Alaska has a wonderful range of summer festivals for those who love and celebrate seafood. Here are a few:
Kake Dog Salmon Festival – July 24th
Celebrates chum or dog salmon its a gathering of friends and family who return home to celebrate much the same way that the salmon do. Its features canoe and boat races, a fish filleting contest, herring toss, line dancing BBQ and more
Sitka Seafood Festival August 6-7th
It just started this year and aims to celebrate wild Alaskan seafood and the local fishing industry it will have a banquet, music and local chefs doing demos, crab races and fish tossing.
Source:
- http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/072110/new_679871852.shtml
Alaskan Summer Seafood Festivals