An authentic Alaska community, the surprisingly artsy, coastal town of Cordova lives and breathes fishing. Every July, through this family-friendly festival, local nonprofits and loads of volunteers come together to raise awareness of the region’s rich resources and raise funds to support art opportunities with 2 days of live music, a wild food cook-off, running events and free kids’ activities. There’s also a beer tent, artisan craft fair and lots of fun for all ages at Cordova’s beautiful Mt. Eyak Ski Area. Stay tuned for the live music line up, filled with amateur and professional acts from around the state of Alaska & beyond! This is a fundraising event for Cordova’s arts council: Cordova Arts & Pageants, which brings artists from all over the world to perform for the community of Cordova and share their art in the schools all year long.

Schedule

We hope you enjoy the great line-up of activities we have for you this Salmon Jam weekend. All activities take place at Mt. Eyak Ski Hill unless otherwise noted. See shuttle schedule below for how to catch a ride to and from the Ski Hill.

Friday July 13th

6:00 p.m. | 16th Annual Salmon Jam music festival opens: Get ready to dance! Must have wristband to enter. Enjoy local and visiting performers over the course of the evening while sipping a cold brew from our beer garden (optional!).

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Local Arts and Crafts Festival:  Get your face painted, peruse local handi-crafts, and more! (download Arts & Crafts entry form from sidebar to reserve your space)

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Snack Shack: delicious homemade food including seafood stew, salmon chowdah, pizza and mac & cheese. Hot and cold drinks, too!

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Hula Hooping with Kayley Glasen, $5. cash to Kayley to learn some skills!

9:00 p.m. | Dogtooth and Nail from Portland OR warms up the stage.

10:00 p.m. | Big Fat Buddha takes the stage!

Saturday July 14th

7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Alaska Salmon Runs road races: King salmon marathon, Sockeye half marathon, Coho 10K, Humpy 5K, Smolt one-mile walk/fun run. See the Alaska Salmon Runs page for more details. Download a registration form from the sidebar.

12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Dumpster Painting: Local artists are invited to paint dumpsters that will be used throughout the community of Cordova. The colorful creations help enhance the vibrancy of Cordova’s streetscapes and highlight local talent.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Small Fry Activities: Join the Prince William Sound Science Center, Copper River Watershed Project, U.S. Forest Service and their partners in education at the festival grounds for fish printing, relays, casting practice, salmon fillet and preserving demonstrations and other exciting hands-on activities. Fun for kids & families of all ages! Arts and Crafts Festival will also be open during this time–-your opportunity to support local artists without having to pay the gate fee! Rain location: TBD. Free for everyone!

3:00-5:00 p.m. | Musician Workshop with Kevin Worrell: Meet under the Big Tent. Group can choose between a music theory workshop taking a well-known song and working out the nuts and bolts of it or an improvisation workshop to inspire the budding jammer!  Free for everyone!

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Salmon Barbecue and Alaska Salmon Runs medal announcements. Dinner is $15/adult, $8/child under 12. Does not include Salmon Jam admission.

5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Local Arts and Crafts Festival: More chances to purchase locally-made art, snacks and handicrafts and support our local artists.

6:00 p.m. | Salmon Jam Music Festival: Night 2 kicks off. Local and regional musicians start off a full night of live music! Must have wrist band to enter.

7:00 p.m. | Taste of Cordova Wild Food Cook-off: Enter for your chance to win, or just stop by to try delicious dishes that feature Copper River wild salmon and other local wild foods. Entries must be at ski hill by 6:00 to be judged. Enter a dish and receive a discount at the gate AND be the first in line to enjoy many delicious tastes of Cordova!

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Snack Shack: delicious homemade food including seafood stew & bread bowls, salmon chowdah, pizza and mac & cheese. Hot and cold drinks, too!

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Hula Hooping with Kayley Glasen, $5. cash to Kayley to learn some skills!

8:20 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. – Leslie Zeigler & Bradly Murphy special performance!

9:00 p.m. | Koloku and the KeKui Foundation take the stage!

10:00 p.m. |  Big Fat Buddha rocks the hill!

more information   http://salmonjam.org/