Fat Bear Week 2024 Explore. Fat bear week is an annual park competition that celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears as well as the nourishing ecosystem in which the bears thrive. The bear with the most votes advances to the next round, with only one crowned fat bear week champion.

The 10th annual contest will determine 2024’s best hefty hibernator currently chowing down on salmon in alaska’s katmai. The bear cams go live at 8 a.m.