Yukon Events & Activities

Below is a listing of annual events and things to do while visiting the Yukon.

VISIT YUKON

Location

Area code 867

Details

Hours

Open/Dates

6 Mile Narrows Historic Viewing Point

Tagish

Historic RCMP Post location during Trail of ‘98

Natural site accessed through camp ground

Year-Round

A Day into The Wild

Alaska Hwy N km 10 Takhini Hot Springs Rd

668-3647

Full Day Tour
Muktuk Dog Team Adventures,  Hot Springs & Wildlife Reserve

www.muktuk.com

Year-Round

Alpine Aviation

Robert Service Pkwy to Schwatka Lake Drive Float dock

393-1482
668-7725

20 & 45 minutes flight tours
www.alpineaviationyukon.com

By reservation

Year-Round

Alsek Music Festival
Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival

Haines Junction

634-7100

Weekend Festival

 Mid June

Archives

Range Rd to Yukon College

667-6321

Located at Yukon College Property

 

Tues-Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat

Arctic Range Adventures

Whitehorse

667-2209

Specialized in winter day & multi-day trips, Northern Lights viewing tours & more. www.arcticrange.com

Year-Round

Art Adventures On Yukon Time

Brochure available Yukon Visitor Information Centres

667-3084

Comprehensive detail Arts & Attractions Yukon

 

Year-Round

Arts in The Park

3rd & Wood

667-4080

Closed weekends

12 :00-1 :00pm

May 21-Aug 2 2019

Arts underground

Main Street
Hougen Centre

667-6058

   8:30am-5 :00pm
11 :00am-5 :00pm 

Mon-Fri 
Sat

Association franco-yukonnaise

Strickland # 302 between 2nd & 3rd

668-3511

Blue & White
2-storey

 Scheduled Weekend activities

Mon-Fri

Atlin Music Festival

Atlin, BC

651-2252

www.atlinfestival.ca

Weekend Arts & Music Festival

 July 12 – 14 2019

Authors on 8th

Dawson
8th Avenue

993-5575

Robert Service Cabin

 

 Summer 2019

Yukon Bed & Breakfasts

Yukon wide accommodation

667-4144

B&B’s including Inns, Cabins & Ranches

www.yukonbandb.org

Year-Round

Beringia Interpretive Centre

Alaska Hwy S
(near Airport)

667-8855

Just South of Airport Entrance
Dark Red Bldg

9:00am-6:00pm
by appt in winter

Year-Round

Annual Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay

Haines Junction to Haines Alaska

668-4236

Major sporting event.

 

 TBA

Birding Festival Weekend on the Wing

Dawson City

667-8291

Tombstone Territorial Park

 http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/camping-parks/Tombstone-Events.php

 May 31 – June 2 2019

Canada Games Sports Centre

Alaska Hwy intersection 2 Mile Hill Henderson Boulevard

667-4386
668-8360

Blue Building West side of Alaska Hwy off of Henderson Blvd

6:00am-10:00pm 
Sat/Sun 
10-9pm 
(5:30-10pm)

Jun 15-Sept 15
(Sept-May)

Carcross Visitor Information Centre

Klondike Hwy S at Carcross

821-4431

Old Train Station

 

 May-Sept

Celebration of Swans

Alaska Hwy S
Km 1380
S. Mc’Clintock

667-8291
Viewing

Annual Trumpeter & Tundra Swan rest & feed spot

 

 April 18-26, 2019

Commissioners Klondike Ball

Dawson
Front Street

993-5575

 

 To be scheduled

Commissioners Tea

Dawson
Front Street

993-7237

Commissioners Residence

 

 June 1, 2019

Copper Belt railway Museum & attraction (great for kids)

Alaska Highway North 5 mi.

