Events & Festivals in Homer, Alaska

 

MARCH

3-Mar 15  Upper Gallery Pratt Museum: Dena’ina Fish Camp

4, 11, 18, 25  Winter Wednesday’s are FREE ADMISSION Noon to 5pm at the Pratt Museum.

5  USAF Military Band, FREE Concert  7pm at the Mariner Theatre.

5-6  City Sign Workshop  at the Chamber offices, Thursday 8:30-9:30am and 5:15-6:15pm, Friday 12pm 1pm.  No cost, no registration.

6  Junior Nordic Ultima – Lookout Mountain Trails.  Contact Louise Seguela 235-9408 or Kenton Bloom 235-6600.

6-7  5th Annual Kachemak Bay Science Conference  An educational event for scientists, natural resource managers, teachers, students, and community members.  Sponsored by Alaska Islands & Ocean and the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies.  Call 235-6961 or 235-6667 for additional information.

6, 13  Foreign Film Friday’s 7pm at Kachemak Bay Campus.  Call 235-7743 for film titles.

7  Ball in the House 7pm performance at Mariner Theatre.  Contact Homer Council on the Arts for information.

8  The Torrent Shipwreck: Searching for Alaska’s Underwater History  In 1868 a wooden sailing ship carrying 125 US Army soldiers hit a reef and sank in lower Cook Inlet. What was discovered on the sea floor will amaze you!  A new documentary film by Alaskan explorer Steve Lloyd, Homer premiere, 6pm at the Homer Theatre.

10  Kachemak Bay Birders Group  4pm in the seminar room at Islands & Ocean. 

11  KBRR council meeting  Meeting open to the public, 12-3pm in the seminar room at Islands & Ocean.

13  Alaska Performance Excellence Marketing and Business Skills Workshop w/Ben Park  Open to the public, $40 member price.  At the chamber, call 235-7740.

14  Kachemak  Bay Nordic Ski Marathon  Two race options – 25K or 42K. Races run concurrently.  Both courses begin at Lookout Mountain Nordic ski trails and end at Baycrest Nordic ski trails.  Contact Marylou Burton, 235-6469.

17 Online Quickbooks Workshop.  Sponsored by Alaska Small Business Development Center, contact Bunny for information at 907-260-5629 or email to inblk@uaa.alaska.edu

17-21  Spring Break in the Islands  Daily family programs and films at Alaska Islands & Ocean, 235-6961.

18-22 Kenai Peninsula Quilters Guild  at Land's End Resort. Call 235-0422 for additional information.

21  16th Annual Winter King Salmon Tournament  High stakes tournament with prizes for entrants and top dollar awards for dollar awards for top 10 fish. Call Homer Chamber of Commerce at 235-7740. Awards party following the tournament, 5pm at Coal Point Seafoods.  Side-Bet Party announcing the boat side-bet winners, 7pm at Duggan’s Pub, entertainment by Three-Legged Mule.

21  Senior Center Talent Show at the Senior Center, 7pm in the Senior Center Dining Room.  Call Gay Pendleton for information at 235-2295.

21-23  City of Homer Adult Basketball Tournament at Homer High School, call 235-6090 for teams and times.

24-June 28 Reflections of a Spill: 20 Years Later  An art and science collaborative exhibit at the Pratt Museum.

Opening Reception Tuesday, 5-7pm at the Pratt Museum.  

24  Candle Light Procession:  7pm-7:30pm.  A community-wide candlelight procession will depart the Pratt and conclude at the Bunnell Street Arts Center with a special showing of their March exhibit: SPILL

27 Fourth Annual Women of Distinction Awards  Sponsored by South Peninsula Haven House. Call Peg Coleman at 235-7712 for additional information.

28  Homer’s 20th Annual Youth Fishing Fair - FREE Admission 10am-2pm at Homer Middle School (across from Best Western Bidarka Inn)  Casting Contest @2pm, must sign-up by 1:30pm.  Learn about sport fishing from local experts, see the latest in fishing gear and equipment , practice fly tying, spin casting, knot tying, and learn, how to fish, where to fish, sportsmanship, water safety, conservation. . .and much more!  235-7427 for additional information.

29  Sea to Ski Triathlon 5K Run, 7K Bike, 5K Ski  Sponsored by the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club. Call Dave Brann for more information at 235-6018.

 

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To list your local event on the HCOC Calendar, please call the Chamber at 235-7740 or email us at viscenter@homeralaska.org.

Activities are updated as new events come in. Please call the Homer Chamber of Commerce for updates at 235-7740 or email us at viscenter@homeralaska.org.