: 24 Hours of Light Mountain Bike Event
In Whitehorse solo cyclists and teams of all ages and experience race for fun and prizes on the forested trails around Mt. McIntyre. The winner - the team that does the most laps in the time allotted. Sunday afternoon award presentation for the winners, racers with the best lap times and teams with the most spirit.
Contact: Molly Tel: (867) 668-7559
Email: volunteer@velonorth.ca Website: www.24hoursoflight.com
June 24: 2006 Air North Midnight Sun Golf Tournament
Two - 18-hole tournaments; 10:00 a.m. stroke play and a 6:30 p.m. four-person scramble. Visitors always welcome!
Contact: Chris Graham, Mountainview Golf Course
Tel: (867) 633-6020
Email: mvgc@yknet.yk.ca
June 28-July 3: The Yukon River Quest Canoe and Kayak Race
The Yukon River Quest is the longest canoe and kayak race in the world, drawing expert and novice paddlers from many countries in tandem canoes and kayaks, solo kayaks and voyageur canoes on the history-rich Yukon River. Starts in Whitehorse's Main Street with a Le Mans style run to the boats and finishes in Dawson City.
Contact: Jeff Brady Tel: (867) 333-5628 Fax: (867) 667-4237
Email: info@yukonriverquest.com Website: www.yukonriverquest.com
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July
July 1: Canada Day Festivities throughout Yukon
Each community will host Canada Day celebrations. Visitors welcome!
Dawson City
July 1: Yukon Gold Panning Championships on Canada Day
Annual competitions open to "cheechakos" and professionals from the Yukon and around the world, with time trials and finals. Part of the Dawson City Canada Day celebrations. Visitors are welcome to enter.
Contact: Klondike Visitors Association Tel: (867) 993-5575
Email: kva@dawson.net Website: www.dawsoncity.org
July 21-23: Dawson City Music Festival
Three days of concerts, dances, family events, and more! Tops names in Canadian music gather for this annual celebration under the midnight sun.
Contact: Dylan Griffith Tel: (867) 993-5584
Email: info@dcmf.com Website: www.dcmf.com/
Faro
July 21-22: 8th Annual Faro Open Golf Tournament
Best ball format, lots of prizes, open to anybody.
Contact: Gary Jones Tel: (867) 994-2640
Email: faro_golf_club@msn.com
Whitehorse
July 14 - 16: Western Canadian Orienteering Championships
In mid-July the days will still be mighty long, making for many opportunities - like orienteering by day and later going for a hike or paddling the Yukon River through town under the (almost) midnight sun. You might need a holiday when you get home!
Contact: Ross Burnett Tel: (867) 633-3154
Email: krv@polarcom.com
Website: www.yukonorienteering.ca
July 29: Coca-Cola Championship
18-hole stroke play tournament; visitors always welcome!
Contact: Chris Graham, Mountainview Golf Course
Tel: (867) 633-6020
Email: mvgc@yknet.yk.ca
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August
Dawson City
August: 17: Authors on Eighth
Writers' contest prior to the event with the winners receiving prizes and awards at Robert Service, Jack London and Pierre Berton residences.
Contact: Valerie Anderson Tel: (867) 993-5575
August 16-20: Discovery Days Festival
A week of special events celebrating Dawson City including games, races, movies, a parade, and much more!
Contact: Jason Flegel Tel: (867) 993-2353
Email: jason.flag@cityofdawson.ca
Website: www.tourdawsoncity.com/page2dc/tourdawsoncity.html
August 17-19: 6th Annual Yukon Riverside Arts Festival
Arts, crafts, music, dancing, and theatre abound during three days and evenings of interactive arts events and performances. All of it takes place on the sunny banks of the Yukon River during Dawson's Discovery Days weekend. Over 30 visual artists from around the North sell and demonstrate their art in open-air tents, while offering one-on-one instruction and group workshops.
Contact: David Curtis, Program Manager Tel: (867) 993-5005
Email: dawsonarts@yknet.yk.ca Website: www.kiac.org/artsfest
Faro
August 18-20: Fireweed Festival Horticultural Fair
Family-oriented events, potluck, dances, sports activities.
