Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Anchorage, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Fur Rendezvous

• Festival

  Fur Rendezvous

  26 feb – 8 mrtGroot festivalDruk

  Ten days of winter carnival downtown at the end of February: sled dog sprints on Fourth Avenue, outhouse races, snow sculpture and the running of the reindeer. It is the one time the city treats February as an asset. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr)

Topdrukte — Fur Rendezvous, Iditarod ceremonial start

• Festival

  Iditarod ceremonial start

  7 mrtSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  On the first Saturday in March the teams run a slow eleven miles through downtown for the crowds before the real restart in Willow the next day. Fourth Avenue is trucked full of snow for it and closes from dawn. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Fur Rendezvous (26 feb – 8 mrt), Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr)

Druk — Summer visitor season

• Natuur

  Salmon runs

  15 mei – 15 sep · meestalDierenseizoen

  Kings push into Ship Creek from mid-May, silvers take over from late July, and you can watch it from a car park in the middle of the city. Check the regulations before you fish — closures land mid-season when returns are weak.

• Seizoen

  Summer visitor season

  15 mei – 15 sepCruiseseizoenDrukBoek vroeg

  Cruise passengers, the railroad and every rental car in the state move through Anchorage between mid-May and mid-September. Book the car before the flight; running out of vehicles is a normal July here.

Topdrukte — Summer visitor season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Interior wildfire smoke

  1 jun – 15 aug · meestalRookseizoen

  In a dry summer the smoke from interior and Susitna valley fires settles over the bowl for days and the mountains vanish. Bad years are not every year, but June and July are when it happens. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Salmon runs (15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Summer visitor season (15 mei – 15 sep)

Topdrukte — Summer visitor season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Salmon runs (15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Summer visitor season (15 mei – 15 sep), Interior wildfire smoke (1 jun – 15 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer visitor season, Alaska State Fair

• Festival

  Alaska State Fair

  21 aug – 7 sepGroot festivalDruk

  An hour north in Palmer, running from late August to Labour Day, and famous for vegetables the size of furniture that the midnight sun grows. The Glenn Highway back into town crawls on concert nights. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Aurora season

  20 aug – 15 apr

  From late August the nights are dark enough again. City light washes out all but the strong displays, so the trick is a twenty-minute drive north or up Glen Alps and away from the bowl.

Nog steeds bezig: Salmon runs (15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Summer visitor season (15 mei – 15 sep), Interior wildfire smoke (1 jun – 15 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer visitor season, Alaska State Fair

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Salmon runs (15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Summer visitor season (15 mei – 15 sep), Alaska State Fair (21 aug – 7 sep), Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr)

Topdrukte — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr)

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (20 aug – 15 apr), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)