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ANCHORAGE

14 Salmon Bake and Fly In

This event includes vintage planes, a salmon barbecue, live music, beer garden, and an auction at the Alaska Aviation Museum. Alaska Aviation Museum, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. alaskaairmuseum.org

CORDOVA

26-27 Copper River Wild! Salmon Festival and Jam

The festival includes the Taste of Cordova Seafood cook-off, local arts and crafts festival, Salmon Jam, Alaska Salmon runs, Small Fry activities, 4-H music camp, and a salmon barbecue. Downtown Cordova, various times.

copperriverwild.org

DELTA JUNCTION

26-28 Deltana Fair & Music Festival

Events include blueberry pie context, mud bogs, raffle, mutton bustin', pageants and baby contest, parade, pet show, pipeline run, rhubarb throwdown, talent show, quilters guild exhibit, and tractor pull. Delta Junction, various times.deltanafair.com

EAGLE RIVER

10-14 Bear Paw Festival

Events include the Slippery Salmon Olympics, car show, Bear Paw pageant, Running with the Bears, the Teddy Bear picnic, vendors, and food. Downtown Eagle River, various times, bearpawfestival.org

FAIRBANKS

11 & 13 Carmen

This classic presented by Opera Fairbanks stars Vivica Genaux; is conducted by Maestro Gregory Buchalter; is directed by Jonathan Lowy of the Metropolitan Opera; and features choreographer and principal dancer Sara Erde of the Metropolitan opera dance corps. In French with English subtitles. Hering Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. operafairbanks.org

14-28 Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival

This festival highly encourages beginners to experience workshops in music, visual arts, dance, healing arts, literary and theatre arts, and culinary arts. The festival includes more than 120 guest artists. Various locations and times. fairbanksalaska.com/fairbanks-summer-arts-festival/

17-20 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics

A celebration of athleticism and tradition. Sports events include toe kick, drop the bomb, kneel jump, one hand reach, stick pull, Alaskan high kick, and more. Other events include traditional dance, Miss World Eskimo Indian Olympics pageant, Native arts and crafts, and opening and closing ceremonies. Carlson center, various times, weio.org

17-21 Golden Days

This year's theme is "Gold Fashioned Fun." Events includes parade, street fair, senior luncheon, comedy night, food, music, and the opportunity to have friends and loved ones "arrested" for failure to wear a Golden Days pin or garter. Various locations and times.fairbankschamber.org/goldendays

FUNNY RIVER

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