Senbazuru — 千羽鶴
We need your crane to reach 1,000
Legend holds that folding 1,000 cranes earns a wish. Help us send Alaska Airlines off to Tokyo, London, Rome, and beyond with a thousand good wishes taking flight.
Alaska Airlines · Portland Rose Festival 2026
A Senbazuru — 千羽鶴 — for the Pacific Northwest
Alaska Airlines is spreading its wings to incredible new destinations — Tokyo, London, Rome, and beyond. Help us celebrate by folding an origami crane with your wish. We'll carry one thousand of them through the Grand Floral Parade on June 6th.
The legend
In Japanese culture, the crane (鶴, tsuru) is a mystical creature believed to live for a thousand years — a timeless symbol of good fortune, longevity, and peace.
Folklore holds that anyone who folds one thousand origami cranes — a Senbazuru — will have a wish granted. As Alaska Airlines spreads its wings to Tokyo, London, Rome, and beyond, we're folding one thousand cranes to send them off with the Pacific Northwest's hopes and good wishes.
Every crane you fold will be displayed on the Alaska Airlines float in the Grand Floral Parade on June 6th, 2026.
What you'll need
All you need is a 6-inch square of origami paper. Alaska Airlines patterned paper is available at the drop-off locations — or use any square paper from home.
Write your wish for Alaska Airlines on the paper before you start folding, so it's tucked safely inside the crane.
6-inch square paper
Alaska patterned origami paper, available at drop-off locations — or any square sheet from home.
Your wish
Write it on the paper before folding — it'll be carried on the float through the Grand Floral Parade.
That's it!
No experience needed. Follow the step-by-step guide below — every crane, however it turns out, counts.
折り方 — Step by step
A video tutorial is great for steps 5–9, which are trickiest to follow from pictures alone.
Drop off your finished crane in person or mail it in. All cranes must arrive by May 25th, 2026 to make it onto the float.
In person
Bring your crane to either location at Portland International Airport:
Alaska Airlines CargoBy mail
Not in Portland? Fold your crane and mail it — we'd love cranes from across the Pacific Northwest.
Alaska Airlines Air CargoTwo round-trip international tickets on Alaska Airlines + Hawaiian Airlines
(AAG employees only)
Two round-trip international tickets on Alaska Airlines + Hawaiian Airlines
(AAG employees only)
