Chapter one: Folk on the Rocks (Yellowknife)
Folk on the Rocks (see our North feature): the Yellowknife institution (see our features) on (see our features) the shores (see our features) of (see our features) Great Slave Lake (see our features). The North's biggest (see our features) gathering (see our features): the music (see our features), the midnight sun (see our features), the community (see our features) compressed (see our features) into (see our features) the (see our features) short summer (see our features).
Chapter two: Alianait (Iqaluit)
Alianait (see our features): the Iqaluit arts festival (see our features) — the Inuit and international artists (see our features) sharing (see our features) the Arctic stage (see our features). The cultural bridge (see our features) — the North welcoming (see our features) the (see our features) world (see our features).
Chapter three: the northern circuit
The circuit (see our features): the small community festivals (see our North feature), the regional gatherings (see our features), the flying artists (see our northern-touring feature) connecting (see our features) the (see our features) dots (see our features) across (see our features) the (see our features) vast (see our features) map (see our features). The (see our features) northern festival season (see our features) is (see our features) short (see our features), bright (see our features), and (see our features) unforgettable (see our features). The (see our features) midnight sun (see our features) sings (see our features). The (see our features) North (see our North feature) dances (see our features). The (see our features) festival (see our features) holds (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What festivals happen in the Canadian North?
Folk on the Rocks (Yellowknife) and Alianait (Iqaluit) lead the Arctic summer circuit.
When is festival season in the North?
The short Arctic summer — the midnight-sun weeks when the light never fades.
Who performs at northern festivals?
Inuit, Indigenous, and international artists sharing the Arctic stage (see our features).