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Business, Home and Leisure Show
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Hay River Chamber of Commerce
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Just in time for Christmas, local businesses and artists gather together for this annual tradeshow. Featuring food, crafts, specials, draws and more.
Culture Week on Mission Island
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Community Wellness Program
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Learn how to make dry meat, make bannock, and participate in traditional activities such as canoeing, drumming, moosehide tanning, and setting fish nets and rabbit snares. Participants rotate among the activities. Camping is encouraged. There is road access to Mission Island.
Dehcho Bison Jamboree
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Fort Providence Hamlet Office
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The celebration takes place in late March and early Aprilin Fort Providence. There is to enjoy, like hand games, talent shows, snowmobile races, family dances and traditional competitions like tea boiling and log splitting.
Deninoo Days
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Join in or watch cultural activities for all ages including triathlon, baseball, canoe and boat races, and traditional games.
Festival Fiddling and Jigging Talent Show
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Kole Crook Fiddle Association
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The biggest fiddling and jigging championship North of 60! The event raises funds for music programs, preserves the culture and promotes northern artists.
Gateway Jamboree
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Happening annual on the Saturday after the August long weekend, this is an amazing day of family fun and entertainment just a short distance north of scenic Twin Falls Gorge. Music! Food! Crafts!
Hay Days Festival
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Hay Days Committee
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Hay Days Music, Arts and Cultural Festival takes place in July in Hay River NWT!
International Film Festival Roadtour Fort Simpson
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Western Arctic Moving Pictures
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The Yellowknife International Film Festival consists of select film screenings from the Yellowknife International Film Festival.
International Film Festival Roadtour Fort Smith
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Western Arctic Moving Pictures
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The Yellowknife International Film Festival consists of select film screenings from the Yellowknife International Film Festival.
International Film Festival Roadtour Hay River
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Western Arctic Moving Pictures
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The Yellowknife International Film Festival consists of select film screenings from the Yellowknife International Film Festival.
K'amba Carnival
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A family weekend full of activities with something for everyone - children and adult talent shows, dogsled races, outdoor traditional activities, raffles, hand games and lots of prizes.
KFN Hand Games Tournament
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$50,000 tournament prize with teams from northern Alberta and across the territory come to participate in this three-day event.
Ko K'e Music and Spoken Word Festival Fort Smith
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The Ko K'e Music and Spoken Word Festival celebrates Northern and indigenous artists. Each presenter shares stories through their own creative discipline, be it storytelling, playing music, telling legends, reciting poetry or even throat singing.
Ko K'e Music and Spoken Word Festival Hay River
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Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
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The Ko K'e Music and Spoken Word Festival celebrates Northern and indigenous artists. Each presenter shares stories through their own creative discipline, be it storytelling, playing music, telling legends, reciting poetry or even throat singing.
Kole Crook Fiddling Camp
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Kole Crook Fiddle Association
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The Kole Crook Fiddle Association is a non-profit musical organization helping inspire, and teach NWT Youth about music in memory of Kole Crook. Evening performances for the public.
Metis Culture Days
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Northwest Territories Metis Cultural Institute
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Join the Northwest Territories Metis Cultural Institute as they celebrate three days of cultural activities that include live music, language booths, artist and vendor booths and cultural demonstrations.
National Aboriginal Day Celebrations Fort Providence
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Deh Gah Got'ie First Nations Office
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National Aboriginal Day celebrations are held June 21 each year in all communities of the Northwest Territories! Call to find out what is happening this year.
National Aboriginal Day Celebrations Fort Resolution
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Deninu Kue First Nation
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National Aboriginal Day celebrations are held June 21 each year in all communities of the Northwest Territories! Call to find out what is happening this year.
National Aboriginal Day Celebrations Fort Smith
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Northwest Territories Metis Nation
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National Aboriginal Day celebrations are held June 21 each year in all communities of the Northwest Territories! Call to find out what is happening this year.
National Aboriginal Day Celebrations Hay River Reserve
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Katlodeeche First Nations
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National Aboriginal Day celebrations are held June 21 each year in all communities of the Northwest Territories! Call to find out what is happening this year.
National Aboriginal Day Celebrations Kakisa
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Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation
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National Aboriginal Day celebrations are held June 21 each year in all communities of the Northwest Territories! Call to find out what is happening this year.
Spring Carnival and NWT Dogsled Championships
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A weekend to celebrate spring! Includes an adult talent show, the NWT Dogsled Championships and an annual cribbage tournament.
Summer Intensive Film Workshop
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YouthRise Project
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This is your opportunity to learn how to make a film and then see it on the big screen!
Summer Splash Arts Festival
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Northern Life Museum and Cultural Centre
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Enjoy activities through the week such as art workshops, family events, arts festival, farmers market and more.
Treaty Day
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Salt River First Nation
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National Aboriginal Day celebrations are held June 21 each year in all communities of the Northwest Territories! Call to find out what is happening this year.
Wood Buffalo Frolics
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Wood Buffalo Frolics Society
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The Frolics is a weekend event with a community feast, dances, games, hockey tournament and dogsled races. Most popular is the cabane à sucre - the sugar shack where maple syrup is poured over snow for a scrumptious winter treat!
