SATURDAY AUGUST 3RD
CULTURAL CROSSROADS 12pm Opening with the Yellowknife Dene Drummers Events all day!

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2024 Bike Parade - Latham Island Neighbourhood Association

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As part of the Old Town Ramble and Ride Festival, the Latham Island Neighbourhood Association (LINA) along with Old Town Bike Works (OTBW) and Ecology North Communities in Motion Group are organizing the annual Bike Parade which will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 3rd. The event is open to everyone - kids and adults alike! Bikes, trikes, scooters, skateboards and strollers are all welcome! Costumes are optional…but they sure make for a fun and colourful parade! Be as creative as you wish!

9:30 a.m.

Decorating starts! Dress up your bike and join us for a fun bike parade! Decorate your bike at home or come to Latham Island Park on Saturday morning where we will have all kinds of fun decorations for you and your children to dress up your bikes!

10:30 a.m.

We head out for our awesome Bike Parade together! The Parade starts at Latham Island Park. We will bike around Otto and Morrison Drive, across the Causeway and into Old Town, finishing at OTBW. We have a shortcut planned for those wee ones who may need a bit more time and less distance to arrive at our end location: OTBW! Adult Parade Guides will accompany us for safety en-route.

11:30 a.m.

We will celebrate our Bike Parade completion with cool treats at OTBW for an awesome finish! We made it!!!

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🚩Welcome and Info Table - Hak’s Auto Body

11:00am- 4:00pm

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🚩Guy Architects - Walking Tour

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10:00am until Noon.

Meet at Guy Architects at 9:55am (3528 McDonald Drive) - Free Admission

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🚩Trash-formation at the Old Johnson building (3610 Franklin Avenue). 11:00am - 5:00pm
Come see beautiful and strange works of art made by local Yellowknifers that have been created and upcycled from trash. Vote for your favorites. Prizes for adults & kids categories!

In partnership with Ecology North

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🚩Johnson Building Supplies Site (3610 Franklin Avenue)

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A special mural by Diane Boudreau - Spend time painting a new aquarium.

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Seniors Auction - Visit the auction and support our Seniors!

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🚩Down to Earth Gallery​

12:00 to 4:00 - Button making with Dave Kellett and Friends.  Design a button and see it made into wearable art reality Free

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12:00 to 4:00 - Pottery Wheel Demo with Ann Peters

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1:00 to 3:00 - Colourful Soap dish from dyed reed.  Instructor Cathie Harper $10

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12:00 to 3:00 - Stone Carving Demo with John Sabourin

All Day – Kids area quiet zone with bubbles, books and games

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🚩Gallery of the Midnight Sun

12:00 to 4:00 - Lemonade and 3 Dessert Squares $4.00 (all proceeds donated to NWT Inclusion)

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1:00 to 3:00 - Beadwork demonstration by Sarah Cleary​

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12:00 to 4:00 - Cyanotype and stencil printing with Pat Moore & Hazel Wainwright (Gallery Parking Lot)

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🚩Bullocks’ Bistro

Bullocks Bistro Ramble and Ride special. We will have a have a Fish taco booth outside in our parking lot. We will be selling fish taco’s for $7.00 each. The Restaurant will be open on Saturday from Noon to 9:00pm

 

🚩Old Town Glassworks & Bikeworks

1:00 to 4:00 - Old Town Glassworks and Bikeworks is excited to offer a special ink painting session. Only $5 per person, no experience required! 

In their Showroom, explore the featured locally-made art and handmade jewelry, while grooving to live musical entertainment in the yard.

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🚩Kids zone
Across from Old Johnson building
 

12:30 to 1:30 - Crafts with the Girl Guides. Disposable Plate Ladybugs, if time we will be doing Egg carton Ladybugs, and twirling Ladybugs. Ages: 4-10

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2:30 to 3:30 Crafts with the Girl Guides. Geometry String Art (at different difficulty). Ages: 5-16

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All afternoon - Face Painting with PeaCasso

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All afternoon - Bouncy Castles

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All afternoon - Our Own Terry Brookes - Balloon Artist

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All afternoon - Colouring Contest​​

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🚩Wildcat Cafe

Open all weekend!

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🚩Weaver and Devore

Join us for our special "Back Bayer" 20% off clothing and footwear. Come celebrate one of Old Town’s cornerstone businesses! Final sale day!

 

🚩YKARCC Mobile Gallery

Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centres mobile gallery are exhibiting the work of The Tamarack Fibre Group (Shona Barbour, Hermina Joldersma, Donna MacDonald, Pat Moore, Erin Suliak, Karin von Allmen and Hazel Wainwright).

 

🚩Hank Koenen Park 

Enjoy life size board games out in the open for friends and family! ​

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🚩Government Dock

Tour the Yellowknife Marine Rescue Unit, a Community Unit of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. The Yellowknife Marine Rescue Unit is having an open house which will feature an information booth, a display of their gear and viewing of their boats. (3525 McDonald Drive)

 

🚩Somba K'e Paddling Club

1:30 - Latham Island Paddle Race begins! (Get there a bit early).

 

🚩Passport to Old Town Prize Draw

Remember to collect your stamps in this year's passport for amazing prizes!

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*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*

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Music

🚩Down To Earth Gallery

• 12:00pm - Brian Doucette

• 1:15pm - Refrijerater

• 2:15pm - Alex Ketchum

• 3:30pm - Ice Rodeo

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🚩Old Town Glassworks

• 1:15pm - Baby Brian

• 2:15pm - PARTS

• 3:15pm - Stray Dogs

 

🚩Gallery of the Midnight Sun

• 3:30pm - Tlicho Lawrence

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🚩Kids Zone

• 1:00pm - DJ Samie

 

🚩Cultural Crossroads

• 12:00pm - Dene Drummers

• 12:30pm - Feeding the Fire Ceremony with Sarah Cleary

• 1:00pm - Sechile Sedare

• 2:00pm - Benjamin Lavigne - Breathwork​

• 3:00pm - Denis Ranque + Rebecca Alty - Introduction to Salsa Dancing: Drop-in Workshop

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🚩Yvonne Quick Heritage Wharf

• 12:30pm - Darin Woodbury

• 1:30pm - Herman Nelson and the Heaters

• 2:30pm - Johnny Cole

 

🚩Bullocks Bistro

• 4:00pm - sunaïra

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🚩Sundog Cafe

• 2:15pm - Hughes

• 3:15pm - Rob Elo

 

🚩Wildcat Café

• 1:00pm - Tlicho Lawrence

• 2:00pm - Jimmy Georges