Top Events This Week in Alaska — May 18–24
Late May in Alaska is approaching the solstice, and everything that implies. Daylight is nearly continuous in the Interior, the fishing is peak-season excellent from the Southeast panhandle to the Bristol Bay drainages, and communities statewide are hosting events that celebrate the season. This is the Alaska that visitors plan years to experience and that residents live for — warm, bright, full of wildlife and outdoor possibility, with a calendar to match.
The statewide late-May events calendar is one of the fullest of the year. Southcentral is approaching Memorial Day weekend in full summer mode, with events along the Kenai Peninsula, in Anchorage, and throughout the Mat-Su Valley. Southeast is deep in cruise season, with Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan hosting simultaneous visitor and community events. The Interior is warm and green, with outdoor events in Fairbanks taking advantage of the near-midnight-sun evenings. Southwest Alaska's fishing season is building toward its Bristol Bay sockeye peak, and wildlife viewing at Katmai and on the Kodiak road system is excellent.
Find Alaska's top events for May 18–24 in the listings below — statewide picks from a remarkable week in the Alaska summer calendar.
Clear your calendar — May 18–24 is packed with 22 events from Anchorage to Fairbanks and beyond. Here are the highlights you won't want to miss.
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