Nunavut has no commercial bingo halls. Bingo here is community bingo: hamlets and local groups run radio bingo you play at home, plus sit-down games in community halls and at spring festivals. The games we found are in Iqaluit, Arviat, Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk, with older leads in Rankin Inlet and Pangnirtung. Last checked: October 2026. Four of the 6 games have 2025 or 2026 news or hamlet sources behind them, and 2 are older leads. None posts a weekly schedule online. Nights tend to be announced on community radio and Facebook, so call the hamlet office before you head out.
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Nunavut Bingo at a Glance
- Who regulates it: the Government of Nunavut’s Consumer Affairs Division in 13 communities, including Iqaluit; elsewhere, the municipal government
- Minimum age: no fixed age for bingo in the regulations; a licence can carry an age limit, which must be posted
- Prize limit: $30,000 for any single prize unless the Minister approves more in advance
- On this page: 4 games with 2025 or 2026 sources (Iqaluit, Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk) and 2 older leads (Rankin Inlet, Pangnirtung)
- Last checked: October 2026
Iqaluit and Baffin Region Bingo
Iqaluit’s best documented bingo of 2026 came during Toonik Tyme, the city’s spring festival, and we found no weekly game in Nunavut’s capital. Pangnirtung has a Friday radio bingo, though our only source for it carries no date.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
Toonik Tyme Bingo (Iqaluit)
- Where: Festival venues in Iqaluit. In 2026: the Aqsarniit hotel ballroom and the Elders Qammaq
- Days and times: Seasonal, during Toonik Tyme in April. In 2026: opening Friday evening, 10 April, and a Wednesday afternoon game the following week
- Good to know:
- Hundreds of people packed the Aqsarniit hotel ballroom for opening night bingo in 2026. The caller declared the festival open before reading the first numbers.
- The City of Iqaluit hosted a second bingo at the Elders Qammaq, where about 70 players competed for gift cards and camping gear, as Nunatsiaq News reported.
- This is a festival event, not a weekly game. Toonik Tyme has held bingo in past years too, but the 2027 dates and venues are not out yet.
Pangnirtung Friday Radio Bingo
- Where: At home, on the radio: 105.1 FM. Cards from the hamlet office in Pangnirtung
- Days and times: Fridays. Cards on sale at the hamlet office from 5:30pm, game at 8:00pm
- Good to know:
- From an Up Here magazine travel piece that carries no date, so the night or times may have changed.
- The article suggests visitors play along from their hotel room. It does not name the organizer or give card prices.
- We could not find a working hamlet website or phone number, so ask locally at the hamlet office.
Where Bingo Is Played in Nunavut
The games we found, by region. Tap a region to jump to its list.
That is 6 games. Four have 2025 or 2026 sources behind them and 2 are older leads, and none posts a weekly schedule online.
Rankin Inlet and Kivalliq Bingo
Arviat runs the best documented bingo in Nunavut: the hamlet runs every game in town and shares the money with local groups. Rankin Inlet’s hamlet runs a community radio station and has handled the town’s lottery licences, but its newest bingo news is from 2020.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
Hamlet of Arviat Bingo
- Address: 904 6th Street, Arviat, NU X0C 0E0 (Directions)
- Phone: (867) 857-2841 (hamlet office, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm)
- Days and times: Not posted. Call the hamlet office for the current games
- Good to know:
- The hamlet runs all the bingo games in Arviat. Churches and community groups then apply for a share of the money.
- On 13 January 2026 the hamlet gave out almost $250,000 in bingo money, against requests of almost $600,000, as Nunavut News reported. There are two funding rounds a year.
- The mayor mentioned a radio show, but no station, night or card price was given. The address is the hamlet office, not a hall.
Hamlet of Rankin Inlet Bingo and Radio Bingo
- Where: Rankin Inlet: radio bingo at home, and hamlet games in town
- Phone: 867-645-2895 (hamlet administration); 867-645-4665 (hamlet radio, on air)
- Days and times: Not posted. The newest schedule news is from 2020, so call the hamlet first
- Good to know:
- The hamlet administers all lottery licences in Rankin Inlet. In 2016 a $10,000 radio bingo ended with no valid winner after a player misheard a number, and five players split the jackpot.
- In 2019 the hamlet started checking winning cards over a light box to make sure they had not been tampered with.
- The recreation department ran a trial bingo in April 2020. Its line is 867-645-2284.
Cambridge Bay and Kitikmeot Bingo
In Cambridge Bay, bingo was back for the season by October 2026, according to a local columnist. Kugluktuk has a community bingo that a longtime volunteer helped lead until late 2025. Neither posts days online.
