The Klamath Salmon Festival is Saturday August 18.
The Yurok Tribe has already begun work on the 50th Klamath Salmon Festival, a
gift the Tribe gives the community every year.
"We are pulling out all the stops for the 50th festival," said Matt Mais, the
event's organizer. "The Yurok Tribe is working hard to make this family event
better than ever before."
Attendees of the all-day event will have an opportunity to learn more about
Yurok culture, dance to live music, shop for authentic handmade gifts form more
than 100 vendors and enjoy a delicious traditionally cooked salmon feast.
There will also be a highly competitive Stick Game Tournament. The Stick Game
is played by local tribes and is a full-contact sport that resembles lacrosse
with a wrestling element. The game is heavy on action.
A traditional Indian Card Games Tournament and a number of cultural
demonstrations will be on hand. The Tribe is also putting on a 5k Ney-Puy Run.
The run is free to enter and will start at 8a.m.
Automobile enthusiasts from throughout the region will be showing off their
vehicles at the "Classic Car Show". Yurok tribal member and vintage vehicle
owner George Smoker is organizing this event, which is sure to be a hit with car
buffs.
For non-runners the Salmon Festival starts with the Veteran's breakfast, put on
by the Klamath Chamber of Commerce at 8 a.m. at the Klamath Community Center on
Salmon Blvd. The breakfast will be followed by a parade at 10 am. The famously
delicious salmon lunch will start at 11:00 a.m.
For more information see the following links:
http://www.yuroktribe.org/salmonfestival.htm
http://www.delnorte.org/event/klamath-salmon-festival/
The Yurok Tribe has already begun work on the 50th Klamath Salmon Festival, a
gift the Tribe gives the community every year.
"We are pulling out all the stops for the 50th festival," said Matt Mais, the
event's organizer. "The Yurok Tribe is working hard to make this family event
better than ever before."
Attendees of the all-day event will have an opportunity to learn more about
Yurok culture, dance to live music, shop for authentic handmade gifts form more
than 100 vendors and enjoy a delicious traditionally cooked salmon feast.
There will also be a highly competitive Stick Game Tournament. The Stick Game
is played by local tribes and is a full-contact sport that resembles lacrosse
with a wrestling element. The game is heavy on action.
A traditional Indian Card Games Tournament and a number of cultural
demonstrations will be on hand. The Tribe is also putting on a 5k Ney-Puy Run.
The run is free to enter and will start at 8a.m.
Automobile enthusiasts from throughout the region will be showing off their
vehicles at the "Classic Car Show". Yurok tribal member and vintage vehicle
owner George Smoker is organizing this event, which is sure to be a hit with car
buffs.
For non-runners the Salmon Festival starts with the Veteran's breakfast, put on
by the Klamath Chamber of Commerce at 8 a.m. at the Klamath Community Center on
Salmon Blvd. The breakfast will be followed by a parade at 10 am. The famously
delicious salmon lunch will start at 11:00 a.m.
For more information see the following links:
http://www.yuroktribe.org/salmonfestival.htm
http://www.delnorte.org/event/klamath-salmon-festival/