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Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council

M-F 9 am to 5 pm

Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council
330 Main Street,
Ketchikan, AK 99901

CALENDAR

Events Calendar

Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances

To add your event added to our Arts and Culture Calendar, please contact us at:

info@KetchikanArts.org 

907-225-2211


May 24–June 6, 2026

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Craig City Market - Craig, AK

Sunday, May 24, 2026
10:00 am2:00 pm
Craig City Gym

"The Ladder" Screening

Sunday, May 24, 2026
2:00 pm4:00 pm
SEAMAX Theater

Rainy Day Quilters Meeting!

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
6:30 pm8:00 pm
Holy Name Church Parish Hall

We strive to promote cooperation and an exchange of ideas among those interested in or engaged in quilt making; to instruct members in methods and techniques and to inspire personal achievement; and to encourage and maintain high standards of design and technique in quilt making.

All levels of quilters are invited and encouraged to attend!

The Ukelele Group

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
3:45 pm4:45 pm
Bayside Hotel Lobby

Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at the Inn at Creek Street!

Kayhi Music Program Performs!!

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
7:00 pm8:30 pm
Kayhi Auditorium

Come out and support High School music!!! The Kayhi Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band will be performing! Plus a few surprises.....

Auditions for Fish Pirates Daughter - First City Players

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
7:00 pm8:30 pm
First City Players - 335 Main Street

Arts Report on KRBD

Thursday, May 28, 2026
8:20 am8:35 am
KRBD Studio

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.

Native Youth Dance Practice

Thursday, May 28, 2026
6:30 pm7:30 pm
See Poster

Auditions for Fish Pirates Daughter - First City Players

Thursday, May 28, 2026
7:00 pm8:30 pm
First City Players - 335 Main Street

Open Mic - Totem Bar

Thursday, May 28, 2026
8:00 pm10:00 pm
Totem Bar - Downtown Ketchikan

A free Flavor Text open mic for folks to express their creative voices in front of bar goers, and to appreciate other creative voices and musicians. Show up early, sign up and mingle, and maybe just maybe you'll have a great time.

Warning: This is a real divey bar with pool tables—some people may be there just to drink or play pool.

Music on Dock - SMS Jazz Band and Chorus

Friday, May 29, 2026
12:00 pm1:00 pm
Berth 2 if it's Sunny - Berth 3 if it's liquid sunshine

The Whispers of Ketchikan - Red Lantern performance

Friday, May 29, 2026
6:00 pm7:30 pm
Red Lantern - 316 Front Street

Don't forget the discount code "LOCALKTN" !!!

"The Ladder" Screening

Friday, May 29, 2026
6:00 pm8:00 pm
SEAMAX Theater

$13 tickets at the door

Live Music @ the New York Cafe

Friday, May 29, 2026
7:00 pm9:00 pm
the New York Cafe on Stedman St.

Weekly live music to accompany your dining or drinking. No reservations and the place can fill up quick. Some Fridays might not have a performance, so be forewarned of unexpected cancellations. The playlists on speaker are generally great enough, so either way its worth a Friday night social hour.

"The Ladder" Screening

Friday, May 29, 2026
9:00 pm11:00 pm
SEAMAX Theater

$13 tickets at the door

5th Annual Amtgard Highland Games - Presented by Iron Sky

Saturday, May 30, 2026
10:00 am8:00 pm
Three C's Campground

Come join the Freehold of Iron Sky for the 5th annual Amtgard Highland Games! We have a jam packed two days of fun featuring Highland Games style competition, a melee tournament, full class battle games, and great meals.
$20 per person - includes Dinner and a Feast

*The English must curse King Edward’s name and lineage before entry will be permitted.

Must be 14+ to participate

Summer Saturdays at the Tongass Historical Museum!

Saturday, May 30, 2026
1:00 pm3:00 pm
Tongass Historical Museum

Family-friendly crafts, creativity, and connection for all ages!

Join us every Saturday this summer at Tongass Historical Museum for free hands-on activities inspired by creativity, history, culture, and our beautiful environment. Projects and themes will change from week to week, with fun, family-friendly activities designed for families. Drop in, explore, create, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon at the Museum.

Family-friendly crafts, creativity, and connection for all ages!

Join us every Saturday this summer at Tongass Historical Museum for free hands-on activities inspired by creativity, history, culture, and our beautiful environment. Projects and themes will change from week to week, with fun, family-friendly activities designed for families. Drop in, explore, create, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon at the Museum.

"The Ladder" Screening

Saturday, May 30, 2026
6:00 pm7:30 pm
SEAMAX Theater

$13 tickets at the door

The Whispers of Ketchikan - Red Lantern performance

Saturday, May 30, 2026
6:00 pm7:30 pm
Red Lantern - 316 Front Street

Don't forget the discount code "LOCALKTN" !!!

Fundraiser for Sitka Music Festival

Saturday, May 30, 2026
7:00 pm9:30 pm
American Legion Post #3, Ketchikan

Tickets $60

Includes:
Live Performance by Zuill Bailey
Silent Auction
Cash Bar
Complimentary Hors d'Oeuvres

"The Ladder" Screening

Saturday, May 30, 2026
9:00 pm11:00 pm
SEAMAX Theater

$13 tickets at the door

Petursburg Medical Center - Call to Artists

Sunday, May 31, 2026
Petersburg Medical Center, Petersburg, Southeast Alaska

5th Annual Amtgard Highland Games - Presented by Iron Sky

Sunday, May 31, 2026
10:00 am8:00 pm
Three C's Campground

Come join the Freehold of Iron Sky for the 5th annual Amtgard Highland Games! We have a jam packed two days of fun featuring Highland Games style competition, a melee tournament, full class battle games, and great meals.
$20 per person - includes Dinner and a Feast

*The English must curse King Edward’s name and lineage before entry will be permitted.

