Salmonfest Returns August 2-4 at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds
Contributed by David Stearns
Salmonfest returns this August 2-4 at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds and ARCHES Amphitheater. 2024 headliners include Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Devil Makes Three, Dawes, Australian sensation The Cat Empire, Kitchen Dwellers, rising folk star Hayley Heynderickx and festival favorite LowDown Brass Band. Top Alaskan acts include Super Saturated Sugar Strings, H3, Hope Social Club and Black Water Railroad Co.
Assorted Information:
Tickets, camping and the full lineup are available now at www.salmonfestalaska.org. Four stages, 60 bands, 100+ vendors, Salmon Causeway and a daily kids program so the adults can play too. Children under 6 are FREE! Headline performances will be sign language accessible with on stage translation.
Salmonfest is known for identifying up and coming artists and this year we’re excited to showcase national touring acts High Step Society, Glitterfox, Chatham Rabbits, Boot Juice and Megan Hamilton.
Salmonfest remains committed to protecting wild salmon and its habitat in Bristol Bay and throughout Alaska. Since 2015, Salmonfest has donated over $250,000 to salmon and water related initiatives. Major beneficiaries include United Tribes of Bristol Bay, ARCHES Alaska, Kachemak Bay Conservation Society, Cook Inletkeeper and the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds. Salmonfest also contributes smaller amounts to dozens of organizations including Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, Pier 1 Theater, Ninilchik Senior Center, Ninilchik Library, Ninilchik EMS, Alaska Literacy Program, Homer Youth Orchestra, Way Out Women, Sudan Clean Water Project, SKP Opioid Task Force, Stand for Salmon, Catch 49, KBBI, Fairbanks Children’s Museum, Anchorage Museum, Soldotna Chamber of Commerce and more.
New Initiative: Salmonfest, in partnership with ARCHES Alaska, funds and operates the Ninilchik Food Pantry, a weekly service providing food and resources to those in need on the southern Kenai Peninsula. Pickups happen Mondays at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds.