📅 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, Dénés • Circumpolar Games

Arctic Winter Games

MARS 8-14

The premier circumpolar sporting and cultural event. Traditional Inuit sports: One-Foot High Kick, Two-Foot High Kick, Alaskan High Kick, Kneel Jump, and Dene games celebrating northern agility and endurance.

📅 March 8–14, 2026

📍 Délégation Nunavik & Grand Nord

Comité international des Arctic Winter Games & Société Makivvik Read more →

Inuit • Sea-Ice & Snowmobile Festival

Salluit Snow Festival

AVRIL 18-22

Spring light celebration in the Salluit fjord on the Hudson Strait. Sea-ice snowmobile cross-country races, timed igloo-building contests, ice fishing tourney, and community feast of Arctic char.

📅 April 18–22, 2026

📍 Salluit (Détroit d'Hudson)

Village nordique de Salluit & Comité des loisirs Read more →