📅 Cultural Life & Gatherings Inuit • Cri • Innu • Anishinaabe • Atikamekw • Naskapi

Northern & First Nations Events Calendar

Festivals, pow-wows, traditional gatherings and cultural celebrations across the North

All Events Festivals & Music Pow-wows Traditional Gatherings Culture & Celebrations Northern & Traditional Sports

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Inuit • Carving & Traditional Art

Puvirnituq Snow and Carving Festival

MARS 23-28

World-renowned biennial gathering of Inuit master carvers in soapstone, whale bone, and giant snow blocks. Printmaking exhibition, igloo building competition, and throat-singing (katajjaq) duets.

📅 March 23–28, 2026

📍 Puvirnituq (Baie d'Hudson)

Coopérative de Puvirnituq & Conseil municipal Read more →

Inuit, Cri, Innu, Naskapi • National Celebration

National Indigenous Peoples Day

JUIN 21

Solemn and festive summer solstice celebration across all Northern communities. Sunrise ceremony, Inuit and Cree sacred drums, feast of country foods (caribou, Arctic char, wild goose) and heritage games.

📅 June 21, 2026 (Summer Solstice)

📍 Toutes les communautés du Nord

Gouvernements locaux autochtones & Conseils de bande Read more →

Cri • Traditional Knowledge Sharing

Oujé-Bougoumou Cultural Days

AOÛT 20-23

Snowshoe weaving workshops with birch and rawhide babiche, Cree hunters' legends shared by elders, guided tours of Aanischaaukamikw Cultural Institute, and sacred fire ceremonies.

📅 August 20–23, 2026

📍 Oujé-Bougoumou

Institut Culturel Cri & Conseil de bande d'Oujé-Bougoumou Read more →