667-6355

Bookings available
www.yukonrails.com

9:30-5:00pm

June 1-Sept 1

Crane & Sheep Viewing Festival

Faro

994-2728
Town Off

 

 May 3 – 6 2019

Danoja Zho Cultural Centre

Dawson

993-6768

Front St Ferry End

10:00am-5:00pm

 May 23-Sept 13

Dawson City Museum

5th Avenue between Hanson & Turner Streets

993-5291

www.dawsonmuseum.ca

10:00am-6:00pm or By appointment off season

May 18-Sept 30

Dawson City Music Festival

Dawson

993-5575

Various Venues

 

 July 19-31 2019

Dempster self-drive Dempster Hwy to Inuvik

Alaska Highway N
S. Dawson City

877
456-7623
Hwy info

Porcupine Caribou Herd Crossing

 

 Late August through September

Diamond Tooth Gerties

Dawson City

993-5525

World Famous Gambling Hall

 Scheduled winter events

Summer Hours:7 days/week, May 10-Sept 21, 7pm-2am. Sat & Sun, June 22 – Sept 8, 2pm-2am. Three Shows Nightly, $15 Entry.
*one show nightly Sept 6-9                                 Fall HoursFridays and Saturdays Sept 27 to Oct 19, 7pm-1am                                                Winter & Spring Hours: Fridays and Saturdays Jan 24 to April 18, 7pm-1am

Dredge # 4 on Bonanza Creek

Dawson City

993-5525

National Historic Site

 

May 30-Sept 15

Closed winter

Emerald Lake

Klondike Highway South

Viewing Point
Photo spot.

Natural spot

 

The Old Firehall/Yukon Arts Centre

1st & Main

Arts & Culture

 

Year-Round

Fish Ladder

2nd Ave S to Riverdale to Nisutlin Drive

633-5965

Closed weekends

9:00-5:00pm 
9:00-9:00pm

 Mon-Fri June July Aug

George Johnson Museum

Alaska Hwy South Teslin

390-2550

2 hours South Whitehorse

9:00am-6:00pm

 May 15-Sept 1

Meadow Lakes Golf Course

Alaska Hwy S

668-4653

12:00pm-7:00pm Sat-Sun 11:00am-7:00pm

 May 1-Oct 15

Mountain View Golf Course

Range rd to Skookum Dr #250

633-6020

www.mountainviewgolf.ca

10:30am-11:00pm

May 1-Oct 1

Haines Junction Visitor Information Centre

Alaska Hwy
Haines Junction

634-2345

 

 May–Sept

Historic Carcross

Klondike Hwy South

Trail of ’98 and Historic Village
Home of Carcross Tagish First Nations people.

Year round

Year round

June 1-Sept 15

Horse Show

Watson Lake

536-8021

 

 June 4th weekend

Jack London Interpretive Centre

Dawson City
8th & Firth Ave

993-5575

Historic Site

 

May 8-Sept 15

Kanoe People

1st & Strickland

668-4899

9:00am-6:00pm

May 1-Sept 15

Keno Mining Museum

Silver Trail to Keno City (pop 15)

996-2317

Historic Silver mining town

 

Closed winter

Kluane National Park Reserve

Alaska Hwy N

634-7250

Visitor Rec Ctre
(Sheep Mtn VRC)

9:00am-5:00pm
(9:00am4:00pm)

May 15-Sept 15

Library

1171 Front St

667-5239

10:00am-9:00pm 
10:00am-6:00pm
10:00pm-9:00pm

Weekly
Saturday
Sunday

Log Skyscraper

Hanson between 2nd & 3rd

Street viewing year round

 

Year round

MacBride Museum

1st & Steele

667-2709
Patricia

Downtown on First Avenue River side of City Hall

9:00am-6:00pm
(Tue-Sat 
12:00-4:00pm)

May15-Sept 15
(Sept-April) 

MARKET Shipyards Community

2nd Avenue Shipyards Park

393-4828

3:00-8:00pm

Thursdays

Closed winter

Miles Canyon ‘Robert Lowe’ Suspension Bridge

Robert Service Pkwy to Shwatka Lake Rd

Miles Canyon
Follow Schwatka Lake Road

Natural walking trail

Year round

Moosehide Gathering

Dawson

993-5385

Boat rides daytime
Entertainment, crafts, food

 

 July 31-Aug 3

MV Shwatka Miles Canyon Boat Tour

Robert Service Pkwy to Shwatka Lake Drive

668-4216

Cruise spectacular & historical  Miles Canyon

Cruise at 2:00 pm
(Additional 4pm cruise)

May 25-Sept 7 (June 15-Aug 9) 

