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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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September 13–19 2026

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Open Mic with Joe Williams IV

Sunday, September 13, 2026
6:00 pm9:00 pm
Creek Street Cabaret

Island Music Residency with Celka Ojakangas

Monday, September 14, 202610:30 amSaturday, September 19, 202611:30 am

The 2026-27 Island Music Season kicks off with composer Celka Ojakangas!

Ketchikan Community Concert Rehearsals Begin

Monday, September 14, 2026
7:00 pm8:30 pm

KCCB rehearsals begin!

The Winter Performance of the Ketchikan Community Concert Band is Sunday, December 20, 3 PM at the Kayhi Auditorium.

Tuesday Open Mic

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
6:00 pm8:00 pm
Hole in the Wall

Sitka Music Festival Presents: Brahms Double with Yuriy Bekker and Zuill Bailey in Ketchikan

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
7:00 pm9:00 pm
Holy Name Catholic Church
433 Jackson Street
Ketchikan, AK 99901
US

The Sitka Music Festival brings exceptional music to communities across Alaska so you can experience the beauty of live performances, and feel a deep connection to the joy and fulfillment that music brings.

The Ukelele Group

Wednesday, September 16, 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 Chamber Orchestra Rehearsals Begin

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
6:30 pm8:00 pm
First Lutheran Church
1200 Tongass Ave
Ketchikan, AK 99901
US

Rehearsals begin for the Ketchikan Chamber Orchestra at First Lutheran Church.

Arts Report on KRBD

Thursday, September 17, 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.

Open Mic with Evan Porter & Mario Sumner

Thursday, September 17, 2026
8:00 pm10:00 pm
Totem Bar

Live Music @ the New York Cafe

Friday, September 18, 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 Nob Hill House Crawl" A KAAHC Fundraising Event!!!

Saturday, September 19, 2026
6:00 pm8:30 pm
Meet at the Main Street Gallery for the shuttle!

The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council is excited to announce a new event that will not only be totally fun, it will help support the programs and events of the organization.

Participants will be shuttled from the Main Street Gallery in small groups, up to Knob Hill to view 5 incredible, historic Ketchikan homes. Each home will have catered delectables, libations, music, and a feast for the curious!!!

Choose your departure time:

6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm

Click below for tickets!

Kayhi Drama Kings 24 Hour Play

Saturday, September 19, 2026
7:00 pm8:30 pm
Kayhi Auditorium
2610 4th Ave
Ketchikan, AK 99901
US

What happens when a group of High School Theater Students write, rehearse, set up tech, and perform 6 original plays in 24 hours? Who knows! Only one way to find out! Join the sleep deprived Kayhi Drama Kings as they set out to entertain you with a completely original one-time show!

Red Lantern performance

Saturday, September 19, 2026
7:00 pm9:00 pm
Red Lantern

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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