Atlin Arts & Music Festival
The Atlin Arts & Music Festival (AAMF) was an annual arts and music festival directed towards families located in Atlin, British Columbia. The festival has hosted acts such as Michelle Wright, Sloan, Delhi 2 Dublin, Iskwé, Rock Plaza Central, Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, The Olympic Symphonium, Matt Epp, and David Francey. It also hosts a visual artists as well as art and music workshops. The annual "Atlin Mini-Marathon" is held during the festival weekend.
| Atlin Arts & Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | All Genres |
| Dates | July 7-9, 2023 |
| Location(s) | Tarahne Park, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Attendance | 3000 (2019) |
| Website | www |
On average, 2,500 people attend every year and roughly 300 people volunteer during the festival weekend. The Yukon Ski Patrol provides First Aid services at the festival. Every year the festival is commenced by the Taku Kwaan Dancers (People of the Taku), a group of local Taku River Tlingit traditional First Nations dancers.
The Atlin Arts & Music Festival also has many musical artists based in or from Yukon Territory perform at the festival, including Sarah MacDougall, Major Funk & The Employment, Calla Kinglit, Speed Control, Kevin Barr and his son Jonah Barr's band "Old Cabin", Fawn Fritzen, Nicole Edwards, Declan O'Donovan, Claire Ness, Ivan Coyote, Diyet, Soda Pony, Kim Beggs, Ryan McNally, Cryptozoologists, and Soir de Semaine. The festival features a varied line-up when it comes to music genres including rock, jazz, hip hop, folk, country, blues, zydeco, electronica, Americana, heavy metal, bluegrass, power pop, and indie music.