All Events:
Find out whats going on around Old Town! Tours, Dockside Market, Art shows, food, float plane tours, art and craft demonstrations, and more! Click below to view our complete schedule.
Friday, August 2nd 2019
Critical Mass Kick off Bike Rally - Somba K’e Park
08/02/19
6:00 pm
Dress your bike to impress and join us for a bike rally through downtown and ending at Down to Earth Gallery. Open to kids and adults alike!
Kick off Concert @ Down to Earth Gallery
08/02/19
6:30pm-11pm
Kick off Concert @ Down to Earth Gallery
Come and have a coffee or lemonade while enjoying the great music.
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6:30 pm - Ryan McCord
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7:30 pm - Junkyard Symphony
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8:30 pm - Andrea Bettger
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9:30 pm - George Tuccaro and The Don't Give Up Your Day Job Band
Sap Sucker birch syrup with Ice Cream On Site $!
Weaver and Devore Trading LTD.
08/02/19
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
We are celebrating our 83rd anniversary
20% off all regular priced items, everything on the second floor. Also up to 40% off on selected items.
Old Town Glassworks & Old Town Bikeworks - 3510 McDonald Drive
08/02/19
12 - 5:30pm
30 minute Power Tour and create your own northern glass. $30.
Tours start at the top of the hour.
Drop-in Bike safety checks and decorating. Free / by donation.
Drop-in E-bike, E-trike, and bike rentals. $15 by the half hour
Gallery of the Midnight Sun
08/02/19
12:00 to 4:00pm
12:00 to 4:00 - Making Lemonade from Lemons - Fundraiser for Roberta Hickey and Jeremy Emerson - $3.00 for Lemonade & Squares
1:00 to 3:00pm - Origami Demonstration – Miki Yamada folds amazing creatures from paper including northern favourites like bears and wolves.
10:30-12:30pm - Beaded Earring Workshop by Ale Ramirez-Bocaz – Make your own earrings. $10.00 fee. Call to register 873-8064. First come first serve, 6 spaces available
Air Tindi
08/02/19
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Offering 20 Minute City Tours on our Caravan on Floats.
Tickets:
Adults- $80
Children (12 and under)- $60
Children under 2 free (when accompanied with an adult)
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Air Tindi Floatbase or during the event.
For any questions, please call 867-669-8218
Feature Event!
Critical Mass Bike Rally at Somba'Ke Park - 6pm Friday August 2nd. Dress your bike to impress and join us for a bike rally through downtown and ending at the
Kick off Concert @ Down to Earth Gallery in Old town starting at 6:30pm!
Open to Kids and Adults alike!
Saturday, August 3rd 2019
Architectural Walking Tour of Old Town - Guy Architects
08/03/19
10:00am - 12:00pm
Meet at Guy Architects 3528 McDonald Drive - Free! - Today Only!
Welcome and Info Table - Hak’s Auto Body
08/03/19
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pick up a schedule, passport & stamp
Trash-formation with Ecology North - Bromley Storage yard on Franklin
08/03/19
11:00 - 5:00 pm
11- 5pm Come see beautiful and strange works of art made by local Yellowknifers that have been created and upcycled from trash. Vote for your favorites. First prize for top voted piece is $200 cash sponsored by Guy Architects and Second Prize $100 Gift Card from Gallery of the Midnight Sun. Festival T-shirts for all participating artist.
Junkyard Symphony Workshop at 11:30am!
Gallery of the Midnight Sun
08/03/19
12:00 - 6:00 pm
12:00 to 4:00 - Making Lemonade from Lemons - Fundraiser for Roberta Hickey and Jeremy Emerson - $3.00 for Lemonade & Squares
1:00 – 4:00pm - Jewellery Making Demonstration by Delia Cepoi who blends a rainbow of colours with her incredible designs to create one of a kind statement pieces.
1:00 – 4:00pm - Beading Demonstration by Master seamstress Dene Elder Sarah Cleary.
Fiddle Music by Grace Clark 1:30 to 2:15pm
CDETNO @ Gallery of the Midnight Sun parking lot
08/03/19
11am-5pm
“Bonjour! Come visit our stand where you’ll be able to play some games and learn more about your town. Pratiquez votre français avec nous!”
