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Live at Five

Live at Five

Fridays, May 22- September 4th

Time: 5:00-7:00pm

Price: Free!

Location: Talkeetna Village Park

Join us for free, family-friendly concerts every Friday from 5-7 pm at the Talkeetna Village Park. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket and enjoy the music of talented performers from Alaska and the lower 48. This program, known as “Live at Five,” runs throughout the summer, from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend.
Su Valley Band Lab Showcase and Blackwater Railroad Co Concert

Su Valley Band Lab Showcase and Blackwater Railroad Co Concert

Friday, May 15th

Time: 7pm

Price: Free

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Su Valley Band Lab is an after-school music program where students have been working with the band members of Blackwater Railroad—learning electric guitar, drums, bass, horns, piano, and vocals. Come cheer them on and celebrate their hard work, then stick around for a Blackwater Railroad show!
Plein-air Painting Class

Plein-air Painting Class

May 16, June 2, 16,30, July 14, 28, August 11, 25, September 8, 22

Time: 1pm

Price: $25

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Outdoor watercolour painting classes in Talkeetna, AK. Led by Miles Bloomfield.
Talkeetna Art Festival

Talkeetna Art Festival

Saturday and Sunday, May 23 - 24

Time: Varies

Location: Talkeetna Alaska

The 5th Annual Talkeetna Art Festival returns Memorial Day Weekend, May 23–24! Downtown Talkeetna will come alive with live music across two outdoor stages, featuring touring bands, Alaska favorites, local youth performers, and emerging singer-songwriters. Explore 50+ Alaskan artisan vendors, hands-on art workshops, aerialist performances, the youth art tent, and the annual “Plant by Color” flower mural! Free and family-friendly — come celebrate music, art, and community while ...
Circus Sunday! Workshops

Circus Sunday! Workshops

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Time: 10:00-11:15am, 11:30am-12:45pm, 1:00-3:00pm

Price: $5-40

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Denali Arts Council and Green Light Circus present: a Circus Sunday! With three options to choose from, there's something for everyone to enjoy. The fifth and final of 5 scheduled monthly workshops between January and May, May 31st will feature aerial silks workshops followed by open juggling at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. Space is limited in the aerial workshops and pre-registration is required.
Seeking Story Submissions

Seeking Story Submissions

Deadline April 15th, 2026

Location: Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

TALKEETNA, WE WANT YOUR STORIES! We’re creating a brand new show celebrating the strange, hilarious, heartfelt, and wildly Alaskan moments that only happen here. And we want YOUR true(ish) stories, the ones you tell at the Fairview, on the river, in the Hangar, or around a late-night campfire. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - “Only in Alaska” incidents - Bar tales, trail tales, river tales, winter tales - Local legends and personal misadventures - Heartwarming, bizarre, chaotic, or just ...
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CONTACT

Denali Arts Council
PO Box 404
Talkeetna, AK 99676
Tel: (907) 733-7929
info@denaliartscouncil.org

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Sheldon Community Arts Hangar
Downtown Talkeetna, behind the Post Office
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

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