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WRANGELL

JUL 24-28

Bearfest

This festival celebrating the bears of Alaska takes place at the James and Elsie Nolan Center and includes street games, a Salmon Bake, jam sessions, bear symposium, bear country workshops, live music, a photo contest, wildlife photography workshops, a golf tournament, a marathon, and community market. wrangell.com

ANCHORAGE

JUL 27

Beer & Bacon Festival

The Beer & Bacon Festival, held at the Lakefront Anchorage, features a bacon eating contest, bacon creations from twenty local chefs, and libations from fifteen Alaska breweries. The beer and bacon booths are open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. the-lakefront-anchorage. ticketleap.com

JUL 28

Alaska Aviation Festival

Celebrate Alaska's rich aviation history at the Alaska Aviation Museum with live music, a food vendor carnival, adult refreshments, child and family activities, information booths, book author signings, and low-level aircraft fly-bys from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

alaskaairmuseum. org

CORDOVA

JUL 12-13

Copper River Salmon Jam

Celebrate salmon and promote the health and sustainability of local salmon runs through art, music, road races, educational activities, and the Taste of Cordova Salmon Cook-off, all at Mt. Eyak Ski Hill. salmonjam.org

EAGLE RIVER

JUL 10-14

Bear Paw Festival

Events at this annual festival include the Slippery Salmon Olympics, the Running of the Bears, human foosball, Teddy Bear Picnic, classic car show, parade, carnival rides, and the I-Did-A-Duck race at various locations around Eagle River. bearpawfestival.org

FAIRBANKS

JUL 13-21 Golden Days

Celebrate Fairbanks' gold rush history with a parade, historic reenactments, rubber ducky race, and more. Golden Days also includes a parade, street fair, comedy night, barbeque championships, and a river regatta which is not a river race, but a flotilla where winners are judged on creativity and integration of the Golden Day's theme "Picks, Pokes, and Golden Folks." fairbankschamber.org/golden-days

JUL 14-28

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival

Sing, play, dance, paint, cook, learn, listen, relax, write, stretch, and watch at this multi-discipline study performance festival at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The event includes workshops, master classes, and performances. fsaf.org

JUL 17-20

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics

Athletes compete in traditional games and celebrate through pageants, dances, and Native arts and crafts at the Carlson Center. weio.org

GIRDWOOD

JUL 5-7

Girdwood Forest Fair

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