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The Moosehide Gathering is an inclusive event to share and celebrate Hän traditions and culture. This festival brings together people from Canada, Alaska and international visitors. The festival is held at the Moosehide Village Heritage Site, 3 kilometres downstream from Dawson City (on the north side). All participants enjoy live entertainment, dancing, drumming and singing... In addition, there are guest presenters, arts and crafts displays/booths, community meals... Participants are invited to camp for free at Moosehide Village. Regular boat transportation is available free of charge from Dawson. The first Moosehide Gathering was held in 1993.
Old paddle boats that plied the Yukon are drydocked, after a fashion, down the Yukon River opposite the town. To reach this you must take the free ferry across the river and walk through the government camping area along the river. Where the camping area ends, get out onto the river's shore and walk maybe 200 m further. These are dilapidated tetanus traps but it's fascinating to crawl around in and on them.
Preserved frontier buildings and boardwalks, saloons, and a vintage sternwheeler recall the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush days. You can visit the goldfields, the Commissioner’s residence, and a famous poet’s historic log cabin.
Discover the history and culture of the first people of the Klondike, the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in.
Contemporary visual arts.
"Theater" reconstructing the shady establishments of the gold rush. Various teams of professional artists present "Cancan Shows" on stage with dancing, music and singing.
Art gallery.