Press Release
December 14, 2016
The City of Yellowknife invites the public to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday at a large New Years’ Eve event in the Multiplex (41 Kam Lake Road).
The festivities begin at 4 p.m. on December 31 and celebrate multiculturalism in Yellowknife. All activities and entertainment is free and includes access to the Yellowknife Gymnastics Club, public skating, cultural performances and demonstrations. Food is available for purchase from vendors on site.
Schedule of New Year’s Eve Events at Multiplex:
Time Activity
4:00 – 10:00 Multicultural Food Vendors
4:00 – 8:00 Access to Gymnastics Club equipment
4:00 – 8:00 Bouncy Castle
4:00 – 8:00 Cabane a Sucre
4:00 – 8:00 Family Skate
4:00 – 8:00 Yellowknife Circus Club
4:00 – 8:00 Yellowknife Literacy Games/Crafts/ Books
4:00 – 4:30 Yellowknives Dene Hand Games
4:30 – 5:00 Yellowknives Dene Drummers
5:00 – 5:15 Bella Beats
5:30 – 5:50 Aurora Ukrainian Dancers
6:00 – 6:45 Double Treble Fiddlers
6:50 – 7:30 Exelda
7:30 – 8:00 Yellowknife Throat Singers
8:00 – 8:35 Break for Fireworks at Frame Lake
8:15-8:30 FIREWORKS ON FRAME LAKE – see map on City’s website for location details.
8:35 – 8:40 NWT Pipe Band
8:40 – 9:45 Leela Gilday
9:45 – 11:15 The Committed
11:15 – 12:30 Chad Brownlee
For more information, please visit www.yellowknife.ca/newyearseve or call 920-5676
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For more information:
Holly Ferris
Special Events Coordinator
City of Yellowknife
events@yellowknife.ca
867.920.5676
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