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Your Stay in Homer

A DIRECTORY OF SERVICES

Homer Alaska, crab dinner, fine bedding
Friends with coffee, girl and puffin

About Homer

Homer, Alaska, is a picturesque town of 5,600 colorful residents whose lives focus on community and aesthetics. You'll find artists, entrepreneurs, and adventure seekers gathered to chat about local and world events wherever there's a place to sit. Coffee shop is our middle name. 

Our boat harbor and downtown areas are chock-full of shops, art galleries, and restaurants. The land meets the sea in most directions, and there's never a shortage of spectacular vistas of mountains, glaciers, ocean, harbor, forest, or quirky architecture.  And if you're looking for an enticing slice of Homer and its history, you won't want to miss the Pratt Museum and Islands and Ocean Visitor's Center or take a walk through Homer's Old Town.  

Located on Kachemak Bay, on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, Homer prides itself in its many nicknames including "the end of the road", "cosmic hamlet by the sea," and "the halibut fishing capital of the world". Approximately 220 miles by road and 35 minutes by air from Anchorage, Homer is easy enough to get to.​

The people who settle in Homer come from all walks of life and locations. Most are drawn here for the same reason: a sense of place. If you love the arts, nature, and community, it's a hard place to resist. As Susan Haynes describes in Coastal Living, "The town greets you like a giant pop-up card: forbidding mountains, alpine glaciers, dense evergreen forests, a fast-moving sea, the 4½-mile-long sand spit, and a thriving community."  
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It's no wonder this artsy scenic nirvana has enticed these celebrities to call Homer home at one time or another: Deadliest Catch captains Andy and John Hillstrand, singer/songwriter Jewel, worship musician Lincoln Brewster, Motel 6's spokesperson Tom Bodett, the Eagle Lady Jean Keene, House of Representatives Andre Marrou, American musician Zac Brown, political writer Shannyn Moore, fashion model Ambrose Olsen, Olympic wrestler Tela O'Donnell, Alaska: The Last Frontier's Kilcher Family, actor Ernest Borgnine, and others.

We welcome you to our enchanting landscape. 

Art & Activities

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Bear viewing
Sealife

Center for AK Coastal Studies
708 Smokey Bay Way Homer, AK
(907) 235-6667
AkCoastalStudies.org

Homer Art & Frame Co.
4001 Lake St #3, Homer, AK
(907) 435-3999
HomerArtandFrame.com

Homer Council on the Arts
355 West Pioneer Ave  Homer, AK
(907) 235-4288

HomerArt.org

Smokey Bay Air
2100 Kachemak Dr Homer, AK
​(888) 482-1511
SmokeyBayAir.com

Dean Family Art Studios
40374 Waterman Homer, AK
(907) 299-4124
JeffreyHDean.com

​​Homer Chamber of Commerce
201 Sterling Highway Homer, AK
​(907) 235-7740

HomerAlaska.org

The Porcupine Theater
106 W Pioneer Ave Homer, AK
(907) 235-6728
HomerDocFest.com

Bunnell Street Arts Center
106 W Bunnell Avenue Homer, AK
(907) 235-2662
BunnellStreetArtsCenter.org

Pratt Museum & Park
3779 Bartlett St Homer, AK
(907) 235-8635 
PrattMuseum.org

Homer Documentary Film Festival
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Homer Art & Frame Company

Food & Beverage

Table with food and drink
Beautiful salad in blue bowl
Homemade breads

AJ's OldTown Steakhouse & Tavern
Wed-Sun 5 pm - close
120 W Bunnell Ave Homer, AK
AjSteakhouse.com

Land's End Resort
4786 Homer Spit Rd Homer, AK
(907) 235-0400
Lands-End-Resort.com

Sweetgale Meadworks & Cider House 
Mon - Fri 2-7 pm/Sat & Sun 1-7 pm 
3657 Main St Homer, AK
SweetgaleWines.com

​Captain's Coffee
6:30 am - 5:30 pm Daily
295 E Pioneer Ave, Homer, AK
CaptainsCoffee.com

Don Jose's Restaurant
​Fresh, Authentic Mexican food
(907) 235-7963
127 W Pioneer Ave in Homer, AK

Vida's Thai Food
397 E Pioneer Ave Homer, AK
(907) 299-7912
VidaThaiFood.com

The Grog Shop
369 E. Pioneer Ave Homer, AK
(907) 235-7764

Visit Online

Land's End Resort
Showcase Your Business

Accommodations

Pillows on bed
Bed with pillows
Luxurious bathroom

Alaska Wheelhouse

4025 Homer Spit Rd #6 Homer, AK

​(907) 299-6777

Sleep 7 on the Spit

The Ocean Shores Resort

3500 Crittenden Dr Homer, AK

(907) 235-7775 

OceanShoresAlaska.com

Cozy Cove Inn

205 Cozy Cove Dr Homer, AK

(907) 399-6277

CozyCoveInn.com

Alaska Adventure Cabins

2525 Sterling Hwy Homer, AK

(907) 715-2745

AlaskaAdventureCabins.com

Land's End Resort

4786 Homer Spit Rd Homer, AK

(907) 235-0400

Lands-End-Resort.com

Land's End Resort
Alaska Adventure Cabins
Charming Coastal Cottage

Shopping & Services

Masssage therapist
Doctor with patient
Hairdresser with client

Homer Art & Frame Co.
4001 Lake St #3, Homer, AK
(907) 435-3999
HomerArtandFrame.com

Oodalolly

Whimsical Gifts and Treasures

564 East Pioneer Ave Homer, AK

Visit us on Facebook!

​​Homer Chamber of Commerce
201 Sterling Highway Homer, AK
​(907) 235-7740

HomerAlaska.org

HomeLight 

Smarter Decisions

Buying/Selling Your Home

HomeLight.com

North Wind Home Collection

173 W Pioneer Ave Homer, AK

(907) 235-0766

Visit us on Facebook!

KBBI Homer Public Radio

Serving Kenai Peninsula

(907) 235-7721

KBBI.org

The Classic Cook

Kitchen, Culinary, and Cookware

378 E Pioneer Ave Homer, AK

ClassicCookAK.com

Ulmer's Drug & Hardware

3858 Lake St #5, Homer, AK

Locally owned and operated

(907) 235-8594

South Peninsula Hospital

4300 Bartlett St, Homer, AK

(907) 235-8101

SPHosp.org

Accessiblity

Find more about accessibility around Homer through the Independent Living Center.

Disabled people outside
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We'd love to feature your business in our directory of services!

Special thanks to our Festival Supporters

Our Sponsors
Our Sponsors
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COME FOR THE ADVENTURE,

STAY FOR THE CULTURE

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Alaska World Arts Festival
Homer, Alaska USA
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
EIN# 83-1228025

TICKETING: (907) 290-1695

Sally Oberstein, Producer
+1 (907) 235-2228
sally@alaskaworldarts.org

CONTACT OUR STAFF

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Ticketing: (907) 290-1695

Festival Program

Finance Manager

Marketing

Press

Producer

Social Media

Webmaster

OUR SUPPORTERS

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Land’s End Resort
Alaska Airlines
KBBI AM 890 Homer Public Radio
Homer Chamber of Commerce
The Atwood Foundation
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Alaska Adventure Cabins
Homer Art & Frame
Patrice Krant & Rick Rosenbloom
Alice’s Champagne Palace

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Salmonfest
Salmon Sisters
HCOA (Homer Council on the Arts)
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
Porcupine Theater
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