Bus transportation
Follow the link for Capital Transit’s guide to Bus services. If you are traveling from the airport, you can select Juneau International Airport” as your first stop, and “Downtown Transit Center” as your destination stop.
A Note on Parking in Juneau
Parking in the downtown historic district can be tight. Free 2-hour parking is available on surrounding streets near the hotel. There is some limited parking space behind the hotel. On weekends, parking is free everywhere including the downtown parking garages. Please contact staff for parking suggestions.
Folk Festival
The Alaska Folk Festival is a week long extravaganza which occurs each year in April. Last year it included Nine 4-hour performances averaging fifteen acts each, fourteen hours of dances plus dance workshops, a Family Concert and 40+ hours of teaching workshops devoted to every imaginable folk music skill, plus jamming all week long. In 2026 it will take place from April 6th to April 12th!
The Folk Festival attracts 450+ folk musicians from all over Alaska, the country and the world. The Alaskan Bar is a hot spot for jamming every day.
Find out more about this great at Alaskan Folk Fest.
Celebration
Celebration is a biennial festival of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian tribal members organized every two years by Sealaska Heritage Institute. Celebration has grown into a renowned festival of the performing, visual, and verbal arts. The first Celebration was held in 1982. In 1990, 42 dance groups performed with more than 1,600 participants. Celebration attracts thousands of people in early June every other year to participate in and view Celebration activities.
The next Celebration will be held on June 5th through June 8th, 2024. More info.
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
Mendenhall Glacier started retreating in the mid-1700s because its annual rate of melt began to exceed its annual total accumulation. The icefield’s snowfall perpetually creates new glacial ice for Mendenhall Glacier and this ice takes 200-250 years to travel from the Juneau Icefield to Mendenhall Lake.
4th of July
Juneau’s unique July 4th tradition involves a midnight fireworks display on the night of July 3rd rather than the 4th. This tradition stems from Juneau’s 1800’s mining history, which allowed miners to enjoy the fireworks without impacting their work schedule on the 4th. The fireworks show begins at 11:59PM on July 3rd, launching fireworks from a barge in Gastineau Channel – providing great views for downtown Juneau and Douglas.
DIPAC Salmon Hatchery
The DIPAC Salmon Hatchery allows visitors to learn first-hand about Alaska’s wild salmon. From the elevated entrance, you’ll get a birds-eye-view of outdoor hatchery operations while listening to a 5-7 minute long informative commentary, provided by a local guide. The knowledgeable guide will be explaining the fascinating life cycle of an Alaskan salmon and the inner workings of the hatchery. More info.
