Yellowknife Winter Festival 2019
The castle built on top of the frozen yellowknife bay was warmed.
Yellowknife winter festival 2019. The yellowknife film festival often takes place at the very end of september and the beginning of october. As the city enjoyed or endured some of its warmest ever sustained march weather the ice on yellowknife bay began to melt and the castle built on top of that ice floodedno longer safe for visitors the castle closed for the first time in its 24 year history. The festivals home a castle of snow and ice on the frozen yellowknife bay has suffered too much weather related damage for events to be safely held in its courtyard. We apologize and hope to see you next year for our 10th anniversary.
In march this year snowkings winter festival closed more than a week early as temperatures hit 8c in yellowknife. Guests of the castle can expect a childrens play hard as ice rock music tons of movies. Snowkings winter festival is to close for the season following saturday evenings concert a week ahead of schedule. An ice sculptors photos and calendar of events.
Far north photo festival. It can be reached by driving on the ice road. Yellowknifes annual snow castle had its ice entrance sawed opened on saturday kicking off the snowkings 25th winter festival. Ykiff showcases film and new media works from all over the canadian and circumpolar north with selected international works.
For 2019 the festival is november 15 17. This month long celebration in sub zero temperatures entails a wide range of nippy activities for all ages to enjoy. Although not as large as the winterlude festival in ottawa and gatineau the snow king festival is a must for anyone looking for things to do in. Yellowknifes winter festival long john jamboree has been suspended for the 2020 season.
The yellowknife winter festival and snow castle are in yellowknife bay great slave lake yellowknife. Yellowknifes snowking winter festival starts feb. See whos going to snowking winter festival 2020 in yellowknife nt. Storm the snowcastle of yellowknife for unforgettably frozen yet fun as hell experience.
October 25 2019 after an unseasonable meltdown of the snowkings castle last spring yellowknifers can look forward to the festival opening feb. New photography forward event happening in november.