Folk on the Rocks

Since 1980, Yellowknife’s Long Lake has hosted this lively three-day music festival during July’s third weekend.

Attracting over 200 musicians from across the Northwest Territories, the rest of Canada, and the world, Folk on the Rocks is more than a music festival. Spectators can also enjoy sampling specialty foods and browsing handmade arts and crafts while musicians play onstage.

The 2015 lineup featured NWT performers Double Treble Fiddle, the Yellowknife Dene Drummers, hip-hop artist Godson and Juno nominated Dene songwriter Leela Gilday, spoken word artists Shane Koyczan and Richard Van Camp, and audio/visual ‘fantasists’ Sinister Oculus – as well as Nunavut performers Iva, Agaaqtoq, and Tanya Tagaq.

The 36th Festival will be held from the 15th-17^th of July 2016.