Atlin Arts & Music Festival

The Atlin Arts & Music Festival (AAMF) is an annual arts and music festival located in Atlin, British Columbia. The festival has hosted such notable acts as Gord Downie, The Sadies, Michelle Wright, Sloan, Delhi 2 Dublin, Iskwé, Hawksley Workman, Rock Plaza Central, Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, David Lindley, Bruce Cockburn, The Joel Plaskett Emergency, Dan Mangan, Said The Whale, Ian Tyson, David Grisman, Holly McNarland, Dave Bidini, Danny Michel, Alex Cuba, Emm Gryner, and David Francey. It also features an array of visual artists, independent films, artisan vendors, and a range of art and music workshops.

At its peak size, AAMF drew over 3,000 festival goers, including roughly 300 volunteers, to Atlin. This led considerable strain on the community, which has less than 500 permanent residents, so in recent years, the number of available tickets has been reduced. The Yukon Ski Patrol provides First Aid services at the festival. Most years, the festival is commenced by the Taku Ḵwáan Dancers (People of the Taku), a group of local Taku River Tlingit traditional First Nations dancers.

The Atlin Arts & Music Festival also draws many musical artists based in or from the Yukon perform at the festival, including Sarah MacDougall, Major Funk & The Employment, Calla Kinglit, Patrick Jacobson, Speed Control, Gordie Tentrees, Kevin Barr and his son Jonah Barr's band "Old Cabin", Fawn Fritzen, Nicole Edwards, Declan O'Donovan, Ben Mahoney, 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.