Events calendar.

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ANCHORAGE

7 Salmon Daze

Don't miss out on this fun-filled day in Downtown Anchorage with a festival celebrating one of Alaska's most valuable resources, wild Salmon, as well as local Alaskan artists and galleries. Anchorage Museum Quad, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. anchoragedowntown.org

13 Book Party in the Park

thread celebrates early literacy by giving away thousands of books to local children. Get free books for infants through school age kids and enjoy free activities like a cardboard box construction zone, face painting, door prizes, story time, crafts, food, live music, bubbles, and more. Garden Art Park in Mountain View, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. facebook.com/events/1652872328259202

14-15 Big Wild Life Runs Sports and Fitness Expo

This event is a collection of runs including a 49K ultra, marathon, marathon walk, marathon relay, half marathon, 5K, the Anchorage mile, Kids' 2K, and Back 2 Back Challenge. Events associated with the event include a movie, "Trails in Motion," on Thursday and a pasta feed on Saturday at Dena'ina from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. bigwildliferuns.com

20-23 Alaska Salsa Festival

Don't miss this great weekend of dancing, workshops, showcases, banquets, and more. Get fit, make friends, find romance, have fun. Dance Champions from around the world will be in Anchorage, presenting instruction and entertainment. Hotel Captain Cook, alaskasalsafestival.com

FAIRBANKS

7-16 Tanana Valley State Fair

This fair features Alaska produce and competitive exhibits. Commercial, craft, and food vendors will be on site, as well as rides, games, and live entertainment. Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds, tananavalleyfair.org

7-16 Alaska International Senior Games

This event includes competitive sports and activities for anyone fifty years of age and older, alaskaisg.org

28-30 Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival

Each August as thousands of Sandhill Cranes begin their southward progress from Alaska, the Tanana Valley rings with gathering calls. The festival includes talks, bird watching, nature walks, workshops, and many other related activities with ample opportunities for observing Sandhill Cranes and other fall migrants, creamersfield.org

GIRPWOOD

8-9 Alyeska Blueberry Festival

A celebration of the lush blueberry season, this family-oriented outdoors event features over two dozen arts and crafts booths and food vendors, as well as live music and all the blueberry concoctions you can try. Blueberry picking and eating is encouraged; find your own secret...