Planner Spotlight: WhaleFest
Kick off your meeting with welcomes from our Alaska Native community and from Sitka’ s mayor, or start your event with a live performance of the national anthem and our state’ s“ Alaska’ s Flag” song sung by local singers. Sitka’ s unique offerings can also be incorporated into meeting breaks with performances from local storytellers, acrobats and aerial performers, dancers, or string quartets. Create a special reception and dinner experience with live music from local blues or rock bands, or even a DJ.
Wow your attendees with a pop-up art market or an early evening art walk that includes demonstrations from local silversmiths, weavers, and beaders. To help you plan these events for your next gathering, Visit Sitka will work alongside you to coordinate these special moments.
Our community is excited to share our stories, talents, and culture with you. Plan your next meeting in Sitka and give your attendees an experience to remember.
Planner Spotlight: WhaleFest
The first weekend in November marks the date for Sitka’ s WhaleFest, a much-loved event that overlaps with the annual presence of humpback whales in the Sitka Sound as they feed before migrating to Hawaii. The spirit of WhaleFest is closely tied to the history and cultural importance of the ocean and its inhabitants, and every year, the event begins with a Tlingít welcome and land acknowledgment.
During this multi-day festival, WhaleFest hosts an array of Sitkan vendors at a marine-themed artisan’ s market, and scientists from far and wide fly into Sitka to present their research. WhaleFest’ s most recent theme was Ocean Connections: Culture and Communication, which challenged participants to explore the many forms of culture and communication that are tied to the marine environment through the lens of Indigenous knowledge and scientific discovery.
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