RENDEZVOUS 2025 AFFILIATED EVENTS

 

Hair Freezing Contest
Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs
The One-of-a-Kind Hair Freezing Contest Get ready for one of the coolest events on the planet – Hair Freezing Contest at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs! This crazy, award-winning contest happens when temperatures dip below -20°C. With cash prizes and multiple fun categories to enter, it’s a frosty adventure like no other. We even hold the Guinness World Record for the most participants! Dip in the hot pools, freeze your hair into wild shapes, and join the fun for a chance to win.  www.hairfreezingcontest.com
Eclipse Northern Hot Springs, KM 10/Mile 6, Takhini Hot Springs Rd

Brunch des Becs Sucrés
Association franco-yukonnaise
 - NEW DATE! - Saturday February 22nd 
Two sittings: 10AM - 12PM and 12PM - 2PM
Come and enjoy a delicious family-style lunch in a festive sugar shack atmosphere. This traditional event includes folk music and maple taffy on the snow, all in an enchanting setting. Put on your best checkered shirt and come satisfy your sweet tooth, just like they used to do in the olden days! There will be two sittings: 10am to Noon and Noon-2pm. $20 adult / $13 child (under 12 years old). Maple taffy on snow will be served outside 3$. AFY members: one free maple taffy! Photos will be taken at this event. For more information, please visit https://cafe.afy.ca.
Centre de la Francophone, 302 Strickland St

All-City Band's Annual Dessert & Dance
All-City Band
Saturday February 15th, 7PM - 10PM
Come out and dance to some great tunes with the All-City Jazz Band and The Big Band. This year in the Porter Creek Secondary School Cafeteria and not only will you be having fun, you'll be supporting All-City Band Society's Trip to The Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival this Spring! And of course, there will be delicious desserts, dance lessons, lots of opportunities to dance and a silent auction. Tickets $25 (adults) and $20 (students/seniors) on sale on Eventbrite, at Whitehorse Motors and at the door. Contact allcitybandwhitehorse@gmail.com for more details.
Porter Creek Secondary School

Yukon African Music Festival
TELIYA International Society
Saturday February 15th, 6PM - 10PM (Whitehorse)
Sunday February 16, 5PM - 8PM (Haines Junction)
The Yukon Africa Music Festival is an annual event showcasing African traditions and cultures to the Yukon community through music, presentations, crafts, and dance. The 12th Yukon African Music Festival 2025 will take place in Whitehorse on February 15th at the Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Centre (Westmark Hotel) from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The festival will continue on February 16th in Haines Junction at the St. Elias Convention Centre from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The entry fee is $10 for adults, while children can attend for free. 
For more information, please contact Leonard Boniface at TELIYA International Society: TheTELIYA@Gmail.com www.theteliya.org.
Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Centre, Whitehorse | St. Elias Convention Centre, Haines Junction

WWEST STEM Activities
Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology
Friday February 21st, 11AM - 3PM
Join Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology (WWEST) in celebrating all things Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) at Kids Fest at Rendezvous! Come by our booth for a variety of fun, hands-on and educational STEM activities for kids of all ages and their families! Free of charge.
Frank Slim Building 

Yukon Artists Showcase
BYTE - Empowering Youth Society
Friday February 21st, 7PM
Don’t miss this exciting event celebrating incredible youth talent! Formerly known as "The Battle of the Bands," the event has been rebranded to eliminate the competitive element and now welcomes a diverse range of performers, including singers, dancers, DJs, visual artists, and more!  Admission is pay-what-you-can, making it accessible for everyone to enjoy. Bring your friends and family to celebrate the creativity of youth performers and visual artists!
Location: Guild Hall

 

Canadian Red Cross Informaiton Booth
Canadian Red Cross
Friday February 21st - 23rd, 10AM - 3PM
Come down and meet with us at Shipyards Park.  We will be promoting awareness of the Canadian Red Cross here in the Yukon, provide emergency preparedness/resiliency information, promote volunteer opratunities with the Canadian Red Cross here in the Yukon.
Shipyards Park

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Scenic Helicopter City Tours
Capital Helicopters (1995) Inc.
Friday February 21st, 11AM - 3PM
Saturday February 22nd, 11AM - 4PM
Sunday February 23rd, 11AM - 4PM
Looking to give family and friends a unique experience they'll never forget? Capital Helicopter's popular Scenic City Tours are back for Rendezvous weekend only. Soar through the skies and experience the stunning beauty of the Yukon wilderness from above. Only $99/person. For more information, please visit us on Facebook, Instagram or call (867) 668-6200
Capital Helicopters, 192 Condor Rd.

La fabrique d'improvisation du Nord
Saturday February 22nd, 5PM - 7PM
It will be a French improvisation Match, from 5pm to 7pm.  Two teams will play together for a lot of fun! $10 at the door and there is a bar in place. Some surprises to come!
l'Association franco-yukonnaise, 302 Strickland St

Annual Sourdough Pancake Breakfast
Knights of Columbus 
Saturday February 22nd - 23rd, 8AM - 12PM
Start your day the right way! A staple of the Rendezvous festival since the 1960s, dedicated volunteers will be serving up delicious pancakes. Support this annual fundraiser and fuel up for the day’s events! 
Under 6: FREE 6-12: $6.00 Seniors: $8.00 and Adults: $10.00
CYO Hall, corner of 4th Ave. and Steele St.

Selkirk Elementary's Rendezvous Carnival and Market
Selkirk Elementary
 - CORRECTED DATE! - Friday February 21st, 11AM - 4PM
Selkirk Elementary welcomes everyone to our family-friendly carnival and vendor market. Join us for a day of Sourdough Rendezvous fun! Carnival games require the purchase of tickets. Tickets will cost $2 for 1 ticket, $5 for 5 tickets, and $8 for 10 tickets. Each game or activity will cost between 1-5 tickets. It’s free to attend the vendor market and enter door prizes. There will be a concession with food for sale. This event is a fundraiser for Selkirk Elementary School and all proceeds benefit the school.
Location: Selkirk Elementary

Kingscote Air Display
Kingscote Air Display
Saturday February 22nd - 23rd, 12PM - 3PM
The Kingscote Air Display has been a part of Rendezvous weekend for over 50 years. Every year, we are more than happy to welcome the public to our free static air display of Canadian military aircraft. Often featuring multiple different types of military planes, such as Griffins, Chinooks, Twin Otters, Auroras, Harvards, Cormorants, Dash-8s, Hercs, etc.
Erik Neilson International Airport

 

All details are accurate at the time of printing. Each organization is fully responsible for their own event. Events may be subject to change.