Juneau prepares to welcome thousands as Celebration 2026 approaches

Dancers fill the stage at Centennial Hall during a processional and grand entrance for Celebration in Juneau on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
Thousands of people will converge in Juneau next week to dance, sing and showcase their Indigenous culture. 
Celebration 2026 officially kicks off on Wednesday with the theme “enduring strength.” The every-other-year gathering began more than 40 years ago to recognize the survival and persistence of Lingít, Haida an