Editing Kautokeino Municipality (section)

==Cultural events==
[[File:Kautokeino, samische Tracht.jpg|thumb|right|View of a Sami in traditional dress]]
Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino is perhaps the cultural center of Northern Sámi today, and hosts several of the most well known Sami cultural events. The biggest event is the [[Sámi Easter Festival]]. Easter has traditionally been the time when the [[Sami people|Sámi]]s gather to celebrate weddings and [[Confirmation (Christian sacrament)|confirmations]]. Today, also the Sami culture is celebrated with many [[yoik]] concerts, Sami theater shows, reindeer races, snowmobile races, ice fishing competitions, parties, and the [[Sámi Grand Prix]]; a Sámi version of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] where in addition to the best song, the best yoik is also selected. In addition, the Sami Film Festival is usually held during the Easter, which is notable for having an [[outdoor cinema]] made of snow.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bevanger |first=Lars |date=4 June 2004 |title=Drive-in cinema is Norway's coolest |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3603665.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060425143355/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3603665.stm |archive-date=25 April 2006 |access-date=21 April 2007 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

In June, the annual Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino Walk/Bicycle Ride, has Sámis return to Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino, just to walk a few kilometers, or ride a bicycle for twice the distance.

In August, there is the White Fish festival, as well as the Autumn Festival. The latter is a weekend-long party full of concerts, but also includes [[snowmobile skipping]] races on the (unfrozen) river. If the riders go too slow or make too sharp a turn, the snowmobile sinks.