Toonik Tyme is a spring festival held annually in Iqaluit, on Canada’s Baffin Island. Initially started to promote tourism in the far northern province of Nunavut, it showcases traditional Inuit talents, crafts and other less conventional festivities such as Snow Golf. Making your way north to visit Nunavut for the Toonik Tyme celebration is well worth the trek, just be sure to pack extra warm woolies. The Toonik Tyme festival has been running for four decades, and has become quite a popular tourist attraction in recent years. People from all over the world come to attend the two-day festival that hosts hundreds of events. Some of the highlights are the North of 60 Idol Talent Competition, the Snowmobile Race, Ice Golf, Iglu Building and the ...
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