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Anchorage: Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon ............................................(907) 343-4474 Blues on the Green Festival ..................................................................(907) 272-1341 Barrow: Nalukataq Whaling Festival Dawson: Midnight Sun Golf Tournament ............................................fhakonson@dawson.net Fairbanks: Midnight Sun Run ................................................................(907) 452-6046 Midnight Sun Baseball Game .................................................................(907) 451-0095 Summer Solstice Celebration ................................................................(907) 452-8671 Yukon 800 Boat Race .........................................................................(907) 459-2023 Haines: King Salmon Derby ..................................................................(907) 766-3885 Summer Solstice Celebration ................................................................(907) 766-2476 Juneau: Gold Rush Days ......................................................................(907) 586-2497 Ketchikan: King Salmon Derby and Little League Salmon Derby ...................(800) 770-3300 Nome: Midnight Sun Festival ................................................................(907) 443-6624 River Raft Race Seward: Jackpot Halibut Tournament ..................................(907) 224-8051 Whitehorse: Quilts Under the Midnight Sun .....................www.touryukon.yk.ca/pinetree/kluane.htm Midnight Sun Golf Tournament .............................................................mvgc@yknet.yk.ca The Yukon River Quest Canoe and Kayak Race .................................www.polarcom/~riverquest |
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Anchorage: Fourth of July Celebration Dawson City: Yukon Gold Panning Championships and Canada Day ...............kva@dawson.net Dawson City Music Festival .....................................................................www.dcmf.com Fairbanks: Golden Days ........................................................................(907) 452-1105 Summer Arts Festival ...........................................................................(907) 474-8869 Summer Fine Arts Camp World Eskimo-Indian Olympics ...............................(907) 452-6646 Girdwood: Girdwood Forest Faire ............................................................(907) 783-1668 Haines: Fort Seward Day ......................................................................(800)458-3579 Ketchikan: Fourth of July Celebration! ......................................................(800)770-3300 King Salmon: Fishtival – South Naknek ......................................................(907) 246-4224 Nome: Anvil Mountain Run Seward: Halibut Tournament ...................................................................(907)224-8051 Mount Marathon Race ............................................................................(907) 244-8051 Sitka: Fourth of July Celebration ..............................................................(907)747-8604 Skagway: Ducky Derby Talkeetna: Moose Dropping Festival ..........................................................(907) 733-2487 Valdez Annual 4th of July Festival .............................................................(907)835-4313 Whitehorse: Canada Day Celebrations ......................................................ysr@yukon.net |
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Dawson City: Yukon Visual Arts Festival .........................................dawsonarts@yknet.yk.ca Discovery Days Festival Fairbanks: Tanana Valley State Fair .......................................................(907) 452-3750 Haines: Bald Eagle Festival ...................................................................(907) 766-2476 Southeast Alaska State Fair and Bald Eagle Music Festival ..........................(907) 766-2476 Juneau: Golden North Salmon Derby ........................................................(907) 789-2399 Ketchikan: Blueberry Arts Festival ...........................................................(800)770-3300 Kodiak: Silver Salmon Derby ...................................................................(907)486-3900 Kodiak State Fair and Rodeo ...................................................................(907)487-4488 Palmer: Alaska State Fair .......................................................................(800) 850-3247 State Fair Parade Seward: Silver Salmon Derby ..................................................................(907) 224-8051 Skagway: Flower and Garden Show Talkeetna: Bluegrass Festival .................................................................(907) 746-6461 Tok: Mainstreet Alaska Sourdough Potlatch Valdez Silver Salmon Derby ....................................................................(907)835-2984 Gold Rush Days ....................................................................................(907)835-4232 Whitehorse: Yukon River Bathtub Race ...............................................www.tubrace.yukon.net Klondike Harvest Fair ......................................................................yukonag@internorth.com Wrangell Bear and Beer Festival ...............................................................(907)874-2381 |
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Anchorage: Great Alaska Quilt Show Dawson City: Great Klondike International Outhouse Race ............................kva@dawson.net Fairbanks: Equinox Marathon ...................................................................(907) 452-8351 Nome: Great Bathtub Race Rubber Duck Race .............................................(907) 283-7575 Skagway: Klondike Road Relay ..................................................................(907) 668-4236 Whitehorse: Klondike Trail of ’98 International Road Relay ........................www.sportyukon.com |
