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Puvirnituq Snow Festival

A Snow Festival Is Bi-Annual Winter Traditional Week Ones Every 2 Years.

Outdoors/Traditional Activities And Artist Applications Will Be Available Fall 2025.

Every two years, The Inuit come to Puvirnituq for approximately a week for the Snow Festival. On this occasion, different, exciting activities are put on, from outdoor activities, snow and ice sculptures contests to traditional games and competitions.

36th Year Anniversary on March 2027, The Puvirnituq Snow Festival Was Starting to Fundraise on June 1990 and Start Their First Ever Festival On March 1991@

Our next festival will be held from March 22 to 27, 2027.

Reclaiming and The Theme of the festival is “Qimutsik”. Meaning Dog Sled or Dog Team. A dog sled or dog Team is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. Decided/Dated By Our Uvillukuit September 2025.

In 2007, a five-metre-high polar bear made of snow marked the festivities. In 2005, participants worked on a massive structure together: a giant igloo, 40 metres around and five metres high. More than 400 people entered it simultaneously. Every evening, music, dance and artistic performances are found at the community centre.

Our New Team To Help Our Fundraise Our Money Doing It By Monthly In each Months To Fundraise OF Our One of the Activities. Shooting! There Called! 60'N Shooters Volunteered By Our Team Uvillukuit!

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Note to all communities

We will keep every news updated what's is going to happen about our festival with our team uvillukuit and local leaders.

Our promotional items are:

Our new team fundraise by doing monthly activities.

Shooting competition! It's called "60'N Shooters" volunteered by our team Uvillukuit!

Photos

Pictures From Igloo Festival March 2025 Are Available At

Pictures From Igloo Festival March 2023 Are Available At

Photos from the 2019 festival are available at

To see impressions from the 2011 Snow Festival go to...

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Festival Coordinator

Peter Novalinga

Puvirnituq Snow Festival Coordinator

@ Northern Village Of Puvirnituq

P.O. Box 150
Puvirnituq, QC  J0M 1P0

(819) 988-2898 Ext 225
SnowFestival@nvpuvirnituq.ca

Our Sponsors

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