Experience the unique culture of Alaska by taking in an annual Anchorage event. The Historic Anchorage Hotel offers elegant accommodations with upscale amenities close to all the best local festivities in downtown Anchorage. Have a cold one at the Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in January, or stock up on winter sports and recreation equipment at the Oxygen & Octane Expo in October. And for the true Alaskan winter experience, watch as dogsledders embark on a 1,000-mile journey through the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer in the Iditarod Great Sled Race. The “Last Great Race on Earth®” starts in Anchorage and ends in Nome. The events don’t stop there of course; there’s something fun and exciting happening in every season.

Popular Annual Events in Anchorage

Spring & Summer

• Iditarod Great Sled Race, March
• ASAA March Madness: Alaska Basketball State Championships, March
• Great Alaska Sportsman Show, March-April
• Mayor's Marathon & Half Marathon, June
• Downtown Summer Solstice Festival, June
• Salmon Derby, June
• Bear Paw Festival, July
• Girdwood Forest Fair, July
• 4^th of July Celebrations, July

Fall & Winter

• Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, October
• Great Alaska Shootout, November
• Alaskan Christmas Bazaar, November
• Anchorage International Film Festival, December
• Fire & Ice New Year's Eve Celebration, December
• Alaska Craft Brew & Barley Wine Festival, January
• Fur Rondy Festival, February-March

Conventions & Tradeshows near the Hotel

In town for a local convention or business expo? The Historic Anchorage Hotel is conveniently close to William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center (half a block away) and Dena'ina Civic Convention Center (4 blocks away), so you don’t have to waste too much time commuting to and from your event. You can also utilize our well-equipped business center with copy and fax machines to easily prepare for presentations and meetings.

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