Summary: This is a page with a listing of Alaskan Events that are special to me and make living / visiting Alaska great. Why? I realised that you might not know when to plan your trip to Alaska. The highlight, peak experience, Alaskan memories happen at these events - Don't miss 'em!

Alaska.com | Festivals & events
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Alaska magazine | Events Calendar
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The MILEPOST: Calendar of Events
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Alaska event sites

Alaska State Fair - A Tradition of Gathering
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
Mt. Wilderness Race
This is a wild edurance adventure race across the wilderness of the Copper River Valley. Check out this race log from AKtrekking.com : Alaska Trekking: The Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic Race, 2004
Cordova Iceworm Festival
Fairbanks Winter Carnival
The winter carnival is a fun time in Fairbanks, with lots of events planned like...
Yukon Quest - Dog Sled Race
Welcome to the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Alaska's Premiere Winter Festival!
The anchorage Fur Rendezvous is Alaska's Premiere Winter Festival. The festival takes places each February and includes 17 days of fun-filled events, concluding on the same weekend as the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race! Fur Rondy events include the World Championship Sled Dog Race, a Winter Carnival, Jim Beam Jam, Masque Ball, Grand Parade, Frostbite Footrace, Fireworks, Sled Dog Racing, Native Alaskan events and much much more!
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Tour of Anchorage
Cross country ski race in Anchorage's Kincaid Park
GCI Arctic Man Ski & Sno-Go Classic
Arctic Man is the ultimate adrenaline rush - a combined ski and snowmobile race in Alaska.
Alaska Folk Festival
Annual Alaska Folk Festival held in Juneau, Alaska, USA.
Alyeska's Annual Spring Carnival & Slush Cup, Alyeska Resort in Alaska
Detailed mountain resort event information for Alyeska's Annual Spring Carnival & Slush Cup in Alyeska Resort, Alaska.
Alaska Native Games
Kachemak Kayak Festival -:- Homer, Alaska.
Anchorage Festival of Music
Anchorage Festival of Music - Summer Concert Series and Music Conservatory
Prince William Sound Community College Theater Conference
Playwrights from New York are totally freaked out by Prince William Sound and the Valdez bar scene
Mayor's Marathon and Half Marathon
Alaska's largest marathon and half marathon held in Anchorage each June near the summer solstice.
Arctic Thunder air show
Girdwood Forest Fair
Fourth of July party with music and crafts down in Girdwood, Alaska
Seward.Com - Mountain Marathon!
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, W.E.I.O.
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics held in mid-July in Fairbanks, Alaska. Competition in traditional native athletics, with native dancers performing.
Alaska Federation of Natives - Annual AFN Convention
Great Alaska Shootout
Big school (Division I NCAA) Basketball tournament held around Thanksgiving
Anchorage Folk Festival
Web Site about the annual Anchorage Folk Festival, held every January in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage Folk Festival, Inc.is a non-proft, member-supported volunteer organization supporting folk arts in the community.
Festival of Native Arts - Google Search
Nenana Ice Classic: Official Homepage
Lottery for guessing the minute of river breakup on the Tanana River. Photos, history, ticket sellers, previous winners and e-mail list.
Fireweed 400 - Home Page
Susitna 100 & Little Su 50k
Iditarod Trail Invitational-home page
World's longest winter ultra-race across frozen Alaska. 350 miles or 1100 miles on the Iditarod Trail running, cycling or sking.

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