22nd Annual
For the safety, courtesy, health and enjoyment 
of all Salmon Festival visitors, please leave your pets at home.
Need a place to keep your pet while you enjoy the festival? Please contact
Leavenworth Pet Lodge
for accomodations, or call 509.548.4719
Activity List / Drop-In
“Salmonfest Willkommen!”
Thursday Sept. 29 and Friday Sept. 30 (School Days)
This is a list of drop-in activities that require no sign-up. We encourage you to visit these activities throughout the day as your schedule allows. Many of the activities are located in the exhibit area.
Discovery Garden
Students from the Cascade Discovery Program (an alternative high school located on fish hatchery grounds) demonstrate horticultural practices in their beautiful garden.
Exhibits
Many agencies and organizations in our community share information through hands-on, interactive activities. The U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Audubon Society (just to name a few) will be joining us for this salmon celebration.
Fish Aquarium
Gaze through the waters and become eye to eye with our local freshwater fish. Learn more about why fish look the way they do and how to identify them.
Go-Paw Outdoor Recreation Activities
GoPaw (Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington), a state funded non-profit organization, will have outdoor activities such as snowshoeing, pellet target shooting and safety tips, and rod-building for students to learn about. Stop in and give it a try!
Salmon Maze
In this 40 by 40 foot barrier-free maze, students will experience the many challenges of aquatic life and migration when they discover themselves as salmon, hatching and struggling to survive. They meet predators along the way as they go through the salmon’s amazing life cycle. An activity sheet is given to each student to complete.
Salmon Tagging Trailer
How do we keep track of salmon? How do we know who’s who? Experience the latest in automated fish tagging technology and learn how hatchery salmon are tagged before they are released into Icicle Creek. Visit this Columbia River Fisheries Program Office one-of-a-kind piece of equipment.
Sardis Raptor Center, “Hunters of the Sky”
Sharon Wolters is back with the “Hunters of the Sky” raptor program. This is a rare opportunity to see a variety of birds up close while learning about their habitats and roles in the environment.
Live birds are featured, representing a variety of species, which include owls, hawks, falcons, and eagles, some of which are trained to the glove for “Hunters of the Sky.” All birds in the tours are residents of Sardis Raptor Center and have injuries that prevent their return to the wild. This program is highly recommended for all ages.
sardisraptor.com
Wheel of Fish
Spin the wheel and test your Fish IQ and learn fishy facts!
