Yellowknife’s Folk on the Rocks music festival has won the community excellence award at the 2026 Western Canadian Music Awards.
“It’s amazing to have the industry notice what’s happening up here, and it’s even more amazing that we’re all part of this community that puts together one of the best subarctic summer weekends,” Folk on the Rocks organizers wrote on Facebook.
“This one is for all of us!”
The festival takes place each July on the sandy shores of Frame Lake and features musicians, art demonstrations and vendors.
It’s 47th edition will take place on July 16-18, 2027.
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Also in the running for the award were the Community Arts Mentorship Program in Saskatchewan, Good + Plenty Arts Collective Inc in Manitoba, SHE-Q Audio in Alberta and The West End Cultural Centre, also in Manitoba.
Another Yellowknife music festival, Still Dark, was nominated in the impact in live music category, while NWT band Gnarwhal was nominated for metal and hard music artist of the year.
