Events/Festivals

A collection of some of the many festivals for the Indigenous and Arctic performing arts!

Alianait Arts Festival

An annual arts and music festival every June in Iqaluit. Alianait has also been presenting a series of concerts throughout the year and extends these shows to other Nunavut communities whenever possible.

Aqpik Jam Music Festival

The Aqpik Jam Music Festival is held during the second week of August in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik to coincide with the ripening and harvesting of the wild berry called aqpik.

Folk on the Rocks

An annual music festival during the summers in Yellowknife, NWT. 

imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival

An annual film and media arts festival in Toronto, Ontario. ImagineNATIVE also has other annual programming in indigenous media arts.

Nunavut International Film Festival

An annual film festival in Iqaluit and Nunavut schools that features shorts, documentaries, animation, feature-length films, and music videos in Inuktut. 

Riddu Riddu Festival

An annual international Indigenous festival in Norway.