The Open Sky Festival is an annual multidisciplinary arts festival held since 2001 in Fort Simpson, NWT. It is the largest single programming event for the Open Sky Creative Society. The festival serves as oneof the only presentation & dissemination opportunities for artists & audiences in Fort Simpson & the Dehcho region. The festival strives to program an annual special project running for at least one week in conjunction with the weekend long festival. Audiences can expect to see a range of art forms from storytelling, moose hair tufting,theatre, modern dance, traditional fiddling, new media screenings & more. Workshops are available for audience participation which creates unique opportunities for audiences to gain appreciation for the chosen crafts & art form of the various participating artists. photo by Tracy Kovalench