Tamarack Fibre Group @ Gallery of the Midnight Sun parking lot. Today Only!
08/03/19
11am - 5pm
See some of the beauty and pleasure of working with fibre: watch members of the Tamarack Fibre Group demonstrate how to create a wet-felted piece, embellish wool with embroidery and beads, make art-cards with hand-dyed fabric stamped and beaded, and generate beauty with a new take on traditional black-work embroidery.
tails here
Down to Earth Gallery
08/03/19
11am-5pm
Starting at 11 and open all day - Glass Mosaic Project with Rosalind Mercredi. Come and contribute to some Old Town Artwork.
11-2:30 pm Pottery Wheel Demo with Ann Peters
12-2pm Recycled Box Board Ornament Workshop with Cathie Harper.
12-4pm Sapsucker Birch syrup with ice cream $
11-5pm Games Area, board games, Cribbage, kids games and Bubbles
YK ARCC debuts the Art Gallery of NWT @ Johnson’s Building
08/03/19
11 - 5pm
A new mobile exhibition space made from a converted cargo trailer.
Our first exhibition features the energetic, experimental paintings of Michael Fatt.
Public Wood Shapes Painting w/ Diane Boudreau - Johnson’s Building
08/03/19
12:00 - 5:00 pm
Join in and paint a cutout wood shape that will go up on display in Old Town.
Free!
WAMP - Northern Sights 360° VR Project @ Old cabin across from Johnson’s Building
08/03/19
12:00 am - 5:00 pm
WAMP is touring our Northern Sights 360° VR project created by northern artists and musicians. Using VR headsets, we invite people to sit, select their experience and watch, as the magic unfolds before their eyes. Free!
Dockside Market sponsored by Event Rentals Yellowknife
08/03/19
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
We'll be featuring a great selection of local food, art, and crafts for you to explore while enjoying local music by the water
Borealis Bike Tours Unlimited - 3528 B McDonald Dr
08/03/19
45 minute fat bike tours of Old Town and many of its unique points of interest that even some local people are unaware of. $20 per person
Dancing Moose Cafe - 3505 McDonald Drive
08/03/19
Open for breakfast & lunch! Stop by to get a stamp.
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Bouncing Moose - Kids Zone @ Dancing Moose Cafe
08/03/19
11am- 5pm
12pm -1pm String Games with Gerri Sharpe
1:15pm -2:15pm Junkyard Symphony
2:30- 3:15pm Cassandra Burt
4pm- 5pm DJ Sami and Kilo November
Terry Brooks will be doing magic and balloon animals. Face painter, bouncy castle, arts & crafts all weekend!
The Literacy Council Book Mobile will be there on Saturday only.
Air Tindi
08/03/19
10am-12pm & 4:30-6:00pm
20 Minute City Tours on our Caravan on Floats.
Tickets:
Adults- $80
Children (12 and under)- $60
Children under 2 free (when accompanied with an adult)
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Air Tindi Floatbase or during the event.
For any questions, please call 867-669-8218
Old Town Cabins - Open House - Cabin #12
08/03/19
11am-5pm
Open House! Come and get your stamp!
NWT Brewing Company/The Woodyard Brewhouse and Eatery
08/03/19
Open regular Saturday hours
We will have our growler station open for growler and bottled beer offsales.
10% off hoodies during the festival.
Old Town Bike Works - 3510 McDonald Drive
08/03/19
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Drop-in Bike safety checks and decorating. Free / by donation.
Drop-in E-bike, E-trike, and bike rentals. $15 by the half hour
Street Stage see R&R music schedule
2- 4 pm - Do it yourself tee-shirt silk screening, $10 if you bring your own tee-shirt. $20 if we provide the tee-shirt.
More info contact: info@oldtownglassworks.com, or (867) 669-7654.
Old Town Glass Works - 3510 McDonald Drive
08/03/19
12:00pm - 5:00 pm
30 minute Power Tour and create your own northern glass. $30. Tours start at the top of the hour.
More info @ 669-7654 FB- oldtownglassworks Cell#867-445-5995
Sundog Adventures Old Town Scavenger Hunt @ 4 Lessard Drive
08/03/19
11am- 4pm
Explore Old Town, answering clues and collecting photos for a chance to win a Sundog Adventures gift certificate ($250 value).
