Kickstart to ‘Fat Bear Week’ 2026
Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park Sept. 22-29, 2026, giving fans around the world a chance to vote on which of Katmai’s brown bears have done the best job preparing for Winter. Vote …
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‘Heavy is the rump that wears the crown’: Fat Bear Week winner revealed
The 10th annual Fat Bear Tuesday on Oct. 10 brought to a close this year’s Fat Bear Week celebration. The decade-old tradition celebrates the many bears that inhabit Katmai National Park as they bulk up …
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Big bear bracket: NPS Fat Bear Week polling opens
The National Park Service’s Fat Bear Week began Wednesday, Oct. 4, and will run until the following Tuesday, Oct. 10. Fat Bear Week is an annual event in which the public is invited to vote …
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