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Anchorage: Quyana Alaska Johnson Nissan Hockey Tournament ..............................................(800)478-7328 Sitka: Alaska Day Festival .....................................................................(907)747-8806 Skagway: Klondike Round Relay .............................................................(867) 668-4236 Valdez: Oktoberfest VCVB Fundraiser ......................................................(907)835-2984 |
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Anchorage: Great Alaska Shootout Basketball Tournament ..........................(907) 786-1230 Crafts Emporium ..................................................................................(907) 263-2800 Fairbanks: Athabascan Old-Time Fiddling Festival ......................................(907) 452-1825 Top of the World Classic (basketball) .......................................................(907) 474-5977 Haines: Bald Eagle Festival .....................................................................(907) 766-2202 Sitka: Native American Heritage Festival ...................................................(907)747-3207 8th Annual Sitka WhaleFest ....................................................................(907)747-7964 Tok: Tok-A-Tans Christmas Bazaar ..........................................................(907) 883-3009 Valdez: Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony .................................................(907)835-2764 |
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Barrow: Christmas Festival Dawson: Dawson City Old Fashioned Christmas Party .................................kcs@yknet.yk.ca Juneau: Gallery Walk .............................................................................(907) 586-4653 Ketchikan: Enchanted Forest – Ketchikan ..................................................(800) 770-3300 Kodiak: Harbor Stars – Christmas Fleet Parade ............................................(907) 486-8080 Nome: Firemen’s CarnivalSeward: Holiday Train ...........................................(907) 224-8051 Talkeetna: Bachelor Society Ball and Wilderness Women Contest Talkeetna Winterfest .............................................................................(907) 733-2330 Valdez: Emblem Club Christmas Bazaar ......................................................(907)835-2537 |
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Visitors may contact the following organizations for more information regarding Festivals & Events throughout Alaska and the Yukon. Alaska Travel Industry Association www.travelalaska.com • (907) 929-2842 Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau www.anchorage.net • (907) 276-4118 City of Wrangell www.wrangell.com • (800) 367-9745 Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau www.explorefairbanks.com • (800) 327-5774 Juneau Convention & Visitors Bureau www.traveljuneau.com • (888) 581-2201 Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, Inc www.KenaiPeninsula.org • (800) 535-3624 King Salmon, Naknek & South Naknek (907) 246-4224 Haines Convention & Visitors Bureau www.haines.ak.us • (800) 458-3579 Ketchikan Convention & Visitors Bureau www.visit-ketchikan.com • (800) 770-3300 Kodiak Island Convention & Visitors Bureau www.kodiak.org • (800) 789-4782 Mat-Su Convention & Visitors Bureau www.alaskavisit.com • (907) 746-5000 Nome Convention & Visitors Bureau www.nomealaska.org/vc • (907) 443-6624 Skagway Convention & Visitors Bureau www.skagway.org • (888) 762-1898 Valdez Convention & Visitors Bureau www.valdezalaska.org • (800) 770-5954 Tourism Yukon www.touryukon.com • (867) 667-5340 |
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| Family
Fun! This section is dedicated to the younger traveler seeking their own adventures in and throughout Alaska. Counting moose signs along the road, watching the Alaska Railroad pass by, catching minnows in the lake on a bright sunny day, or melting snow flakes on the tip of your tongue on a calm winters night, these are just some of the great things for Alaska’s young locals and visitors to enjoy while experiencing Alaska. Visit the Alaska Zoo Wildlife Workshops We are proud to present a new and exciting program series this year! Wildlife Workshops are for the whole family, with five different sessions available this winter. Programs will be held on Sunday afternoons, with dates and times to be announced soon! • Creepy Crawlies – Learn how to care for and handle creepy crawlies! This program will feature zoo reptiles & education critters • Holiday Recycle-Rama – Make fun holiday gifts out of recycled and Earth-friendly materials. • The Magic of Snow – Learn the properties of snow and the many uses it has for both people and animals • Animal Training – Participants will learn about animal training through guest speakers and demonstrations. • Animal House Making – Learn how to make backyard habitat by constructing bird and bat houses. Winter Camp Series Our most popular winter program is back this year! Throughout this fall and winter, the Education Department will be offering a variety of camps for children ages 8 through 14 years. Campers will learn about arctic adaptations, behavioral enrichment, animal care, and how to have fun with their imaginations and the Alaska Zoo animals! • Zoo Ventures – Ages 8-9 • Zoo Encounters – Ages 10-12 • Zoo Crew – Ages 13-14 Alaska SeaLife Center www.alaskasealife.org • (800) 244-2525 Explore a new world at the Alaska SeaLife Center, a world-class marine research, rehabilitation, and education facility. At our must-see visitor attraction, puffins fly through underwater skies and sea lions glide inches away from your fingertips. Learn about octopus, halibut, or king crab and touch live sea stars! Visitors can enhance their learning experience through daily behind-the-scenes tours, research presentations, and special education programs. Alaska Zoo www.alaskazoo.org • (907) 346-3242 • Anchorage Naturalist Tour | The perfect way to see watchable wildlife! Walk on the wild side with a trained naturalist along zoo paths that wind through boreal forest and lead you to the natural habitats of Arctic and sub-Arctic animals. Reservation suggested (907) 346-2133. Daily Tours Memorial Day to Labor Day. |
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