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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

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April 26–May 2, 2026

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Queer Clothes Swap!

Sunday, April 26, 2026
3:00 pm4:00 pm
Ketchikan Public Library

Sunday, April 26th at 3 PM - Queer Clothing Swap at the Ketchikan Public Library- Bring some clothing items to trade!

Rainy Day Quilters Meeting!

Tuesday, April 28, 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, April 29, 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!

Ketchikan Story Telling Time - Call to Storytellers

Thursday, April 30, 2026
712 Water St.

Arts Report on KRBD

Thursday, April 30, 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 the Dock Performance

Friday, May 1, 2026
12:30 pm1:30 pm
Berth 2 if its nice out; Berth 3 if its raining.

Blueberry Arts Festival Booth Applications OPEN

Friday, May 1, 2026
3:00 pm

OPENING at the Main Street Gallery

Friday, May 1, 2026
5:00 pm8:00 pm
Main Street Gallery - 330 Main Street

Opening Reception: Main Street Gallery • Friday, May 1, 2026, 5pm - 8pm

Exhibiting artists include: Carmel Anderson, Rob Baxley, Barbara Bigelow, Ricardo BÚrquez, Brian Elliot, Jeff Fitzwater, Max Flowers, Grace Freeman, Mary Ida Henrikson, Lauren Belle Jeanette, Danelle Kelly, Malia King, Brianna Lee, Cammie May, Kelsey McNeil, Cameo McRoberts, Terri Metcalf, Lori Orlowski, Leona Pfeiffer, E Posey, Katy Posey, Kenneth Ragsdale, Dawn Rauwolf, Elizabeth Rose-Chambers, Kathy Rousso, Dave Rubin, Hailey Schreyer, Eden Judes Sinclair, Richard Smith, Jeanette Sweetman, Evon Zerbetz

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!

Artist Market at the Museum

Friday, May 1, 2026
5:00 pm8:00 pm
629 Dock St.

Celebration of the Sea Art Walk

Friday, May 1, 2026
5:00 pm8:00 pm
Downtown Ketchikan!

Start off the summer with a bang at the Celebration of the Sea Art Walk. Downtown arts businesses go all out for this season opening art walk showcasing artists stunning works! PLUS the Blessing of the Fleet on Berth 2.

Art businesses may sign up for the Celebration of the Sea Art Walk beginning in mid March.

Unveiling of Kichxáan Heéni Canoe: “Yaakw Haash át wulihaash a d’ein óoxjaa” (Canoe Drifting in the Wind), by local Tlingit artist Rhonda Green

Friday, May 1, 2026
6:00 pm7:00 pm
Crossroads of Schoenbar Trail

In 2021, after the Schoenbar Trail had been defaced with graffiti several times, the KAAHC Diversity and Inclusion Committee sought to understand how ART might
positively transform the trail from a historically dangerous area for women and youth, to something beautiful, safe, and celebratory. After walking the trail together
and considering its place in the community, the Committee determined the symbol of a canoe, which requires everyone to pull together, to be appropriate for the
basis of a new public art piece.
Through a public selection process in 2024, local Tlingit artist Rhonda Green was selected to create the Kichxáan Heéni Canoe: “Yaakw Haash át wulihaash a d’ein óoxjaa” (Canoe Drifting in the Wind).

This project has been fully funded through grants.

Live Music @ the New York Cafe

Friday, May 1, 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.

TFCU Mothers Day Market

Saturday, May 2, 2026
10:00 am1:00 pm
TFCU at the Commons

Queer Coffee Hour

Saturday, May 2, 2026
11:00 am12:00 pm
Local Grounds Downtown

Alaska Traditional Games

Saturday, May 2, 2026
4:00 pm6:00 pm
Houghtaling Elementary School

SAIL Wildlife Music Cruise

Saturday, May 2, 2026
5:30 pm8:00 pm
Allen Marine Private Dock

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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