Events in Fairbanks

Midnight Sun Festival — Fairbanks

Alaska's largest single-day event — a 12-hour street fair celebrating the solstice.

Golden Days — Fairbanks

Ten-day celebration of Fairbanks' gold rush heritage with Alaska's biggest parade.

Midnight Sun Run — Fairbanks

Popular 10K race at 10 PM through Fairbanks under the midnight sun.

Midnight Sun Festival Downtown

Midnight Sun Run 10K Fairbanks

Midnight Sun Baseball Classic

Midnight Sun Baseball Game

Historic baseball game played at 10 PM under natural midnight sun since 1906.

Fairbanks Midnight Sun Music Concert

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival

Two-week arts festival with workshops and performances at UAF.

Fairbanks Summer Arts Fest

Golden Days

Fairbanks celebrates its gold rush heritage with parades, duckie races, and gold panning.

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics WEIO

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics

Traditional Alaska Native athletic games including blanket toss, high kick, and cultural events.

Golden Days Rubber Duckie Race

Thousands of rubber duckies race the Chena River for prizes.

Golden Days Fairbanks Parade

Tanana Valley State Fair 2026

Tanana Valley State Fair

Fairbanks' beloved summer fair with giant veggies, rides, demolition derby, and live music.

Aurora Season Opening Fairbanks

Aurora Viewing Season Opens — Fairbanks

Aurora viewing season returns to Fairbanks with guided tours at Chena Hot Springs.

Matt Rife: Stay Golden World Tour

Reserved sections 115-120 and 215-220 are "DRY"/18+ sections, where no alcohol is permitted. Reserved sections 103-11...

Equinox Marathon — Fairbanks

America's toughest road marathon over Ester Dome on the fall equinox.

Jake Shimabukuro

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Chris Funk: The Wonderist

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Vitamin String Quartet

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Fairbanks Winter Solstice Celebration

Breabach

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Broadway’s Next

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World Ice Art Championships

One of the largest ice art competitions in the world, attracting talented ice carvers from around the globe to Fairbanks

Jesús Muñoz Flamenco

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Tuba Skinny

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JazzReach Celebrates Miles!

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Peking Acrobats

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Jenner Fox Band

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Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy

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Midnight Sun Baseball Game

A Fairbanks tradition since 1906 — a baseball game played at 10:30 PM on the summer solstice without artificial lights,