February
Festival Native Arts
Statewide event for all Alaskan natives featuring traditional crafts, song and dance
fna.community.uaf.edu

Junior Yukon Quest - 120 mile race for mushers age 14-17 www.yukonquest.org

Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race - A 1,000 mile sled dog race of international stature, following the gold rush and early mail trails. Runs between Fairbanks, AK and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. www.yukonquest.org

Iron Dog Gold Rush Classic - World's longest snowmachine race from Wasilla to Nome to Fairbanks. Over 2,000 miles long. www.irondog.org

March
Jr. North American Championship Sled Dog Races - Dog mushing championship for all junior mushers, ages 2-18 www.fjdma.org

Limited North American Championship Sled Dog Race
www.sleddog.org

Nenana Ice Classic Tripod Weekend
Includes raising of the famous Nenana Tripod, sled dog races, contests, and entertainment. www.nenanaakiceclassic.com

World Ice Art Competition
International ice-sculpting competition featuring many of the finest artists in the world. www.icealaska.com

Limited North American Championship Sled Dog - Featuring as many as 80 teams, with ski-joring. www.sleddog.org

Chatanika Days - Winter festival featuring outhouse races, snow machines tug of wars and more.

Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race - The world's fastest mushers compete in the oldest continuously run sled dog race in the world. www.sleddog.org

April
Tesoro Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic - A high speed race where snowmachine drivers pull skiers on a five-mile course. www.arcticman.com/welcome.htm

May
Graduation for Schools - Including the University of Alaska Fairbanks. These dates typically coincide with Mother's Day.

Annual Harley Davidson Motorcycle Spring Run - Motorcycle run from Fairbanks to Chatanika Lodge.

Chena River Run - 10 k run, first of the Williams Cup Series to benefit local service projects.

June
Fairbanks Summer Music Festival - Join us at Alaskaland for a wide variety of music performed by Alasakan musicians.
www.alaskafolkmusic.org

Midnight Sun Run - This 10k race draws thousands of runners, walkers and costume wearers. The race begins at 10 p.m. and is run under the midenight sun. www.midnightsunrun.org

Midnight Sun Baseball Game - The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks baseball team, which has sent over 170 players to the Major Leagues, plays a baseball game beginning at 10:30 p.m. with no artificial lights.www.goldpanners.com

Midnight Sun Festival- Celebrate the midnight sun with entertainment, music, shopping, crafts, and a downtown street fair.
www.downtownfairbanks.com

Yukon 800 Boat Race - High speed 800 mile river boat race on the Chena, Tanana, and Yukon rivers.

July
Fairbanks Historical Preservation Foundation - 4th of July Celebration Annual Fourth of July celebration held at Alaskaland.

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
Classes in the arts: visual, dance, performing, figure skating, with professionals from around the country.
www.fsaf.org

Golden Days - A celebration of the discovery of gold in Fairbanks in 1902 that features Golden Days jail, Grande Parade, Street Fair and Rubber Duckie Race. www.fairbankschamber.org

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Alaska Natives gather to compete in traditional athletic competitions, games, and dances.

www.weio.org