Alianait 2026!: Full Schedule

11:00am EDT

Sunday June 21, 2026 11:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Bring your homemade bannock for judging! Bannock will be served at feast!

Competition of who can skin a seal the fastest! Bring your own knife or ulu!
People who are interested can put their name in for a draw to skin a seal!
(Depending on if seals are caught in time)

Register on site at 11:00 AM

Winners will get various inuksiutiit!

Sunday June 21, 2026 11:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Alianait Festival Grounds Downtown Iqaluit!

1:00pm EDT

Alianait! - National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations

Sunday June 21, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Alianait Festival Grounds

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with music in the big tupiq/tent:
Looee Aareak
Josef Tarrak
Aaju Peter Piqatingillu
Jacob Okatsiak
Naja P

Outdoor activities:
- Community Feast
- Inuit Games
- Giveaway from Northwestel
- Face painting for children

Artists

Community Feast!

Inuit Games

Jacob Okatsiak

ᔭᐃᑲᑉ ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᒃ, ᐃᓪᓚᓂᑯᑦ “Drake of Nunavut”, hip-hop... Read More →

Naja P

Naja P is an Inuk singer-songwriter from Greenland. She sings in Kalaallisut and writes songs about identity, love, emotions, strength, and self-worth. Her music mixes soft songs with strong energy. Her first EP, Naasunnguusunga, won Album of the Year and Release of the Year at the... Read More →

Tarrak

Tarrak is a rapper who released his debut album FxGxS in 2016. His debut earned him Koda’s award for talent of the year in 2017, and the same year he received an award from Naalakkersuisut, the Government of Greenland. In 2019 Tarrak released his second album, Josef Tarrak, which... Read More →

Sunday June 21, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Alianait Festival Grounds Downtown Iqaluit!

Alianait 2026!