Register and pick up your treasure hunting list at Sundog Trading Post between 11a.m.- 4 p.m., August 3 & 4
Drop off your answer sheet before 4 p.m. on August 4.
All correctly completed answer sheets will be entered into a draw to win.
The Wildcat Cafe - 3904 Wiley rd
08/03/19
11am- 10pm
$12 fish Taco special.
A circa-1937 mining-camp log cabin.
AHMIC AIR - 3514 Wiley Road
08/03/19
1:00 - 5:00 pm
1:00-5:00pm
20 minute Floatplane Tours - $60.00 per person inclusive of all taxes.
Book ahead online at www.ahmicair.com or stop by in person to book a seat
at Ahmic Air's Back Bay Floatbase
Makerspace YK - Mad Trapper Escape Room @ Hank Koenen Park Dock
08/03/19
11am - 5pm
How fast can you outsmart and escape the Mad Trapper? Makerspace YK brings their escape room to the 13th annual Old Town Ramble & Ride Festival. Look for the Makerspace YK Tool Bus and escape the tent by solving the Trapper's clues!
Do you have what it takes to be the fastest to escape, or will you be trapped without any hints left?
Bullock’s Bistro - 3534 Weaver Dr
08/03/19
11:30am-9pm
Special Bison stew and fish chowder special served with fresh bread. $9.95 per serving. Passport stamp here!
Weaver and Devore Trading LTD.
08/03/19
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
We are celebrating our 83rd anniversary
20% off all regular priced items, everything on the second floor.
Also up to 40% off on selected items.
Welcome and Info Table
Hak’s Auto Body
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Pick up a schedule and passport. Collect 13 stamps on your passport to win an Old Town shopping spree worth over $3000 and other great prizes!
Featured Events!
Waterfront Market at the Government Docks from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 4th 2019
Welcome and Info Table - Hak’s Auto Body
08/04/19
12:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pick up a schedule, passport and stamp.
Trash-formation @ Bromley Storage Yard on Franklin Ave.
08/04/19
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Come see beautiful and strange works of art made by local Yellowknifers that have been created and upcycled from trash. Vote for your favorites.
First prize for top voted piece wins $200 cash from Guy Architects, 2nd Prize $100 Gift Card for Gallery of the Midnight Sun. Also sponsored by the City of YK
NWT Brewing Company/The Woodyard Brewhouse and Eatery
08/04/19
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We will have our growler station open for growler and bottled beer offsales. 10% off hoodies during the festival. Passport stamps!
Gallery of the Midnight Sun
08/04/19
12:00 - 4:00 pm
12:00 to 4:00pm - Making Lemonade from Lemons fundraiser for Roberta Hickey and Jeremy Emerson - $3.00 for Lemonade & Squares
1:00 – 4:00pm - Jewellery Making Demonstration by Delia Cepoi who blends a rainbow of colours with her incredible designs to create one of a kind statement pieces.
1:00-4:00pm - Beading Demonstration by Master seamstress Dene Elder Sarah Cleary
Musical Performance by Andrea Bettger and Pat Braden 1:30 to 2:15
CDETNO @ Gallery of the Midnight Sun parking lot
08/04/19
12- 4:00pm
“Bonjour! Come visit our stand where you’ll be able to play some games and learn more about your town. Pratiquez votre français avec nous!”
Event Details here
Down to Earth Gallery
08/04/19
12:00 am - 4:00 pm
12:30-1:30pm Glass sundcatchers with wood hanger - With Rosalind Mercredi - $10 and 10 people max.
12:00- 5pm Glass Mosaic Project – Come and contribute to some Old Town artwork with Rosalind Mercredi
2:00 -3pm Allison McCreesh - 5min watercolour mini portraits
12- 4pm - Sapsucker Birch Syrup with Ice cream $
12-4pm - Games area, boardgame, cribbage cards, kids games and so much more….l
Old Town Cabins - Open House - Cabin #12
08/04/19
12:00 - 4:00 pm
We are having a draw and open house!
NAWAL Northern Adventures - 4702 Anderson-Thomson Blvd
08/04/19
Canoe, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Rentals and so much more! Stop by to get your Passport Stamped.
