January 2012

January-March – Faro

Winter Activities
Sport’s Nights, Seniors Carpet Bowling, Oldtimers Hockey,
Aerobics, Archery & Fencing.
Contact: 867-994-2375, www.faroyukon.ca.

January Dates TBA – Faro

Sliding & Skating Parties
Contact: 867-994-2375, www.faroyukon.ca.

January 14-16 – Haines Junction

Alcan 200 Snowmobile Races
Haines cutoff to Dezadeash Lake and return to 42 mile.
Contact: 907-766-2050, www.alcan200.org.

January 16-22 – Whitehorse Area

Fulda Challenge
Extreme winter competition from Skagway, AK
via Whitehorse to the Arctic Circle.
Contact: www.fulda-challenge.com.

January 20-22 – Haines Junction

Yukon Native Bonspiel
Contact: 867-634-4200.

February 2012

February Dates TBA – Haines Junction

Old Timers Hockey Tournament
Contact: 867-634-7041.

February Dates TBA – Watson Lake

Open Curling Bonspiel!
Contact: Norma 867-536-2645.

February 3-5 – Dawson City

Dawson Curling Club
113th Annual International Bonspiel
Contact: Akio Saito, (867) 993-5398, www.dawsoncity.ca.

February 4 – Fairbanks

Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race
Annual 1000 mile dog sled race run in February between
Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon.
Contact: 867-668-4711, www.yukonquest.com.

February 4-12 – Whitehorse

Yukon Arctic Ultra
Contact: International (+) 49 (0) 8821 9436061, www.arcticultra.de.

February 6-12 – Whitehorse

Available Light Film Festival
Canada’s only feature film festival North of 60, ALFF is a multi-day event that includes international and Canadian feature films and feature documentaries, industry panel discussions, and workshops.
Contact: 867-393-3456, www.yukonfilmsociety.com.

February 8-11 – Dawson City

Yukon Quest - Dawson City Layover
Contact: (867) 668-4711, www.yukonquest.com.

February 10-12 – Dawson City

Old Timers Hockey Tournament
Contact: Rod Dewell, (867) 993-5499, www.dawsoncity.ca.

February 10-12 – Watson Lake

Kiki Karnival
Recreation hockey, food fair, bonspiel, dinner,
dancing, kid’s games and much more!
Contact: 867-536-8020, www.watsonlake.ca.

February 11 – Marsh Lake

Marsh Lake Ski Loppet
Contact: 867-660-4999.

February 11-12 – Haines Junction

Female Hockey Jamboree
Fun weekend of ladies’ hockey.
Contact: 867-634-2683.

February 17-19 – Whitehorse

Canadian Tire Sportsman’s Bonspiel
Contact: 867-667-CURL.

February 18-20 – Whitehorse

Frostbite Music Festival
See a multitude of emerging and established Canadian and Yukon musical acts, and features concerts, dances, workshops, a kids’ festival and a youth stage.
Contact: 867-668-4921, www.frostbitefest.ca.

February 23-26 – Whitehorse

Air Display - Whitehorse International Airport
Contact: 867-334-0139.

February 23-26 – Whitehorse

Cabane à sucre (Sugar Shack)
Contact: 867-668-2663, Ext. 221.

February 23-26 – Whitehorse

Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous
Our 47th Annual Winter Festival featuring family and children’s activities including: flour packing contest, chainsaw chuck, international air show, one dog pull, Swede saw and log split, axe throwing and more.
Contact: 867-667-2148, www.yukonrendezvous.com.

March 2012

March Dates TBA – Watson Lake

Annual Bonspiel
Contact: Dave 867-536-7531, www.watsonlake.ca.

March 1-4 – Dawson City

Trek Over the Top (1), Destination Dawson City
Contact: KVA, 867-993-5575, www.trekoverthetop.com.

March 8-11 – Dawson City

Trek Over the Top (2), Destination Dawson City
Contact: KVA, 867-993-5575, www.trekoverthetop.com.

March 10-11– Faro

Ice Worm Squirm Winter Carnival
Join us for some winter activities.
Contact: 867-994-2375, www.faroyukon.ca.

March 12-13– Teslin

Mini Rendezvous
Join us for some winter activities.
Contact: 867-390-2530, www.teslin.ca.

March 15-18 – Dawson City

Thaw di Gras Spring Carnival
Celebrate the return of spring. Themed games, entertaining events and rollicking fun! Includes the impressive snowshoe baseball tournament.
Contact: KVA, (867) 993-5575, www.dawsoncity.ca.

March 22-24 – Dawson City

Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race
A 338.1-km (210-mile), mid-distance dogsled race following a historic mail route used by Percy DeWolfe for 35 years. Starts at 10 a.m. in front of the old post office in Dawson City, YT and follows the Yukon River to Eagle, AK and back. The 64.4-km (40-mile) junior race starts at 12:30 p.m. Wrap-up banquet is open to everyone.
Contact: Anna Claxton. (867) 993-3762, www.thepercy.com.

March 24 – Whitehorse

Burning Away the Winter Blues
Contact: 867-633-4844, www.burningawaythewinterblues.com.

March 29-31 – Dawson City

Dawson City Sled Dawgs Diamond Dempster Daze
Contact: Tim Grenon, timothygrenon@msn.com.

March 29-April 1 – Whitehorse

Whitehorse Curling Club 60th International Bonspiel
Contact: 867-667-CURL.

March 30-April 1 – Whitehorse

35th Annual Kilrich Northern Yukon Native Hockey Tournament
Contact: www.yiha.ca.

April 2012

April 5-8 – Dawson City

Annual Dawson City International Short Film Festival
Short films from Yukon and around the world. We also offer guest speakers, panel discussions and workshops.
Contact: Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC), 867-993-5005, www.dawsonfilmfest.com.

April 11-21 – Whitehorse

44th Annual Rotary Music Festival
Contact: 867-633-3755, www.rmfestival.ca.

April 14-22 – Marsh Lake, Tagish, Teslin,

 Carcross, Whitehorse, and Burwash Landing

Celebration of Swans
Welcome thousands of returning swans and water birds, the harbingers of spring, and enjoy free events throughout Yukon. Swan Haven Interpretation Centre is open April 1st to 30th.
Contact: 867-667-8291, www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/viewing.