Category: Events & Festivals
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Outdoor Show Season
The 2025 Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show in Wasilla, Alaska will be April 11-13 at the Menard Center, featuring fishing guides, seminars and lectures.
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Iditarod
Follow the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race starting in Willow, Alaska and concluding in Nome, with mushers and teams of 14 huskies.
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Iron Dog
The Iron Dog is the world’s longest snowmobile race, covering 2,000 miles in Alaska. It starts in Wasilla, travels to Nome and then finishes in Wasilla.
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Pond Hockey
The Last Frontier Pond Hockey Tournament in Big Lake, Alaska features more than 150 teams on 20 rinks.
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Willow Winter Carnival
The Willow Winter Carnival in Alaska features dog sled races, craft fairs, fireworks, snowshoe softball and even outhouse races at the Willow Community Center.
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Talkeetna Ice Festival
The Talkeetna Ice Festival features an ice carving competition and community events include live music and scavenger hunt.
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Christmas Bird Count in the Valley
A nationwide annual event takes on a unique Alaska feel. Participate in the Christmas Bird Count in the Valley!
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Colony Christmas
Colony Christmas is Alaska’s best small town holiday celebration, in Palmer, featuring craft fairs, a parade of lights, fireworks and visits from Santa Claus.
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Su Dog 300
Experience the Su Dog 300, an Iditarod qualifying 300-mile dog sledding race in the Upper Susitna Valley of The Mat-Su Alaska, this February!
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Bright up the Night
See more than 70 holiday light displays at the Alaska State Fair throughout December, and visit The Christmas Factory for holiday cheer.