Events
No matter the date, there’s always something happening in Alaska’s largest city! Root for the home team, celebrate with the locals at festivals with wild Alaska flair or jump into annual traditions.
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Celebrate 4th of July with family oriented events such as the pancake breakfast, downtown parade and fireworks finale. ©Visit Anchorage/Cathryn Posey
See Anchorage from the 25k, 40k or 50k route during the Tour of Anchorage ski marathon, held annually on the first Sunday in March. ©Visit Anchorage/Farrar Photography
Dogs fly down Fourth Avenue at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® in early March. ©Visit Anchorage/Rebecca Coolidge
Elated runners cross the finish line at the annual Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage. ©Visit Anchorage/Cathryn Posey
A program by the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau installed brochure pockets on city taxis. ©ACVB/Rebecca Coolidge
Alaska Visitor Industry Charity Walk, aka the "5K Graze to Raise," turns downtown Anchorage into one big buffet for a good cause. ©Visit Anchorage/Cathryn Posey
New Year's Eve Fire and Ice celebration in Anchorage's Town Square. ©ACVB/Roy Neese
New Year's Eve Fire and Ice celebration in Anchorage's Town Square and Fifth Avenue. ©ACVB/Roy Neese
Town Square is the place to be in Anchorage on New Year's Eve. Live entertainment is part of the annual Fire and Ice celebration. ©Visit Anchorage/Roy Neese
Men and women teams froma cross the country converge in Anchorage for the annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout preseason college basketball tournament. ©Visit Anchorage/Cathryn Posey
Thrills, chills and spills are all part of the Slush Cup event at the Alyeska Spring Carnival. ©Lisa Gill
Catch the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race the first Saturday of every March. ©ATIA/Matt Hage
Ice carvings are part of the Fire and Ice New Year's Eve celebration in Anchorage's Town Square. ©ACVB/Roy Neese
Runners and reindeer mix on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage during the annual Running of the Reindeer. ©Visit Anchorage/Jody Overstreet
Runners and reindeer mix on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage during the annual Running of the Reindeer. ©Visit Anchorage/Jody Overstreet
Alaska fans enjoy seeing high-level college basketball at the Great Alaska Shootout. ©Visit Anchorage/Cathryn Posey










