January 10th  The Alaska Dog Musher's Association Challenge Race #3 Skijoring, sled dog races, held at the Dog Musher's Hall on Farmers Loop Road.  (907) 457-6874
http://www.sleddog.org/

January 16th  Noon -- The Mid-Winter Snow Shoe Classic 5k
http://www.runningclubnorth.org/rcn_dta8.htm#Midshoe

January 24th The Alaska Dog Musher's Association Challenge Race #4 Skijoring, sled dog races, held at the Dog Musher's Hall on Farmers Loop Road.  (907) 457-6874
http://www.sleddog.org/

January 30th  Noon --  The Chena Ridge Snowshoe Run 5-8k
http://www.runningclubnorth.org/rcn_dta8.htm#Chena1
 

February 7th The Alaska Dog Musher's Association Challenge Race #5 Skijoring, sled dog races, held at the Dog Musher's Hall on Farmers Loop Road.  (907) 457-6874
http://www.sleddog.org/

February 13th 11AM -- The Creamer's Wild Life Refuge annual Sled Dog Envy Run  5 miles
http://www.runningclubnorth.org/rcn_dta4.htm#Mush

February 13th  The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race --  A 1,000 mile race over historic Alaskan and Yukon gold rush and mail trails begins in downtown Whitehorse, YT and ends 10-15 days later in Fairbanks,

February 20th -21st  The Gold Run-- Watch cross-country skiers hook 2-dog, 6-dog, and 10-dog teams in a skijoringrace.

February 27th  The Iron Dog Gold Rush Classic---World's longest snowmachine race starts in Wasilla February. 21. Racers travel to Nome and then on to Fairbanks, over 1,970 miles later.

March 3-14 World Ice Art Championships---International sculptors produce larger-than-life works of art. Held at Ice Park on Phillips Field Rd.

March 6th-7th Nenana Ice Classic Tripod Weekend---Winterfestival in Nenana, 60 miles south of Fairbanks. Includes raising of the famous Nenana Tripod, dog races, food family fun and dance group performances.

March 6th-7th North Pole Winter Carnival-- Winter carnival with games, food, bazaars, entertainment, mushing, and more. Held in North Pole.

March 12th-21st Fairbanks Winter Carnival---Celebration of winter including snowshoe softball, parka parades, camp stove chili cookoff, and more.

March 13th-14th Chatanika Days---Winter festival featuring the outhouse races, long-john contest, and more. Held in the historic gold mining town of Chatanika, 30 miles north-east of Fairbanks.

March 17th Alaska Dog Mushers Association's  Annual Passenger Race---7.7 mile race.

March 19th - 21st Open North American Championship Sled Dog Races---Three-day series of races beginning and ending in downtown Fairbanks draws the world's fastest mushers. The oldest continuously run sled dog race.

Break up begins -- The long thawing process between winter and summer

April   -- The Arctic Man snow and go Classic. Snow mobile drivers pull skiers up hills and the skiers race down hill on an 8 km course at Summit Lake, 2 hrs. south of Fairbanks.
 http://www.fairnet.org/agencies/www.alaska.net/~arcticmn

May

May 15th 10AM -- The 18th Annual Chena River Run  10k
http://www.runningclubnorth.org/rcn_dta5.htm#CRR

Alaska Land, the River boast discovery and most area attactions open for the season.

June 3 -- With the last frost past this is the first safe day for planting a vegetable garden in Fairbanks

June 19th 10PM -- The Annual Mid-Night Sun Run 10 K 10K race draws thousands of   runners, walkers, and costume wearers. Meet at the UAF Patty Center. MAPCO cup event.
http://www.runningclubnorth.org/rcn_dta6.htm#MSR

June 21st  10:30 PM -- The Annual Midnight Sun Baseball Game---The Alaska Goldpanners Baseball Team plays a late night game with no artificial lights.  For more tickets and more information call (907) 451-0095

To Be Announced -- Yukon 800 Boat Race---High speed 800 mile boat race from Fairbanks to Galena, and back onthe Chena, Tanana and Yukon rivers.
(907) 488-4627

July

July 10th-11th North Pole Summer Festival---Celebrate summer with a parade, food, crafts, games, rides, races and more

July 14th-17th -- World Eskimo-Indian Olympics---Native peoples from Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and Canada gather in Fairbanks to compete in traditional athletic games at    the Big Dipper Arena.

July 15-25  Golden Days -- Fairbanks celebrates its gold rush history and the 1902 discovery of gold with parades, races, costume and look-alike contests. The annual  Golden Days Grand Parade and Rubber-Duckie Race will be held on July 24th in downtown Fairbanks.

July 24th -August 8th The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival -- Visual and performing arts festival featuring workshops and concerts with international guest artists and instructors at the UAF campus.

July 25th 9AM  Gold Discovery Run---16.2 miles. Meet at the Felix Pedro Monument. Entry fee. MAPCO cup event.

July 31st 9 AM   Beaver Sports Triathlon---Swim/bike/run. Sponsored by Beaver Sports. Meet at Olnes Pond (Elliott Hwy.).

August 6th-14th Tanana Valley State Fair---Alaska's oldest fair features huge cabbages & vegetables, a rodeo, livestock competitions, carnival rides, live entertainment, good food, and much more!

August 30th  The summer and gardening is over with the on set of the first frost.

September 18th  8AM -- The 37th Annual Equinox Marathon  26.2 miles One of the toughest marathons in America! Meet at the UAF Patty Center. A MAPCO cup series event.
http://www.runningclubnorth.org/rcn_dta7.htm#eqmar

October 30th 12 noon 18th Annual Halloween Family Run---2 or 10 miles, pies for best costumes! Meet at the UAF Patty Center.

November 10th -- 13th Athabascan Fiddling Festival---This music festival is a definite must see. Featuring traditional Athabascan Indian fiddling and dancing.

December 6th  The Alaska Dog Musher's Association Challenge Race #1 Skijoring, sled dog races, held at the Dog Musher's Hall on Farmers Loop Road.  (907) 457-6874
http://www.sleddog.org/

Decenber 20th The Alaska Dog Musher's Association Challenge Race #2 Skijoring, sled dog races, held at the Dog Musher's Hall on Farmers Loop Road.  (907) 457-6874
http://www.sleddog.org/

December 21st  Winter Solstice Celebration---Celebrate the longest night and shortest day of the year Fairbanks style in downtown Fairbanks.