Add Event Details here
YK ARCC debuts the Art Gallery of NWT @ Johnson’s Building
08/04/19
12 - 4pm
A new mobile exhibition space made from a converted cargo trailer.
Our first exhibition features the energetic, experimental paintings of Michael Fatt.
WAMP - Northern Sights 360° VR Project @ Old cabin across from Johnson’s Building
08/03/19
12:00 am - 4:00 pm
WAMP is touring our Northern Sights 360° VR project created by northern artists and musicians. Using VR headsets, we invite people to sit, select their experience and watch, as the magic unfolds before their eyes. Free!
Public Wood Shape Painting w/ Diane Boudreau - Johnson’s Building
08/04/19
12-4pm
Join in and paint a cutout wood shape that will go up on display in Old Town.
Free!
Dockside Market sponsored by Event Rentals Yellowknife
08/04/19
12:00 - 4:00 pm
We'll be featuring a great selection of local food, art, and crafts for you to explore while enjoying local music by the water
Sundog Adventures Old Town Scavenger Hunt @ 4 Lessard Drive
08/04/19
11am - 4pm
Explore Old Town, answering clues and collecting photos for a chance to win a Sundog Adventures gift certificate ($250 value).
Register and pick up your treasure hunting list at Sundog Trading Post between 11a.m.- 4 p.m., August 3 & 4
Drop off your answer sheet before 4 p.m. on August 4.
All correctly completed answer sheets will be entered into a draw to win.
Old Town Bike Works - 3510 McDonald Drive
08/04/19
12:00 am - 5:00 pm
Drop-in Bike safety checks and decorating. Free / by donation.
Drop-in E-bike, E-trike, and bike rentals. $15 by the half hour
Backyard main stage see R&R music schedule.
More info @ 669-7654 FB- oldtownglassworks Cell#867-445-5995
Old Town Glass Works - 3510 McDonald Drive
08/04/19
12:00 am - 5:00 pm
30 minute Power Tour and create your own northern glass. $30.
Tours start at the top of the hour.
Backyard main stage see R&R music schedule.
More info @ 669-7654 FB- oldtownglassworks Cell#867-445-5995
Bouncing Moose - Kids Zone @ Dancing Moose Cafe
08/04/19
12pm - 4:00pm
1pm-1:30pm French Storytelling with Eliz Monroe
1:45pm- 2:45pm Yoga with Cora Rentmaeister
3pm - 4pm DJ Sami and Kilo November
Terry Brooks will be doing magic and balloon animals. There will be a face painter, bouncy castle, and arts & crafts all weekend!
Air Tindi - Floatplane Tours
08/04/19
12-3:00pm
20 Minute City Tours on our Caravan on Floats.
Tickets: Adults- $80, Children (12 and under)- $60
Children under 2 free (when accompanied with an adult)
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Air Tindi Floatbase or during the event.
For any questions, please call 867-669-8218
The Wildcat Cafe - 3904 Wiley Road
08/04/19
10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Special R&R brunch from 10am-2pm & $12 fish Taco special.
Makerspace YK - Mad Trapper Escape Room @ Hank Koenen Park Dock
08/04/19
12pm - 4pm
How fast can you outsmart and escape the Mad Trapper? Makerspace YK brings their escape room to the 13th annual Old Town Ramble & Ride Festival. Look for the Makerspace YK Tool Bus and escape the tent by solving the Trapper's clues!
Do you have what it takes to be the fastest to escape, or will you be trapped without any hints left?
AHMIC AIR - 3514 Wiley Road
08/04/19
1-5pm
20 minute Floatplane Tours - $60.00 per person inclusive of all taxes.
Book ahead online at www.ahmicair.com or stop by in person to book a seat
at Ahmic Air's Back Bay Floatbase
Passport to Old Town Prize Draw @ Music on the Dock
08/04/19
4:00pm
Over $3000.00 in gift cards to Old Town businesses for one
Grand Prize winner to EAT, SHOP, PLAY & STAY!
2nd & 3rd prizes too!
*Pick up your Passport at participating businesses and drop them off at Gallery of the Midnight Sun or Down to Earth Gallery BEFORE 3:30pm, on Sunday, August 4th*
Welcome and Info Table
Hak’s Auto Body
12:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Pick up a schedule and passport.