Events in Juneau, AK

A relaxed drop in meetup for breastfeeding parents and those in the fourth trimester, offering tea, light snacks, and welcoming conversation. Connect with peers, share experiences, and explore supportive resources. Whether new to feeding and newborn care or seeking community, this gathering aims to ease isolation and encourage learning and laughter. Babies are welcome. The environment focuses on accessible support, community building, normalizing common challenges, and reducing loneliness during the postpartum period.

Families with children ages 0 to 6 are welcome at a free indoor play session featuring wagons, slides, balls, and plenty of room for safe, active fun. Hosted by Parks & Recreation and the Southeast Childhood Collective, this gathering takes place at the Dimond Park Field House in Juneau and is intended for little ones accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please note that older siblings are not permitted and track access is not included.

Each month, a community market showcases Juneau’s makers, bakers, crafters, and other creatives in one place. Visitors can browse handmade goods, grab lunch, or take a relaxed stroll with a coffee while discovering something new at every edition. The experience is welcoming for all ages, featuring locally crafted items, freshly baked treats, and distinctive finds. Vendor opportunities are available for artists, crafters, and small business hopefuls.

At Savikko Park, Shelter #1 in Douglas, a community picnic brings people together to support those who have lost someone to suicide and those experiencing suicidality. Presented by the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition and partners, the gathering includes a remembrance ceremony honoring those who have died by suicide, food, and tables hosted by the organizers. Purple and teal balloons will mark the spot.

Celebrate the debut EP Break & Mend with an intimate concert by The Heists at The Crystal Saloon in Juneau. Longtime fixtures of the local music scene, the duo blends bluegrass energy, country feeling, and an old-time groove into original Alaskan folk songs. Erin and Andrew Heist are known for close-knit country and bluegrass harmonies and for sharing stories drawn from years of playing bars and back rooms across Alaska, from Juneau and Bethel to Salmonfest and Fairbanks, along the Milk Run. Ticket options include VIP Spéciale at $75 with a reserved seat, a Break & Mend CD, and a limited edition letterpress art print of the Break & Mend artwork by Meghan Chambers of Salt Water Press. VIP Royale at $50 offers a reserved seat and a Break & Mend CD. General Admission is $25.

This cabaret performance at the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council in Juneau features Tina Burner, a live-singing drag entertainer, comedian, and producer. Born in New York and shaped by the city’s nightlife, she gained worldwide recognition through Season 13 of the Emmy winning RuPaul’s Drag Race and Season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Her work on the season earned a Critics Choice Award and an MTV Movie & TV Award. She has taken the show Witch Perfect around the world to sold out crowds and has appeared in Shade: Queens of NYC.

Every Sunday, Douglas Thrift Store offers 10% off your purchase when you leave a stellar rating on its Facebook page. The offer brightens slower Sundays while helping boost the store’s presence. Shoppers can browse, share a rating, and enjoy the savings.

At Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau, a UFO town hall gathers leading investigators and noted experiencers to delve into unexplained activity, unusual occurrences, and sighting reports from across Alaska’s wilderness. The program starts with a VIP session, then moves into opening remarks, detailed encounter presentations, and an interactive roundtable with audience participation. Featured speakers include David Paulides, a former law enforcement officer and investigative journalist known for the Missing 411 series, Chris Bledsoe, a noted UFO experiencer profiled in the bestselling book UFO of God, and Joe Hauser, an investigator who focuses on unusual phenomena and Alaskan anomalies.

Play board games with Platypus Gaming in the Douglas Meeting Room in Juneau. Take part for a chance to bring a game home. Admission is free, and games are appropriate for ages 5 and up. This event is part of the Platypus Game Days that alternate between the Douglas and Mendenhall Library branches.

A cozy community dinner marks ten years of work to end childhood homelessness in Juneau. Guests can enjoy a harvest inspired menu featuring baked macaroni and cheese, roast chicken, freshly baked breads, seasonal side dishes, and pies made from scratch. The evening offers time to reconnect with friends, meet new neighbors, and hear stories about the progress made together over the past decade. The celebration also highlights House of Promise, a newly opened family shelter and housing stabilization program. The long running shelter effort now has a permanent home that provides private bedrooms, comfortable beds, laundry facilities, hot showers, a full kitchen, and a welcoming setting for families as they work toward permanent housing. Proceeds from Hearth and Harvest support daily operations at House of Promise, helping ensure families experiencing homelessness have a safe place to rest, recover, and rebuild. The event honors volunteers, donors, partners, past attendees, and anyone dedicated to strengthening the community.

Annie Bartholomew, a songwriter and clawhammer banjoist from Juneau, Alaska, brings mountain music with a dark, dramatic northern character. Her debut album, Sisters of White Chapel, draws on historical sources and Appalachian string band traditions to present original folk songs about women and sex workers who traveled to the Klondike Gold Rush, exploring survival, resilience, and celebration. Her work has been featured by NPR Music's All Songs Considered, No Depression, the Bluegrass Situation, and Bandcamp Daily, and the album was recognized by Folk Alley as one of the top releases of 2023. Performances include the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival in the Netherlands and a tour of Ireland, and she is among the Salt Lick Incubator's inaugural Americanafest grant recipients. Rooted in Americana, bluegrass, and folk, this event takes place at Ḵunéix̱ Hídi Northern Light United Church in Juneau.

At Crystal Saloon in Juneau, Bandits on the Run, from Brooklyn, showcases three lead voices and a blend of acoustic, folk rock, indie, indie folk, indie pop, and Americana. Regina Marie Strayhorn as Clarissa, Adrian Blake Enscoe as Roy Dodger, and Sydney Torin Shepherd as Bonanza Jellyfish perform with vivid harmonies and an energetic style, accompanied by guitar, cello, a suitcase drum, accordion, and playful toy instruments. Their boundary-blurring sound has been heard in settings that range from subway platforms to concert halls.

At Juneau City Hall, Kouros Bartel delivers a public lecture examining archaeohistorical perspectives on Indigenous societies, Subarctic environments, and networks of exchange across the Bering region. The presentation explores connections across the North through the combined lenses of archaeology and history.