This Week in Anchorage & Southcentral — Mar 30 to Apr 5
The final days of March are Alaska's version of mud season — a beautiful, messy, transitional time when winter is losing the argument. In Southcentral, Turnagain Arm is showing open water along its edges, the Coastal Trail in Anchorage is alternating between ice and slush, and the mountains above the city are still holding deep snowpack. It's the kind of week where you might ski in the morning and walk along open shoreline in the afternoon.
Anchorage is coming alive for the spring shoulder. Downtown is busy on weekends as locals celebrate the returning daylight, and the Delaney Park Strip and Westchester Lagoon are drawing walkers and cyclists as the paths clear. On the Kenai Peninsula, the early halibut season buzz is building — charter operators are taking reservations and tackle shops are stocking up. Mat-Su events are transitioning from winter to spring programming, with community fairs and outdoor markets beginning to appear.
Browse the full Southcentral event calendar for the week of March 30 through April 5 below — there's more going on than the shoulder season might suggest.
Southcentral Alaska stays busy this week (March 30 – April 5) with 13 events across Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley, and the Kenai Peninsula. Here's what's happening.
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