Worth a stop nearby (map links):
Cambridge Bay Community Bingo
- Address: 23 Kamotik Rd., Cambridge Bay, NU X0B 0C0 (Directions)
- Phone: (867) 983-4650 (hamlet office); (867) 983-4683 (recreation manager); (867) 983-3232 (CBFI-FM community radio)
- Days and times: Not posted. Bingos had started up for the season by October 2026
- Good to know:
- The hamlet’s finance department takes payment for bingo licences, and the address above is the hamlet office.
- Older hamlet notices show recreation bingo with cards and Nevada pull tickets sold in the Curling Lounge (2017), and a $12,500 jackpot Omingmak Frolics bingo with $100 tickets sold at the Community Hall (2018).
- In spring 2020 the town played radio bingo, with cards delivered to every household. CBFI-FM is at 22 Omingmak St.
Kugluktuk Community Bingo
- Address: 14 Kugluktuk Drive, Kugluktuk, NU X0B 0E0 (Directions)
- Phone: (867) 982-6500 (hamlet office, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm)
- Days and times: Not posted. Ask the hamlet office
- Good to know:
- In December 2025 a longtime volunteer stepped back from the hamlet’s Christmas committee and the community bingo, saying it was time for new people to lead it.
- No venue, night or radio station was given. The address is the hamlet office.
We looked for games in Baker Lake, Igloolik, Gjoa Haven and other hamlets but found nothing posted online. That does not mean there is no bingo there. Local radio is the best place to hear about it.
Nunavut Bingo Rules
- Who regulates it: the Consumer Affairs Division of the Government of Nunavut Department of Community Services, in Baker Lake (toll free 1-866-223-8139), under the Lotteries Act and the Lotteries Regulations
- Territory or hamlet: Consumer Affairs licenses groups in 13 communities: Arctic Bay, Baker Lake, Clyde River, Grise Fiord, Igloolik, Iqaluit, Kimmirut, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Resolute Bay, Sanirajak and Taloyoak. Groups elsewhere apply to their municipal government
- Who can hold bingo: only groups registered under the Income Tax Act or the Societies Act, or deemed charitable or religious, with a charitable or religious purpose
- Prize limits: no single prize may exceed $30,000 without the Minister’s approval; series licences paying more than $100,000 in total need an audited report; liquor cannot be a prize
- How often: one bingo a week per licence holder at most; a series licence lasts up to six months, and carried-over jackpots must be played away when it ends
- Minimum age: none fixed for bingo; an age limit can be set on the licence and must be posted. Nobody under 16 may buy or sell Nevada pull tickets
- Radio bingo: allowed; the licence is kept at the radio station, and Nevada tickets sold with a radio bingo go only to card holders, on game day, before the broadcast
- Alcohol: where liquor is served in the building, volunteers must keep it out of the bingo area
The Government of Nunavut explains licences on its lottery licence page, and the full rules are in the Lotteries Regulations. Iqaluit once licensed its own bingos under city bylaws and had public disputes over who could hold a licence in the 2000s. Today the territory lists Iqaluit as a community where Consumer Affairs issues the licences. We found no 2025 or 2026 report of a current bingo ban in Iqaluit. For licensing next door, see the Northwest Territories and Manitoba guides.
Nunavut Bingo FAQ
Is bingo legal in Nunavut?
Yes. Bingo is legal in Nunavut when a charitable or religious group runs it under a lottery licence. The Government of Nunavut’s Consumer Affairs Division issues licences in 13 communities, including Iqaluit, and municipal governments handle the rest.
Are there bingo halls in Nunavut?
No. Nunavut has no commercial bingo halls. Hamlets and community groups run the games, mostly as radio bingo played at home, or as sit-down bingo in community halls and at festivals.
How does radio bingo work in Nunavut?
You buy cards from a local seller, such as the hamlet office, and play at home while the numbers are read on community radio. In Pangnirtung, an undated article says cards go on sale at the hamlet office at 5:30pm on Fridays, with the game at 8:00pm on 105.1 FM.
Where can I play bingo in Iqaluit?
In 2026, Iqaluit’s best known bingo games were held during the Toonik Tyme festival in April, at the Aqsarniit hotel ballroom and the Elders Qammaq. We found no weekly bingo schedule for Iqaluit in 2026.
What is the minimum age for bingo in Nunavut?
Nunavut’s Lotteries Regulations set no fixed minimum age for bingo. A licence can carry an age limit, which must be posted at the game. Nobody under 16 may buy or sell Nevada pull tickets.
Who runs bingo in Arviat, Nunavut?
The Hamlet of Arviat runs all the bingo games in Arviat, and local groups apply for the proceeds. In January 2026 the hamlet gave out almost $250,000 in bingo money. The hamlet office number is (867) 857-2841.
Why call before I go?
Nunavut bingo nights tend to be announced on community radio and Facebook, and almost none are posted online. A call to the hamlet office or local station tells you the night, the price and where cards are sold.
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