Editing Yellowknife (section)

=== Events ===
[[File:Snowking Ice Castle Courtyard.jpg|thumb|upright|The courtyard for the [[Snowking Winter Festival]]'s castle. The festival is an annual festival that is centred around a [[Snow fort|snow castle]] on the [[Great Slave Lake]].]]

* Folk on the Rocks is a local music festival that has been an annual occurrence since 1980. The event features a wide variety of musical acts; it is not limited to only Folk. In the past, it has drawn acts such as [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]], the [[Trailer Park Boys]], [[The Weakerthans]], [[African Guitar Summit]], [[Corb Lund]], [[Fred Penner]], [[Stan Rogers]], [[Gord Downie]], [[Tanya Tagaq]], [[Dan Mangan]], [[Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter)|Sam Roberts Band]], [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]], [[The Strumbellas]], [[Joel Plaskett]], [[Ron Sexsmith]] and [[Hawksley Workman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.folkontherocks.com/archives.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708205606/http://www.folkontherocks.com/archives.php |archive-date=8 July 2007|title=Performer Archives|publisher=Folk on the Rocks Music Festival|access-date=15 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* The Midnight Sun Golf Tournament, with games played through the city's well-lit summer nights, is also a significant cultural event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yellowknifegolf.com/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx|title=Home|publisher=The Yellowknife Golf Club|access-date=15 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* During the winter, there is the [[Snowking Winter Festival]], featuring a snow castle on Great Slave Lake which hosts a month of cultural activities<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snowking.ca|title=13th Annual Winter Festival|publisher=The Snowking|access-date=15 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* The Long John Jamboree,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longjohnjamboree.ca/|title=Long John Jamboree|website=Long John Jamboree}}</ref> a new winter festival, took place 23–25 March 2012 on the frozen Yellowknife Bay next to the Snowking castle, in Yellowknife's Old Town neighbourhood. Events include an ice sculpture contest sponsored by De Beers Canada, cultural events like Dene hand games, games, live music, a beer garden, food vendors, skating rink, artist's market, and much more.
* Yellowknife hosted the inaugural 1970 [[Arctic Winter Games]], and has since hosted athletes and artists from circumpolar regions at the biennial multi-sport and multi-cultural event in 1984, 1990, 1998, and [[2008 Arctic Winter Games]].
* The Old Town Ramble & Ride Festival started in 2006 and happens every summer for three days on the August long weekend. This free outdoor festival promotes local art, culture, music, artisans, dance, storytelling, workshops, tours, children's area and more.
* The [[Yellowknife International Film Festival]] is an annual film festival held in the city.<ref>Emily Blake, [https://cabinradio.ca/47895/news/arts/watch-the-yellowknife-international-film-festival-from-your-sofa/ "Watch the Yellowknife International Film Festival from your sofa"]. Cabin Radio, 23 October 2020.</ref> The [[Dead North Film Festival]], a genre film festival for horror, fantasy and science fiction films, was also staged from 2012 to 2020, but is currently on hiatus.<ref name=deadfornow>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dead-north-film-festival-done-1.5723976 "Yellowknife's Dead North Film Festival dead ... for now"]. [[CBC North]], 14 September 2020.</ref>
* Yellowknife Farmers Market is a seasonal farmers market in Yellowknife, held every Tuesday from June to September at [[Somba K'e Civic Plaza]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yellowknifefarmersmarket.ca/ |website=Yellowknife Farmers Market |title=Yellowknife Farmers Market |access-date=4 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>