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Winter Sports and Activities
From world-class dog mushing to the World Ice Art Competition, Fairbanks has a bounty of winter sports and activities to offer up to families or individuals looking for a remote and quiet winter getaway.

Winter
Winter in interior Alaska offers the opportunity to experience many types of winter sports and activities like: Cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, ice skating, hockey (the Nanooks are the town favorites), and sledding. Many folks go ice fishing or are out skijoring with their favorite pet. Because our lakes and rivers freeze solid in the winter, sometimes we have new shortcuts to our neighbors' homes. Living in Alaska, always brings daily adventures and challenges!

Summer
Summers in interior Alaska bring us 24 hours of daylight--much deserved and needed after a long, cold winter. You won't see flowers anywhere as bountiful and beautiful as the flowers here in interior Alaska. We also have a continuous display of Alaskan wildflowers growing throughout the summer- dotting the edges of highways, dirt roads, and driveways; providing natural landscaping to much of our Interior infrastructure.

Photographs and Links
We have many photographs of Fairbanks and places around Alaska, including two photos below. Please visit our Alaska Photo Gallery page to see some wonderful pictures of Alaska. We will also continue to add information and links on this page that may be of interest to you, so please stop in from time-to-time.

There are additional events happening which may not be listed below. Please contact the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau for more information about all activities and events. Their phone number and Web address follows this section.

February 20th is the opening day for the Ice Park and World Ice Art Championships. This event runs through March 28th and brings top carvers from around the globe. The event is held in Fairbanks at the Ice Park on Phillips Field Road. For more information, visit Ice Alaska.

March 4-6
Festival of Native Arts
University of Alaska
Charles Davis Concert Hall
Fairbanks, Alaska

Come enjoy traditional Native singing and dance, and see some beautiful traditional costumes. Native art and crafts for purchase too. The Festival is open 6pm to midnight daily. Call (907) 474-6889 or 474-7181 for more information.

March 6
Art Expo 11am-6pm
Pioneer Park - Centennial Building
Fairbanks, Alaska

View traditional and fine artwork from dozens of Alaskan artists. Many workshops available too. Some children's activites and petting zoo as well. For more information, call 456-6485 x226 or visit the Fairbanks Arts Association Web site.

March 19-21
65th Annual Open North American Championship Sled Dog Races
Races start at 1pm each day on Second Avenue
Fairbanks, Alaska

Come to downtown Second Avenue in Fairbanks for this well-attended event, featuring sprint mushers from Alaska, Canada, and around the world. Call (907) 457-MUSH or visit the Alaska Dog Musher's Association for more information.

March 20-21
Chatanika Days 2010
Starts at 2pm each day
28.5 Mile Steese Highway
Chatanika, Alaska

Located approximately 30 miles from Fairbanks, this annual event features crazy and fun "Outhouse Races," starting at 2:00pm each day. The outhouse is attached to skis, pushed by a 4-member team, with one member required to rest on the "throne." The first team to arrive at the Chatanika Lodge wins the contest. There's also a snowmachine tug-of-war contest, a long-john contest, human ice bowling, live music, and other fun Alaskan events. Call (907) 389-2164 for more information.

Sunday, March 21
Parka Parade
2nd Avenue
Time: 2pm
Fairbanks, Alaska

Come view these beautiful and timeless pieces. This event will be held in-between the last dog team with the Open North American going out and the 1st team returning.

Arctic Cam

Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race

1,000 mile plus dog mushing race alternating each year from Fairbanks to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

Katmai National Park Lodges

Also Visit:

Katmai National Park and Preserve

The Katmai National Park Lodges are located in Southcentral Alaska at the start of the Aleutian Chain on the Alaska Peninsula. Worth mentioning because the location is extremely remote - and another breathtaking location in Alaska. Accessible by Piper Navajo from Anchorage or by floatplane from King Salmon, Alaska.