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Fat Bear Week
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Fat Bear Week 2026 has officially begun, drawing its usual wave of online enthusiasm as fans vote for the brown bear they think has best bulked up before hibernation at Alaska's Katmai National Park. The annual bracket-style competition celebrates the bears' summer salmon feast and consistently sparks lighthearted debate over which contender deserves the crown this year.
- 2Fat Bear Week returns as fans vote for Alaska's fattest bears▼Fat Bear Week is back — and the voting frenzy for Alaska’s chonkiest bears is breaking the internet
Fat Bear Week, the annual tournament hosted by Katmai National Park in Alaska where the public votes on which brown bear has bulked up most before hibernation, is underway again. Fans are flooding social media with heated campaigning for their favourite chonky bears, with early voting reportedly crashing parts of the event's online turnout. The lighthearted contest also draws attention to the bears' salmon-rich habitat and conservation efforts.