Schedule:

Blueberry Arts Festival Pet & Doll Parade - 2pm, Starts at Main and Grant

The Annual Blueberry Arts Festival presented by the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council kicks off the Blueberry Arts Festival with best parade in Ketchikan - the Pet & Doll Parade!!!
This parade, sponsored by Community Connections Early Learning Program, is a chance for the youngsters of Ketchikan to try their hand at creating wearable art for themselves, their dolls, and their pets. (Parents are most definitely encouraged to help!!!) This is successful to varying degrees, depending on the agreeability of the pet, and sometimes the youngsters!
It is always free for families to participate in the Pet & Doll Parade and it is always joyful!!!
Line up for the parade is on the sidewalks of Main Street at the intersection of Main and Grant streets. The Parade begins at 2pm on the Friday of the Blueberry Arts Festival, and heads down the street!!! Bill Urquhart leads the way playing his bagpipes and the Ketchikan Police Department makes sure all Paraders are safe in the street! 
We conclude the Parade at the Ketchikan Fire Station on Mill Street with treats from the Ketchikan Public Library, the Ketchikan Volunteer Fire Squad and of course, Community Connections Early Learning Program - OH! and lots of water for the pets!

Best Blueberry Dish Contest

The highly competitive and very tasty Best Blueberry Dish Contest is a big favorite during the Blueberry Arts Festival weekend. Delicious Sweet and Savory works of culinary art must be submitted to the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council by 3pm on the Friday of the Blueberry Arts Festival. All submissions must include blueberries.
A super secret panel of experts takes on the grueling job of tasting each submission...sometimes more than once...or twice. They make the difficult decision to choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes. The 1st prize dish is duplicated and served during the month of August at the awesome and wonderful New York Cafe!!!!
Submissions to the Best Blueberry Dish Contest are then served during the Opening Reception of the Blueberry Arts Festival Art Exhibit, from 5pm to 7pm on Blueberry Friday.
People's Choice is selected at the Opening Reception.
Fun, right?