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This festival is hosted by Alyeska Resort and is a celebration of the fiddlehead fern season and summer music in the mountains; the family-oriented, outdoor event features live music, local arts and crafts booths, beer and wine garden, cooking demos, 5K Fun Run, and children’s activities. Alyeska Resort’s talented chefs host hands-on demonstrations and share techniques for cooking with fiddleheads. alyeskaresort.com
1-2
This festival is hosted by Alyeska Resort and is a celebration of the fiddlehead fern season and summer music in the mountains; the family-oriented, outdoor event features live music, local arts and crafts booths, beer and wine garden, cooking demos, 5K Fun Run, and children’s activities. Alyeska Resort’s talented chefs host hands-on demonstrations and share techniques for cooking with fiddleheads. alyeskaresort.com
1-2 & 8-9
This annual renaissance fair offers entertainment, live music, local vendors, and great food at the Tozier Sled Dog Track at 3400 Tudor Road. 3barons.org
7-8
Watch the fastest growing and newest Olympic sport in a paradise-like setting overlooking all of Anchorage. Elite teams from around the world play in fifteen minute increments throughout the day until one is deemed champion at the Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds. Men and women teams represented. alaskarugbyunion.org
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Nearly 4,000 runners and walkers will travel to run the scenic trails of Anchorage at the annual summertime Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon and Half Marathon. The event includes a four-person marathon relay, Coastal 5K, and Buddy Half Marathon, in which teams of two split up the half marathon course. mayorsmarathon.com
22
Anchorage celebrates the solstice with several events, including the Hero Games, a friendly competition between Alaska’s first responders charging through obstacle courses, bucket brigades, and different relays; the Children’s Rainbow Factory, which includes puppet shows, a kayak pool, and giant sandbox; and a Teen Pro Skateboarding Demo. Events take place in Downtown Anchorage on Fourth Avenue between C Street and L Street. anchoragedowntown.org
22-29
This annual event brings together local businesses, organizations, allies, and the LGBTQ community throughout the beautiful state of Alaska to celebrate diversity through more than twenty events. This year’s theme is “Breaking Boundaries.” The Equality Parade and Pride Festival take place on the Delaney Park Strip. anchoragepride.org
14-15
This is the best place to be for those who love both music and chicken and has been since the music festival started in 2007. In addition to live music, Chickenstock features the traditional Chicken Dance, led by four human-sized chickens, one human-sized egg, and one human-sized deviled egg. The festival takes place at Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost. chickenstockmusicfest.com
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This is the 114th Midnight Sun Game, which takes place on the summer solstice and is played entirely without lights. Gates open at 8 p.m. and First Pitch is at 10 p.m. midnightsungame.com
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More than 30,000 people visit the festival to enjoy live entertainment, great food, and a variety of vendors, from Noon to Midnight in Downtown Fairbanks. downtownfairbanks.com
21-23
Foodstock’s slogan is, “We play for food.” Entry to the rock, bluegrass, blues, folk, and funk country music festival is $5 or five cans of food; proceeds are donated to the Fairbanks Rescue Mission. Activities also include dancing, volleyball, horseshoes, arts and crafts, and food vendors, all at the Howling Dog Saloon. greatalaskanfoodstock.com
7-9
This festival is in honor of the 1935 Colonists who started the Palmer farming community. Events include a car rally, craft fairs, farmer’s market, games, bike rodeo, parade, and live entertainment in Downtown Palmer. palmerchamber.org
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The games feature amateur Highland Athletes; piping, drumming, and dancing competitions; and live music, vendors, food, and a Scotch tasting at the Alaska State Fairgrounds. alaskascottish.org
20-23
Seldovia’s annual music festival is hosted by the Seldovia Arts Council and includes live music, outdoor art, workshops, and song circles, all in celebration of the summer solstice. seldoviaartscouncil.net
1-30
The Seward Halibut Tournament runs for the entire month of June and highlights the halibut fishery, attracting early season visitors and anglers from throughout Alaska. Because the tournament takes place early in the season, anglers will find it is easier to reserve a seat on one of the many charter vessels, and ramp space and trailer parking are plentiful for those wanting to launch their own boats. seward.com
4-30
This annual event has grown from its inauguration in 1972; today for four weeks every June the festival includes twenty-four concerts and events across Sitka and is supported by twenty-five business and community partners, as well as nearly one hundred volunteers, in celebration of chamber music in Alaska. alaskaclassics.org
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Billing itself as “Alaska’s toughest marathon,” Duff’s Skagway Marathon climbs multiple hills, dips into valleys, traverses a Sitka spruce forest, crosses over Taiya River trestle bridge, and passes numerous streams. In addition to the marathon, there’s a half marathon and walking half marathon. skagwaymarathon.org
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This annual celebration of sun and rhubarb includes a rhubarb cooking contest, glassblowing demo, longest rhubarb stalk contest, live music, good food, and awesome company, all at the Jewell Gardens and Garden City Glassworks. skagway.com/events 