Alaska Official State Vacation Planner - 2024
Festivals & Events
2023-09-28 10:43:32
From music and art fairs to fishing derbies and craft brew festivals, Alaska celebrates all things wild, creative, and wonderful. Scan the skies at a birding festival, dance at an Alaska Native parade, or cheer on the furry athletes at a dog mushing race–there’s something for everyone in Alaska.
Signifies an Alaska Native cultural event
JANUARY
Anchorage Folk Festival, Anchorage
Alaska Craft Brew & Barley Wine Festival, Anchorage
FEBRUARY
Fur Rondy, Anchorage
World Ice Art Championships, Fairbanks
MARCH
Arctic Winter Games 2024, Palmer and Wasilla
Festival of Native Arts, Fairbanks
Cama-I Dance Festival, Bethel
Seward’s Day Statewide Holiday
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Anchorage to Nome
APRIL
Alaska Folk Festival, Juneau
MAY
Kodiak Crab Fest, Kodiak
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, Homer
Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival, Cordova
Great Alaska Craft Beer & Home Brew Festival, Haines
JUNE
Sealaska Heritage Celebration, Juneau
Midnight Sun Festival, Fairbanks
Nalukataq Whaling Festival, Utqiagvik
Anchorage Summer Solstice Festival, Anchorage
Fairbanks Summer Folk Festival, Fairbanks
JULY
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Fairbanks
Golden Days Street Fair, Fairbanks
Girdwood Forest Fair, Girdwood
Copper River Salmon Jam, Cordova
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, Fairbanks
Mt. Marathon Race, Seward
AUGUST
Salmonfest, Ninilchik
Alaska State Fair, Palmer
OCTOBER
Alaska Day Statewide Holiday
NOVEMBER
Sitka WhaleFest, Sitka
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival, Haines
DECEMBER
Alaska Native Heritage Center Holiday Bazaar, Anchorage
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