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Arts Calendar

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

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March 29–April 4, 2026

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Writing in the Rain - In Person Writer Circle

Sunday, March 29, 2026
10:00 am12:00 pm
60 Don Finney Lane Suite 201, Ketchikan, AK

GAG Zine Submission Deadline

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

"EpheMural" Call to Artist Application Deadline

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
5:00 pm

The Ukelele Group

Wednesday, April 1, 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!

Arts Report on KRBD

Thursday, April 2, 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.

Museum Midday: Cedar the Tree of Life

Thursday, April 2, 2026
12:00 pm1:00 pm
Tongass Historical Museum

Curator Ryan McHale will lead participants on a the new exhibit, Cedar: The Tree of Life.

This is a chance to dig your roots a little deeper, hear the stories behind the exhibit, get some behind-the-scenes insight into how it came together, and learn the context and details you might otherwise miss.

If you’ve already visited the exhibit (or are planning to), this is a great way to experience it in a new way and spend some time with the ideas, materials, and stories that make cedar such an essential part of life in Southeast Alaska. Join us, ask questions, and take a closer look.

Rabbit Painting - Craig, AK

Thursday, April 2, 2026
5:00 pm7:00 pm
Craig Recreation

Fish House Sea Shanty

Thursday, April 2, 2026
6:00 pm8:00 pm
Ketchikan Fish House - Salmon Landing Area

First Thursday of the Month
Join the fun opportunity in singing like a sailor from times of ol'

First Friday Art Walk - Craig, AK

Friday, April 3, 2026
4:00 pm6:00 pm
Participating businesses around City of Craig

OPENING "I'm Terri's Daughter: A Tribute to Inherited Weirdness & Unrelenting Creativity"

Friday, April 3, 2026
5:00 pm7:00 pm
Main Street Gallery - 330 Main Street

Ketchikan artist Cameo McRoberts’ original intention was to create an exhibition archiving the story of her mother’s longest “work in progress”; her magical, ever-evolving home in Port Protection. But in the process, Cameo realized that her mother’s longest-running, most complex “work in progress”, isn’t the house at all.

It’s Cameo herself.

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!

Alaska Hummingbird Festival - Juried Art Show Opening

Friday, April 3, 2026
5:00 pm7:00 pm
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center

Join us for the opening reception of the annual Alaska Hummingbird Festival Juried Art Show, hosted by the SEADC and Cape Fox Foundation. Enjoy amazing artwork submitted from around Alaska. Cast your vote to determine the winners of the People’s Choice Award and discover who won the five juried youth and adult prizes.

Live Music @ the New York Cafe

Friday, April 3, 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.

Cry It Out - A FCP Dramedy

Friday, April 3, 2026
7:30 pm9:00 pm
Saxman Tribal House

AK Humming Bird Festival - Discovery Center

Saturday, April 4, 2026
10:00 am3:00 pm
the Discovery Center, 50 Main St.

Enjoy fun activities at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, including:
10am - 1pm -Make your own plant press using recycled materials found around your home and learn about local wildflowers.
10am - 2pm -Birds on the Big Screen, featuring documentaries accompanied with refreshments.

Family Fun Day

Saturday, April 4, 2026
1:00 pm3:00 pm
Tongass Historical Museum

Join Museum staff and community partners to explore cedar, culture, the natural world, and community connection in this hands-on family-friendly event.

Free Brass Clinic - Sitka Brass

Saturday, April 4, 2026
2:30 pm4:00 pm
Kayhi Auditorium

Open and free to all musicians in Ketchikan!! The musicians of the Sitka Brass ensemble will answer all those questions you have stored up!!! PLUS they will play a little, talk about ensemble playing, give us a sneak peak of the music they will be performing later that evening.

Sitka Brass Plays Easter

Saturday, April 4, 2026
7:00 pm8:30 pm
Kayhi Auditorium

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

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