O que acontece em Anchorage, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr), Christmas and New Year (24 Dez – 1 Jan)

Movimentado — Fur Rendezvous

• Festival

  Fur Rendezvous

  26 Fev – 8 MarGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr)

Lotação máxima — Fur Rendezvous, Iditarod ceremonial start

• Festival

  Iditarod ceremonial start

  7 MarEvento esportivoLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Fur Rendezvous (26 Fev – 8 Mar), Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em abril.

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr)

Movimentado — Summer visitor season

• Natureza

  Salmon runs

  15 Mai – 15 Set · normalmenteTemporada de vida selvagem

  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.

• Temporada

  Summer visitor season

  15 Mai – 15 SetTemporada de cruzeirosLotadoReserve cedo

  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.

Lotação máxima — Summer visitor season, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Risco

  Interior wildfire smoke

  1 Jun – 15 Ago · normalmenteTemporada de fumaça

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Salmon runs (15 Mai – 15 Set (normalmente)), Summer visitor season (15 Mai – 15 Set)

Lotação máxima — Summer visitor season, Summer break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em julho.

Ainda em andamento: Salmon runs (15 Mai – 15 Set (normalmente)), Summer visitor season (15 Mai – 15 Set), Interior wildfire smoke (1 Jun – 15 Ago (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer visitor season, Alaska State Fair

• Festival

  Alaska State Fair

  21 Ago – 7 SetGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Aurora season

  20 Ago – 15 Abr

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Salmon runs (15 Mai – 15 Set (normalmente)), Summer visitor season (15 Mai – 15 Set), Interior wildfire smoke (1 Jun – 15 Ago (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Summer visitor season, Alaska State Fair

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Salmon runs (15 Mai – 15 Set (normalmente)), Summer visitor season (15 Mai – 15 Set), Alaska State Fair (21 Ago – 7 Set), Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr)

Meia-estação — um mês comum

Nada novo começa em outubro.

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr)

Lotação máxima — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 NovFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr)

Lotação máxima — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Christmas and New Year

  24 Dez – 1 JanNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentosLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Aurora season (20 Ago – 15 Abr), Thanksgiving (25–29 Nov)