Wenatchee River Salmon Festival

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival is a three-day natural resource event held annually in September at Rocky Reach Dam and Discovery Center.

Join us for the 2026 Festival Sept 17-19. Mark your calendars for Community Day on Sat, Sept 19 from 10am-5pm! The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival is a three-day natural resource education event held each fall to celebrate the return of the salmon to the Wenatchee River. The Festival is held at Rocky Reach Dam and Discovery Center. 2023 School Days: Thursday, Sept 21 and Friday, Sept 22 from 9am-2pm. 2023 Community Day: Saturday, Sept 23 10am-5pm.

🐟 Pick your Salmon Fest adventure!Would you rather…🐟 Become a salmon in the giant Salmon Maze🦅 Meet a live raptor🎨 Make ...
09/05/2026

🐟 Pick your Salmon Fest adventure!
Would you rather…
🐟 Become a salmon in the giant Salmon Maze
🦅 Meet a live raptor
🎨 Make a Gyotaku fish print
🌊 Build salmon habitat with Rolling Rivers
🐠 Come eye-to-eye with local fish
🥁 Experience dancing, drumming and cultural traditions
Good news: You don't have to choose. 😉 Come experience it ALL at Salmon Festival Community Day!
📅 Saturday, Sept. 19
⏰ 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
📍 Rocky Reach
🎉 FREE!

09/05/2026

🎨🐟 Get ready to create, explore and make some Salmon Fest memories!
From hands-on art to activities around every corner, there’s plenty for the whole family to dive into at FREE Salmon Festival Community Day!
📅 Saturday, Sept. 19 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
📍 Rocky Reach Park & Discovery Center
👉 Details: https://www.facebook.com/share/18sf6gStFD/

Gyotaku Fish Printing🎨🐟 A Salmon Festival favorite!Get hands-on with Gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish printing, and cre...
09/03/2026

Gyotaku Fish Printing🎨🐟 A Salmon Festival favorite!
Get hands-on with Gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish printing, and create your own one-of-a-kind fish masterpiece to take home.
Messy? Maybe. Memorable? Definitely. 😉
📅 Saturday, Sept. 19 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Rocky Reach | FREE
👉 Get the details: https://www.facebook.com/share/18sf6gStFD/

🍎🐟 Please join us in thanking the Chelan-Douglas School Retirees Association for joining us as a “spawn-sor” of the 2026...
09/01/2026

🍎🐟 Please join us in thanking the Chelan-Douglas School Retirees Association for joining us as a “spawn-sor” of the 2026 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival! Their generous support helps us provide hands-on learning experiences that connect thousands of students and families with salmon, our rivers and the natural world. 🌊 Thank you for continuing to invest in education and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards! 💙
Join us for FREE Salmon Festival Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at Rocky Reach!

🐟 Get ready to come eye-to-eye with some of our river's residents!The Giant Fish Aquarium gives you an up-close look at ...
08/30/2026

🐟 Get ready to come eye-to-eye with some of our river's residents!
The Giant Fish Aquarium gives you an up-close look at local freshwater fish — with fish biologists on hand to help you identify who's swimming by and answer your fishiest questions. 🔎🌊 See what's beneath the surface at Salmon Festival Community Day!
📅 Saturday, Sept. 19 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Rocky Reach | FREE
👉 Get the details: https://www.facebook.com/share/18sf6gStFD/

🐟 Salmon Festival is swimming our way!Join us for a day of salmon, science, culture, wildlife and hands-on fun at the 20...
08/30/2026

🐟 Salmon Festival is swimming our way!
Join us for a day of salmon, science, culture, wildlife and hands-on fun at the 2026 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival. 🌊
Explore dozens of activities and exhibits, meet the people who know our rivers best, watch salmon make their incredible journey upstream, and discover something new around every corner.
📅 Community Day: Saturday, Sept. 19
⏰ 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
📍 Rocky Reach
Free, family-friendly and FIN-tastic! 🐟

Celebrate with us at Salmon Festival! In-person, hands-on education - two days for students from schools across Washingt...
08/27/2026

Celebrate with us at Salmon Festival! In-person, hands-on education - two days for students from schools across Washington and a FREE public community day with outdoor recreation, performances, and more. Mark your calendars: we hope you'll join us for Community Day Saturday, Sept 19 from 10am-5pm! Rocky Reach Discovery Center

🐟 A FIN-tastic thank you to Bio Oregon and München Haus for joining us as “spawn-sors” of the 2026 Wenatchee River Salmo...
08/25/2026

🐟 A FIN-tastic thank you to Bio Oregon and München Haus for joining us as “spawn-sors” of the 2026 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival! Their support helps us bring salmon, science, culture and hands-on learning to thousands of students and families throughout our region. 💙
Join us for Salmon Festival Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at Rocky Reach! 🌊🐟

Get ready for the 2026 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival with Salmon On-Line. Explore fish printing, crafts, games, scienc...
08/23/2026

Get ready for the 2026 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival with Salmon On-Line. Explore fish printing, crafts, games, science experiments, coloring pages, salmon facts, and more from wherever you are. 🌊🎨🔬
👉 Check out the activities and let us know in the comments: Which Salmon On-Line activity is your favorite?

ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT: ROLLING RIVERSGet hands-on with our interactive watershed modeling activity where you can learn the ...
08/19/2026

ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT: ROLLING RIVERS
Get hands-on with our interactive watershed modeling activity where you can learn the elements of a healthy watershed and then use that knowledge to create ideal Salmon habitat. Who doesn't love a giant sandbox? Rocky Reach Discovery Center

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