Fat Bear Week
Fat Bear Week

Celebrate Fat Bear Week and compete in a friendly Fat Bear Bracket competition

Celebrate Fat Bear Week and compete in a friendly Fat Bear Bracket competition

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Happy Fat Bear Week 2023! 🐻🎉

What is Fat Bear Week?

Fat Bear Week is a yearly tournament hosted by Katmai National Park. The fattest bears compete for our votes in hopes of becoming Fat Bear Week champion.

This year, Fat Bear Week is October 4th - October 10th 2023

How can I Participate?

First,

Meet the Bears⁠

Then, fill out your bracket in

My Bracket⁠

Once your bracket is complete, you can cast your votes for the

daily matchups here⁠

Learn More

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Fat Bear Week 2023 explore.org⁠

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Fat Bear Week - Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service) Photo courtesy of L. Law www.nps.gov⁠

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In the News

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Fat Bear Week 2023: Contest voting is now open | CNN Meet the contestants of Fat Bear Week 2023. Voting in the contest for denizens of Katmai National Park & Preserve is now open. www.cnn.com⁠

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Fat Bear Week has arrived. Meet Katmai’s top contenders. Meet the Katmai brown bears eyeing the Fat Bear Week 2023 crown. www.washingtonpost.com⁠

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Chonky and they know it: Voting starts in Fat Bear Week Explaining the draw of gawking at massive bears, a park ranger says, "You can follow the bears for years and really get to know their lives and their personalities and their soap operas." www.npr.org⁠

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