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Discovery Day Celebrations

Dawson City's centrepiece annual holiday, held since 1911 on the third Monday of August, commemorates the 1896 Klondike gold discovery with a costumed parade, pipe band on the Midnight Dome, gold-panning championships, can-can dancers and a literary walking tour.

14 Aug to 17 Aug 2026 · Annual, third Monday of August (Yukon statutory holiday)
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Free
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