• 2018, June 5 - July 1
• Harrigan Centennial Hall Sitka, AK 99835 in Sitka, AK

This Sitka music festival is a major, three-week long event. Chamber music performances occur in Harrigan Centennial Hall. A wine and music event is held. Classical musicians travel from the world over for this musical extravaganza.

• July 4, 2018
• Seward, AK

This Seward traditon began in 1915. Now, there are junior, womens', and senior divisions. Even toddlers compete in "mini-marathons." No marathoner will ever forget the regular race's start; a mile and a half up a mountain face, past waterfalls and steep cliffs.

• August 23 - September 3, 2018
• Palmer, AK

Alaska's State Fair is held an hour north of Anchorage. The "land of the midnight sun" makes for giant vegetables that compete for ribbons here. Every fall the fairgrounds vibrate with the rhythms of live music and exciting carnival rides.

• from November 1 - 4, 2018
• Sitka, AK

The whales are given a grand welcome by the local citizenry and by whale lovers from the world over at this Sitka festival. Watch the whales, sea otters, and sea lions in the ocean; then head inside to hear the latest that world-renowned biologists have learned.