Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances
To have your event added to The Arts and Culture Calendar contact
info@KetchikanArts.org
907-225-2211
Quick Links
Southeast Alaska State Fair - Haines
Artists of all varieties can send work to Haines to enter in exhibits and contest at the SE AK State Fair!!! Wearable Artists don't forget you can send your pieces up to Haines (or TAKE your pieces up to Haines) to participate in the Wearable Review! Travel assistance is available - see links below.
Open Mic Night
Get your singing on at Open Mic Night every week.
No cover charge.
Music on the Dock - The Last Wild Buffalo
After Hours Alaska
The wonderful Stephanie Patton hosts the show After Hours Alaska every Wednesday from 9pm-11pm on KRBD. You can find out more information here as she interview musicians on a weekly basis.
Arts Report on KRBD
Each week at approximately 8:20 am KRBD hosts the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council for their weekly report on arts and humanities in Ketchikan and the surrounding area. Get a synopsis of the local music scene, performances, Gallery exhibits, pop-ups, and Calls to artists. The Arts Report often features special guests from the Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Artists, and Curators. Tune in weekly to KRBD 105.3 FM Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Saxman, 107.1 FM North Ketchikan, Ward Cove, and Ketchikan, 101.7: Craig, 90.7: North Point Higgins, 90.1: Mountain Point, Hydaburg, Klawock, and Thorne Bay.
If you would like your event to be aired in the Arts Report please let us know by the Thursday prior.
48th Annual Blueberry Arts Festival!!!!
The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council's Annual Blueberry Arts Festival is always the first weekend of August. 2023 will be the 48th Blueberry Arts Festival in downtown Ketchikan, AK.
The Festival kicks off Friday with the Pet and Doll Parade, continues with the opening of the Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit, and the Best Blueberry Dish Contest at the Main Street Gallery. The Festival continues on Saturday with artist booths, slug races, music on the Mainstage, pie eating, and more! Sunday finishes up the Festival with the Annual Handmade Human Powered Blueberry Boat Race in Thomas Basin, and the Blueberry Poetry Slam at the New York Cafe.
Check back for more details as we get it all organized for another fabulous Blueberry Arts Festival!!!!
Best Blueberry Dish Contest
Practice, Practice, Practice those delish blueberry dishes! Bring in your dish by 3:00 pm sharp to get it judged against the rest of Ketchikan. Prizes for First, Second, and Third!
Rules for the Best Blueberry Arts Festival Blueberry Dish…
• Dishes are due to the arts council – ready to serve before 3 pm on Friday, August 4th, Doors are locked at 3:00 for Judging!!!
• Must provide at least 4 servings, of up to two recipes will be accepted.
• Your dish may be savory or sweet.
• Your dish should make a recipe that will allow for at least 4 sample servings, if your recipe yields more than the judges need
for the decisions, your dish will be served at the Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit Opening, August 4 from 5 to 7pm..
• The predominant flavor profile must be…BLUEBERRIES!!!
• The dish must be an original recipe OR your own personal adaptation of a recipe.
• You must alert the KAAHC if your dish contains nuts or other common allergens.
Blueberry Pet and Doll Parade!
Every year, the 3-day Blueberry Arts Festival starts with a Parade! The CUTEST Parade in town!!! The Pet and Doll Parade! Bring your favorite pet or doll or both! Dress up, dress them up! And this year a prize is given to the most FESTIVE MASK!!!! Fun fun fun!!! Free to all! Appropriate for all ages! Youngsters and their parents adorn wagons, pets, and dolls and parade down Main Street! Get creative, have fun, make a matching one for your doll or teddy bear, decorate your wagon, and bring a friend with four legs......! Don't have kids, dolls, or pets? Enjoy the cutest parade in town from the sidewalks of Main Street!
Opening Reception - "Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit"
Join us for the Opening Reception of the "47th Annual Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit". This annual open-call exhibit features new works from the whole community working in any medium. Main Street Gallery openings are always the first Friday of the month and are free and open to the public.
Blueberry Fun Run - Ketchikan Running Club
Ketchikan Running Club presents the annual Blueberry Fun Runs during the Blueberry Arts Festival! Races for all ages and speeds! Click the website link below for exact race times and more information!
The Big Slug Contest (12 & Under)
Join us for the slug weigh-in and big slug contest for those 12 and under. The Slug weigh-in will begin at 9:30am in the intersection of Main and Mission street this year!
Remember to keep you slug hydrated and in the shade!
Blueberry Festival Booths Open
The 48th annual Blueberry Arts Festival art, food, and information booths are open!
Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit on display at Main St Gallery
The Blueberry Arts Festival art exhibit will be on display at the Main Street Gallery from 10am to 5pm. Please come check out the blueberry-inspired artwork!
Blueberry Festival Pie-Eating Contest
Pie eating contests will be in the intersection of Main and Mission streets this year. Contests are for people of all ages from tall enough to reach the table to old enough to that we don't talk about their age!!! No preparation needed - just come and enjoy blueberries!!!
Blueberry Street Sounds
Fun music from local talent played in various locations around the Festival grounds!!
Image Credits
TOP ROW (L-R)
Stephen Jackson, Seward Shame Pole, Saxman, Alaska, 2017 - Ketchikan Community Concert Band, image credit Felix Wong - Evy Posey, "Cosmic Wyvern", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2021 – Ricardo Búrquez, "My World", 2016 - Evon Zerbetz & Rich Stage, "A Trip to the Library", 2012 - Terry Pyles, "Yeltatzie Salmon", 2015
BOTTOM ROW (L-R)
Kathy Flora, Marcie Pungowiyi, New Path Dancers, "Thunder”, ShapeShift the 26th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2012, image credit Ernie Meloche - Rhonda Green, Tongass Historical Museum entry gate, 2021 - Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Spring Gala "The Four Seasons" May 2021 - Nathan Jackson, "New Thundering Wings", 2016 – First City Players, "39 Steps", Jack Finnegan, 2021, image credit Jeff Fitzwater - Jackie Keizer "Sailing Off Into A Tequila Sunrise", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art, image credit Jeanette Sweetman 2021 - Shawna Hofmann, Andiamo Dance Company, image credit Jeanette Sweetman, 2021- Ricardo Búrquez, “Pipe Junction” 2021 - Isreal Shotridge, Chief Johnson's Totem Pole, Ketchikan, AK. 1955