Contact: Town of Faro Tel: (867) 994-2375
Watson Lake
August 12-13: Watson Lake Hotels Golf and Skins Game
18 holes of golf on Saturday, with the skins game on Sunday. You must play in the tournament to be eligible for the skins game. Held at Greenway's Greens.
Contact: Pat Irvin Tel: (867) 536-7712
Email: info@watsonlakehotels.com
Whitehorse
August 6: Yukon River Trail Marathon
Run on the scenic trails in the Yukon River valley. Events include marathon, half-marathon and a four-person relay.
Contact: Ken Sylvestre, Registration Director Tel: (867) 668-4091
Email: info@yukonmarathon.com Website: www.yukonmarathon.com
August 18-20: 19th Annual Yukon International Storytelling Festival
At the Shipyards Park on the banks of the Yukon River, storytellers and performers from around the globe, particularly circumpolar artists, tell stories, dance, and perform in a multitude of languages. For all ages.
Contact: Lil Grubach-Hambrook, Executive Director Tel: (867) 633-7550
Email: yukonstory@yknet.yk.ca Website: www.yukonstory.com
August 18-20: 14th Annual Yukon River Bathtub Race
Longest and toughest bathtub race in the world. Bathtubs race 486 miles (778 km) over two days and compete for large cash prizes! Starts in Whitehorse, and ends in Dawson City - right in the middle of the Discovery Days Festival.
Contact: Shelley MacCannell Tel: (867) 393-4467
Email: ysr@yukon.net Website: www.yukonrendezvous.com
August 19-20: Klondyke Harvest Fair
The largest showcase of Yukon grown and Yukon made products. A country fair displaying the vegetables and flowers of Yukon gardens, the farm crops and produce, crafts, baking, preserves, wines, and a range of cottage industry products. Includes livestock competitions, midway, concessions, family games, and an auction of prize-winning goodies on Sunday afternoon. The Klondyke Harvest Fair is the wind-up festival of the summer!
Contact: Debbie Throssell Tel: (867) 668-6864
Email: yukonag@yukonaa.com Website: www.yukonaa.com
August 26: Épluchette de blé d'inde/corn roast
Evening of celebration with good food, songs and music.
Contact: Edith Bélanger Tel: (867) 668-2663 ext. 221
Email: ebelanger@afy.yk.ca
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September
Dawson City
September 3: Great Klondike International Outhouse Race
If you don't happen to own one, that's okay - we can rent one to you! Teams race and perform a scavenger hint in decorated outhouses on wheels through the streets of Dawson City. Arrive at the finish in speed or style.
Contact: Klondike Visitors Association Tel: (867) 993-5575
Email: kva@dawson.net Website: www.dawsoncity.org
Whitehorse
September 8-9: Klondike of '98 International Road Relay
The race begins in Skagway, Alaska and follows the trail of the gold rush stampeders over the famous White Pass, through British Columbia, and finishes in Whitehorse along the banks of the Yukon River. Teams of 6 to 10 participants run in various categories over paved highways throughout the night and into the next day.
Contact: Trevor Twardochleb Tel: (867) 668-4236
Email: info@sportyukon.com Website: www.sportyukon.com
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October
Watson Lake
October 14: Oktoberfest Dance & Celebration
Oktoberfest celebrations, kids' activities during the day, and an adult dance at night. Look for posters closer to the date!
Contact: Watson Lake Recreation Tel: (867) 536-2246
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November
Whitehorse
November 4: Gala de la francophonie/ Francophone Gala
This evening of shows and celebration pays homage to businesses, organizations and individuals who have distinguished themselves in the development of French-speaking community.
Contact: Edith Bélanger Tel: (867) 668-2663 ext. 221
Email: ebelanger@afy.yk.ca
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December
Dawson City
December 10: Dawson City Old-Fashioned Christmas Party
Community open house for families.
Contact: Klondike Visitors Association Tel: (867) 993-5575
Email: kava@dawson.net Website: www.dawsoncity.com
Whitehorse
Throughout December: Snowmobile Drags, Enduro and Sno Cross Races
Whiteout races. Drags every second Wednesday night. Club races on Schwatka Lake every second Sunday.
Contact: Tracey Jacobs Tel: (867) 633-4967
Email: vrp@polarcom.com
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