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Snowkings' Winter Festival ice cutters have begun sawing and stacking slabs of ice from Yellowknife Bay for the 2026 event. Here's what that looks like.

Tickets are now available for the latest Snowkings' Winter Festival reverse raffle, in which the last ticket-holder standing wins the $5,000 grand prize.

Snowkings' Winter Festival has confirmed dates of March 1-28 for its 2026 edition and is seeking performers to fill the Snowcastle for the month.

Snowkings' Winter Festival said it had beaten its $10,000 travel raffle fundraising goal as organizers drew the raffle winners on Monday evening.

Snowkings' Winter Festival is back with a second summer raffle, offering either a cash prize worth thousands of dollars or North American round-trip flights.

The 30th annual Snowkings’ Winter Festival took the City of Yellowknife by storm – and featured art work by a local Indigenous carver.

Even though it's never hard for me to support the monarchy, Snowkings' Winter Festival makes it even easier! We had a blast exploring the castle, meeting up with friends and daring the ice slides. Congrats on 30 years of winter wonder to Tony & the whole crew! #nwtpoli #snowking #yzf

Watch: Check out the Snowking XXX Snowcastle with us

Cabin Radio's Jasmine Nasogaluak explored the all-new Snowcastle – and met a brand new king – as 2025's Snowkings' Winter Festival opened its doors.

‘We’ll have knights and wizards teaching kids to fight snowmen’

Snowkings' Winter Festival turns 30 on Saturday when the Snowcastle opens its doors at noon on Yellowknife Bay. Here's what to expect in the four weeks ahead.

Flogg and Schlepp bring puppet mayhem to Snowcastle

Two scheming puppets, a bingo hall and some questionable life choices are set to bring laughs to Snowkings' Winter Festival on its opening weekend.

NWT Brewing Co launches limited-edition Snowking lager

Ever wanted to drink a beer with Snowking's face on it? NWT Brewing Co launched a new lager in celebration of 30 years of the Snowkings' Winter Festival.

Snowkings’ Winter Festival evening tickets on sale Friday at noon

Snowkings' Winter Festival has released its full schedule of events for the 2025 edition. Tickets for evening events go on sale at noon on Friday.

Snowking carving contest is going medieval for 2025

Snowkings' Winter Festival said the 2025 edition of its snow carving event will focus on "medieval lore." A record 10 teams from across the globe have entered.

Snowkings’ Winter Festival launches 2025 reverse raffle

Yellowknife's best-known winter festival began its annual tradition of a reverse raffle in which residents' names are slowly drawn until a lone winner remains.

Yellowknife’s the Snowkings’ Winter Festival, and its centrepiece Snowcastle, are a cultural mainstay in the NWT capital

Yellowknife’s the Snowkings’ Winter Festival, and its centrepiece Snowcastle, are a cultural mainstay in the NWT capital: From its plucky roots as a modest snow fort built for children in the city, the annual festival has become a tourist attraction drawing visitors from around the world