Salmonfest Returns to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds This Weekend
Salmonfest 2022, a weekend-long concert celebrating everything salmon, gets underway Friday, Aug. 5, at Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds, with five stages, 65 bands, and over 100 vendors.
Headliners this year range from Texas musician Shakey Graves to Rising Appalachia, the California Honeydrops, Kyle Hollinsworth and Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist Steve Poltz.
Since 2015, Salmonfest has donated over $150,000 to salmon and related initiatives.
All 5,200 tickets to the event are sold out. The event also includes nearly 1,000 staff, vendors, plus band guests and another 1,000 children eligible for free admission and others over three-days of Salmonfest.
Events on tap at the 2022 festivities include the Smoked Salmon Super Bowl, sponsored by Salmonfest a...