Events in Alaska

Monday Madness Free Pool

Free Taco Tuesday @5pm & Karaoke @8pm

Colony Days Palmer

Colony Days Festival

Palmer community festival honoring Matanuska Colony heritage with parade and entertainment.

Colony Days

Palmer celebrates its Matanuska Colony heritage with parades and community events.

Kenai River Festival

Celebrate the Kenai River with music, nature walks, and environmental education.

Anchorage Pride Week

Juneteenth Celebration Anchorage

Summer Solstice Downtown Festival

Summer Solstice Celebration — Anchorage

Anchorage celebrates the longest day with outdoor concerts and community events.

Anchorage Museum First Thursday July

Girdwood Forest Fair July 2026

Anchorage First Friday Art Walk — July

Midsummer art walk with extended hours under the midnight sun.

Anchorage 4th of July Festival

Homer 4th of July Parade

Valdez 4th of July Celebration

Talkeetna 4th of July Parade

Seward 4th of July and Mount Marathon

Mount Marathon Race — Seward

The toughest 5K on the planet — 98th running up and down Mount Marathon.

Seward 4th of July Celebration

Seward's legendary 4th of July with parade, Mount Marathon, and midnight fireworks.

Whittier 4th of July & Salmon Derby

Small-town 4th of July and salmon derby in Prince William Sound.

Mount Marathon Race & Seward Fourth of July

Alaska's most famous footrace up Mount Marathon plus parade and waterfront festival.

Wasilla Independence Day Celebration

Glacier View Car Launch July 4th

Kenai Dipnet Season Opening

Kenai River Festival 2026

Free festival celebrating the Kenai River with music, nature walks, and salmon education.

Kenai River Dip Net Opening

Kenai Dipnet Fishery

Thousands wade into the Kenai River with dipnets to harvest sockeye salmon.

Talkeetna Moose Dropping Festival

Lacquered moose nuggets dropped from a helicopter — only in Talkeetna, Alaska.

Soldotna Progress Days