Must be 14+ to participate

"The Ladder" Screening

Sunday, May 31, 2026
2:00 pm4:00 pm
SEAMAX Theater

$13 tickets at the door

Returning Blueberry Arts Festival Vendors Applications Deadline

Monday, June 1, 2026
5:00 pm5:01 pm

Returning Vendors from the 50th Annual Blueberry Arts Festival have until June 1st, 2026 to apply and keep your priority placement. (However, it does not hurt our feeling to any degree if you were to, say, apply prior to June 1st at 4:58pm....)

Are you a newbie to the Blueberry Arts Festival? We place new applicants by virtue of when the applications are submitted. In other words, first come, first serve. You should definitley apply soon!

The Ukelele Group

Wednesday, June 3, 2026
3:45 pm4:45 pm
Bayside Hotel Lobby

Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at the Inn at Creek Street!

Comedy at Creek Street Cabaret

Wednesday, June 3, 2026
7:30 pm9:00 pm
Creek Street Cabaret

Get ready for a night full of laughs with Sam Miller and Mike Glazer! This one night only event showcases some of the best names in stand-up comedy right here in Ketchikan. Don’t miss out on the fun, come join us for an unforgettable evening of laughs!

Hosted by Ketchikan's own Matt Hamilton!!! You know who he is!

Mike Glazer is a twisted storyteller, like an evil Mike Birbiglia. His chaotic, true stories have appeared on Comics Unleashed (CBS), Netflix Is A Joke Festival Presents: Mike Glazer, The F Word with Gordon Ramsay (FOX), and Worst Cooks in America (Food Network). In addition to his TV appearances, he has also performed at the NHL Awards and major festivals, including SXSW and Outside Lands, and is an Emmy-nominated writer for HBO.

After breaking the internet for getting Kanye West to quit X: a viral saga involving Taylor Swift’s Swifties, Elon Musk, and a Nazi heckler calling him a “jew pig” (cool, cool, cool), Glazer is now touring his new hour, Mike Glazer Self-Destructs, following a sold out Los Angeles run.

Sam Miller is a nationally touring comedian from Olympia, Washington. He is 6 foot 6, 360 pounds, has two kids, (one of them is on purpose) he's been married for 15 years, and has been clean and sober for 17 years. Sam likes to make jokes about what it's like to be a sober parent. He also likes to make jokes about what jail is like in Yakima.

His first album and special, Round Trip, was recorded and filmed under the tutelage of Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel, whose indie label, Stand Up! Records, Sam had recently signed a three-album deal with. Round Trip was released October 27th 2023 and immediately went to number one on the iTunes Comedy Charts. It even broke into the top 200 overall charts.

Sam is a recurring guest and has been heard by an estimated 2.5 million listeners on the nationally syndicated "Bob & Tom Radio Show." He has written for Newsweek. He was the runner-up in the 2021 Seattle International Comedy Competition and won the Comedy on Trial Competition in 2017. He has headlined multiple major comedy clubs including Sidesplitters in Tampa, Helium in Portland, and The Laugh Factory and Zanies in Chicago. He's also performed with the Addicts Comedy Tour and at NA and AA conventions all over the country. For three consecutive years, he won awards in "The Best of Olympia" issue of the Weekly Volcano.

Arts Report on KRBD

Thursday, June 4, 2026
8:20 am8:35 am
KRBD Studio

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.

Music on Dock - Sarah Short

Thursday, June 4, 2026
12:00 pm1:00 pm
Berth 2 if it's sunny - Berth 3 if it's liquid sunshine

Open Mic - Totem Bar

Thursday, June 4, 2026
8:00 pm10:00 pm
Totem Bar - Downtown Ketchikan

A free Flavor Text open mic for folks to express their creative voices in front of bar goers, and to appreciate other creative voices and musicians. Show up early, sign up and mingle, and maybe just maybe you'll have a great time.

Warning: This is a real divey bar with pool tables—some people may be there just to drink or play pool.

OPENING at the Main Street Gallery

Friday, June 5, 2026
5:00 pm7:00 pm
Main Street Gallery - 330 Main Street

The Main Street Gallery is a program of the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council. Exhibit Openings at the Main Street Gallery are always the first Friday of the Month! New exhibits are mounted each month by artists and curators.

Main Street Gallery exhibits run the first Friday of each month, through the last full week of the month.

Main Street Gallery exhibits and Artist Presentations are always free and open to the public!

Live Music @ the New York Cafe

Friday, June 5, 2026
7:00 pm9:00 pm
the New York Cafe on Stedman St.

Weekly live music to accompany your dining or drinking. No reservations and the place can fill up quick. Some Fridays might not have a performance, so be forewarned of unexpected cancellations. The playlists on speaker are generally great enough, so either way its worth a Friday night social hour.


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

Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council
Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council

M-F 9 am to 5 pm

Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council
330 Main Street,
Ketchikan, AK 99901
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