The Cause
The fish come first.
Salmonfest exists to defend wild Alaskan salmon and the people, places, and cultures that depend on them. Every set on stage is a megaphone for the rivers.
By the numbers · 2025
48,200
lb landfill diverted
120k+
compostable cups
11,400
volunteer hours
82%
local-sourced food
From the river to the rotunda.
We bankroll legal defense, fund science, support tribal sovereignty, and put musicians in the same room as fishermen and policymakers. The result: real wins for wild salmon.
Causeway nonprofits
Forty-plus organizations. One river.
Cook Inletkeeper
Protecting the watersheds of Cook Inlet.
SalmonState
Statewide advocacy for wild Alaska salmon.
United Tribes of Bristol Bay
Defending the world's largest wild sockeye run.
Renewable Energy Alaska Project
Accelerating Alaska's clean energy transition.
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust
Conserving lands on the Kenai Peninsula.
Trustees for Alaska
Public-interest environmental law.