Old Log Church Museum

3rd & Elliott

668-2555

www.yukonmuseums.ca for events

10:00-6:00pm

June 1-Sept1

Rendezvous Heritage week

Whitehorse

668-3331

 

Feb, 3rd week

Riverside Arts Festival

Dawson City

 

 Aug-3rd weekend

Road Relay Klondike Trail of ’98

Dawson City

 

 Sept 12

S.S. Klondike National Historic Site Museum

Robert Service Pkwy

667-2511

Rotary Park on the River

9:30-6:00
Tours every 30 minutes

May 15-Sept 15

Sled Dog Race

Haines Junction

634-7100

 

March

Softball Yukon Dustball Tournament

Whitehorse

667-4487

 

 July 17-20, 2008

Sundog Carving & Studio Gallery

4th & Ogilvy

633-4185

Closed weekends

9 :00-4 :30pm

 

Takhini Hot Springs

Alaska Hwy N km 10 Takhini Hot Springs Rd

456-8000

Horses
Climbing wall
Hot spring pool $9.50 Adult Fee
Campground
Cafe

8am-10pm

May 1-Sept 30

Tombstone Territorial Park

Dempster Highway

993-6850

 

 

Transportation Museum

Alaska Hwy South Airport

668-4792

www.yukontransportationmuseum.ca

10:00am-6:00pm

May 15-Aug 31

by appointment off season

Up North Adventures

Strickland # 109

667-7035

Rental canoes, boats & gear

 

Closed winter

Visitor Information Centre

2nd & Hanson

667-3084

??? weekends

8:00am-8:00pm 
Mon-Fri 
9-noon, 1-4:30pm

May15-Sept 15

Dawson City Visitor Info Cetre

Dawson
Front Street

993-5566

Log 2-storey

8:00am-8:00pm

 May 15-Sept 15

Walking Tours
Historical

Lepage Park 3rd Avenue

667-4704

Walking Tour Whitehorse

 

May-Sept

Waterfront Trolley
$2.00

2nd Ave N to Shipyards Park to/from Rotary Park

667-6355

9:00am-9:00pm
(11-7pm June 08 due to maintenance)

May 15-Sept 15

Watson Lake VIC

Alaska Hwy S Watson Lake

536-7469

 

 May-Sept

Weathervane ‘worlds largest’
DC3

Alaska Hwy at Whitehorse

Weather Vane at the Whitehorse Airport

Year round

Year round

White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad

Klondike Hwy S
Carcross to Skagway

800
343-7373

Historic Narrow Guage Rail Tours

Sunday-Friday 10:30 am

May15-Sept 27

Worlds Smallest Desert

Klondike Hwy South

Viewing Point

Year round

May-Oct

Yukon Alaska Tourist Tours
Bus

2nd Ave &
102 Lambert Street – Log Cabin

668-5944

Full Day Tour to Skagway Alaska

8am departure
6:45 return

May-Sept

Yukon Artists @ Work Studio & Gallery

Alaska Hwy S to McCrae Gas Station (Signs)

393-4848

www.yaaw.com

12:00-5:00pm 
Closed January
12-5 Fri Sat Sun 

 May 15-Sept 15

Yukon Arts Centre & Gallery

Range Rd to Yukon College

667-8575

Box Office
667-8574

12:00-6:00pm
12:00-5:00pm

Tues-Fri
Sat-Sun

Yukon Brewing Company

Copper R 132  A

668-4183

Tours 
Mon-Sat 2pm

 

Yukon Quest

Fairbanks to Whitehorse

668-4711

1000 km International dog team race Whitehorse to Fairbanks Alaska

 

February

Yukon River Alaska Hwy Viewing Point

Alaska Hwy S
km 1398
Marsh Lake

Beginning of the famous Yukon River

 

Year round

Yukon Suspension Bridge

Klondike Hwy S
20 min S Carcross

604
628-5660

Walkway 57ft above Tutshi Rapids

Daily

May 15-Sept27

Yukon Wildlife Preserve

Alaska Hwy N Takhini Hot Springs Rd

633-2706

www.yukonwildlife.ca

Bus Tours 
90 minutes
10am, 2pm & 4pm

Year round