Maazes announced as surprise guest at Warm The Rocks 2022
Maazes, Yellowknife's newest two-piece band, will be the surprise guest performing at Warm The Rocks Long Lake on Friday, July 15.
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Nominations open for Minister’s Culture and Heritage Awards
Nominations are open for the Minister’s Culture and Heritage Circle Awards, which recognize contributions to art, culture, heritage, and Indigenous languages.
In pictures: Canada Day 155
Canada Day was marked in Yellowknife with a parade and a concert, which opened with speeches encouraging the audience to reflect on colonial violence in Canada.
Inspired by huge attendance, festival organizers forge ahead
Organizers of June's Sǫǫ̀mba K’è Multicultural Festival in Yellowknife say they are heartened by the many people who attended and planning more events.
Does your dog deserve to be in a kids’ book? Yes. Of course it does.
How special is your northern special? There's space for one more dog in Yellowknife author Lana de Bastiani's next book, and the contest starts now.
Folk on the Rocks drops Covid-19 vaccination requirement
People heading to Folk on the Rocks this summer will no longer need to show proof of vaccination to enter. The festival has eliminated its vaccination policy.
In pictures: Sǫǫ̀mba K’è Multicultural Festival
Sri Lankan and Québécois dance met jigging and throat singing in front of hundreds of Yellowknifers in Somba K'e Park on Sunday afternoon.
Indigenous fashion festival a ‘huge’ opportunity for NWT artists
"Beyond anything I've ever tried." Four NWT artists had tables at the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival market in Toronto. Two more had designs on the runway.
William Prince to play in Yellowknife on Canada Day
William Prince will headline the City of Yellowknife's Canada Day event on Friday, July 1, in a performance to be broadcast across Canada.
A major arts funder plans a ‘strategy for the North.’ Is YK on board?
The Canada Council for the Arts promises changes to help NWT artists, but that's a tough crowd to convince after what some see as years of the same discussion.
Longshadow Music Festival kicks off in Yellowknife
Four string concerts in four venues across Yellowknife form 2022's Longshadow Music Festival, which begins on Thursday evening and runs until Sunday.
Tuktoyaktuk fundraising to build centre for arts and culture
Fundraising began for a new arts and cultural centre in Tuktoyaktuk, which the mayor said would be "critical" to the community's future. It'll cost $20 million.