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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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