Whitehorse

Population 28,201 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Canada

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Canada
Daylight 5 h 42 in Dec, dark by 16:46 · 19 h 06 in Jun
  1. January: 6 h 32 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 07 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 44 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h 39 of daylight
  5. May: 17 h 20 of daylight
  6. June: 19 h 06 of daylight
  7. July: 18 h 18 of daylight
  8. August: 15 h 47 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 56 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 09 of daylight
  11. November: 7 h 24 of daylight
  12. December: 5 h 42 of daylight
Tourist office · 550 m Yukon Visitor Information Centre

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Frostbite Arts and Music Festival

    February

    A winter festival showcasing Canadian and Yukon musical acts

    Official site

  2. Yukon African Music Festival

    February

    Annual two-day dance event in February with live music by professional African musicians

    Official site

  3. Adäka Cultural Festival

    June – July

    The Adäka Cultural Festival ('Adäka' or 'Festival') is an annual multi-disciplinary arts and culture festival in Whitehorse, Yukon that celebrates First Nations arts and culture, with a specific focus on Yukon First Nations. 'Adäka', in the Southern Tutchone…

    Official site Wikipedia

  4. Yukon River Trail Marathon

    August

    Full marathon, half marathon, relay and half marathon walk

    Official site

4 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Whitehorse); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 16 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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