Larger convention groups normally choose to hold their events in Whitehorse, the territory’s largest and capital city. Whitehorse can accommodate groups of up to 800 people. Local hotels feature a number of well-equipped conference venues and the city offers a broad range of restaurant and catering options. The Canada Games Centre, built to service the 2007 Canada Winter Games, provides both sophisticated sports facilities and a variety of meeting rooms. Opportunities for smaller groups include Dawson City, which can accommodate groups of up to 250, and Haines Junction, which can accommodate groups of up to 100. In addition, there are a number of wilderness resorts in the region which offer attractive possibilities for small groups of up to 50.

Additional meeting locations in Whitehorse include; The Beringia Interpretive Centre - a museum with event space for up to 300 guests, the Yukon Transportation Museum, with event space for up to 400, the MacBride Museum with both indoor and outdoor event areas, the Yukon Arts Centre – with auditorium seating for 426 delegates, and the Mount McIntyre Convention and Recreation Centre – featuring over 21,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

For those meeting-goers who wish to extend their stay in the Yukon, there is a wide choice of adventure activities such as whitewater rafting and heli-hiking, or more leisurely pursuits such as wildlife viewing and touring. The winter season offers its own unique mix of activities sure to warm up any event. Activities such as snowmobiling, dog sledding, and igloo building provide the ultimate Yukon winter experience.

For 10 days in February, visitors come to experience the Yukon Quest International Dog Sled Race, a northern tradition since 1984. Mushers and their teams of dog teams race more than 1,600 kilometres of wilderness trail between Whitehorse and Fairbanks Alaska.

The Sourdough Rendezvous, a winter carnival designed to combat winter cabin fever, takes place annually on the last full weekend in February. Antics include chainsaw chucking, tug-a-truck competitions, frozen chicken bowling, Can Can dancers and Yukon’s famous Snowshoe Shufflers.