August 7-9, 2026
June 25, 2026
Performer Spotlights
2026
Bingo Bongo Boogie Band
The Bingo Bongo Boogie Band is the Yukon's ultimate children’s and family friendly band. The band plays original children's music and kids' favourites, original pop and rock as well as classic pop, country and rock covers that appeal to all ages. Lead singer Michael Brooks and the versatile musicians in the Bingo Bongo Boogie Band do it all with style and flair. Lots of children’s participation in the show as the as the children are called to play rhythm instruments and act out dramatic roles during the show. Songs like the Polar Bear Polka, Greta the Grouch and Buffalo Bob’s Big Beef Burgers on a Bun have delighted children and parents in the Yukon and across Canada for more than twenty years. Michael Brooks and the Bingo Bongo Boogie Band bringing in the New Year in a Hawaiian themed New Year’s celebration at Canada Games Centre City of Whitehorse Family First Night.
Kellie Haines
We are very pleased to welcome Kellie Haines Ventriloquist back to Haines Junction. Kellie started talking to her stuffed animals at an early age and when she was 8 years old they started talking back! A multi-talented entertainer with a background in theatre, clowning and singing, Kellie’s shows are hilarious and her technical skills invite audiences to experience storytelling in a unique and magical way. Kellie will be our opening act on Saturday night and on Sunday, we will close out the festival with her 45 minute show A Birdy Told Me So! Kellie will also offer two sock puppets workshops at the festival.
Luminarium
Developed for the 2025 Vancouver International Children's Festival, Luminarium is a visually striking, wordless circus theatre experience blending juggling, physical comedy, and inventive stagecraft. Set in a hopeful solarpunk future, two workers arrive to restore a forgotten facility—but their mission unravels into play, discovery, and unexpected transformation. As systems fail, imagination takes over, leading to the discovery of a new kind of energy born from curiosity and connection. Playful, poetic, and accessible to all ages, Luminarium invites audiences into a luminous world where the future isn’t fixed—it’s something we can reimagine together.