Dawson City Summer Concert Series

The Dawson City Summer Concert Series is a free lunch-time music series that takes places each Friday from 12:00-1:00pm, at the gazebo on the Dawson City Waterfront.

Can’t make it in person? Tune into CFYT 106.9FM in Dawson City, or at CFYT.ca anywhere in the world.

Come out and enjoy the music all summer long in beautiful Dawson City!

Performer Schedule 2024

The Summer Concert Series for 2024 is now concluded! See you next summer for more music at the Gazebo!

Past Performances

Friday, June 9

Chris Bourque

Friday, June 14

Whoa, Bear! is sisters Lolita Hughes (Fiddle/vocals) and Lana Rose (Guitar/vocals), with Basia Barb Hinton (drums), and George McConkey (bass)

Woah, Bear!

Friday, June 21

  • NOTE: This event will be taking place at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre

The guitar-fiddle duo of Kevin Barr and Boyd Benjamin came together in 2010 at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. They have since performed across the country.

Friday, July 5

Kim Beggs delivers a heartfelt darkness in a beautiful back woods beat driven performance. Sincere, vulnerable, clear eyed and tough, Yukon’s Beggs has garnered 11 music award nominations for her various albums. She has toured with Buffy Saint-Marie, Chris Jagger amongst others.

Friday, July 12

Meet Ska Party! Their sound is a jubilant celebration of ska’s roots intertwined with modern flair. With each beat, Ska Party ignites stages, inviting audiences into a world where every note is a call to dance and every lyric a story of joy and rebellion. Get ready to skank, sway, and surrender to the irresistible groove of Ska Party!

Ska Party!

Friday, August 2

Step into the heartwarming embrace of Keziah’s folk-infused melodies. With her enchanting voice and heartfelt storytelling, she invites listeners on a musical journey. Keziah’s performance is a celebration. Join her around the campfire of sound, where each song is a cherished tale waiting to be shared.

Keziah

Friday, August 9

Pat LePoidevin is a Canadian indie folk musician known for his heartfelt songwriting and captivating performances. Hailing from Eastern Canada, he has made a name for himself with his soulful voice and introspective lyrics that often explore themes of love, resilience, and nostalgia.
With a penchant for connecting with audiences through his emotive performances, LePoidevin has carved out a niche in the folk music scene, earning admiration for his genuine and soul-stirring compositions.

Friday, August 16

Ellorie McKnight is a bilingual singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Whitehorse, Yukon. She performs her own songs both solo and with a band. Ellorie also sings, fiddles, and plays guitar and banjo in a number of other projects.
Ellorie’s songs can be described as nostalgic folk, inspired by vast landscapes, endless dreaming, and wild hearts.

Friday, August 23

Driftwood Holly is an Adventure ~ Musician who calls Dawson City his base camp.  He selects unique and special venues for his performances, adding an extra dose of magic to his music and storytelling. You can find him worldwide, embracing new adventures and transforming his experiences into heartfelt music that will leave you wanting more.

Saturday, August 24

Like their namesakes searching out proof of the existence of sasquatches and other mythological creatures, Whitehorse-based art rock band Cryptozoologists is preoccupied with futility, bogs and swamps, and a scrappy pseudo-science DIY spirit. The songs, written by primary songwriter Zach McCann-Armitage, are garage gritty, but also sincere, distinctive, and literary in ambition.

Friday, August 30

Critically acclaimed Yukon folk singer-songwriter, Joey O’Neil, is bewitching audiences across Canada with hauntingly heartfelt anecdotes from a queer, woodland life. O’Neil explores presence in familiar forms, all the while wielding bittersweet wordplay and vulnerable vocals. Sure to make you laugh and cry simultaneously, her performance has been described as “gentle and intimate” by Exclaim! and “absolutely touching, even a little heartbreaking” by NEXT Magazine.

The Dawson City Summer Concert Series is made possible because of the support of the following:

Klondike Visitors Association, Klondike Institute of Art & Culture, Yukon Government – Arts Fund, Yukon Lotteries, City of Dawson Community Grants, and Parks Canada – Klondike National Historic Sites

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