Fur Rondy (Anchorage Fur Rendezvous) ★ 4.6
Fur Rondy is Anchorage's definitive 11-day winter festival in late February, with sled dog races, Running of the Reindeer, the Grand Parade and reindeer food.
Focus: Reindeer, moose, winter festival food
Food festivals in Anchorage worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Iditarod Ceremonial Start ★ 4.7
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start kicks off in downtown Anchorage in early March, with reindeer sausage carts working the 4th Avenue crowd.
Focus: Race day street food, reindeer sausage carts
Anchorage Folk Festival ★ 4.3
Anchorage Folk Festival has run free public folk music performances, workshops, jam sessions and a banjo competition since 1990, with downtown food vendors.
Focus: Festival food vendors with folk music
Alaska State Fair ★ 4.5
Alaska State Fair runs at the Mat-Su Valley fairgrounds in Palmer from late August through early September, with giant cabbage weigh-offs and fair food.
Focus: Fair food, giant Matanuska Valley vegetables, BBQ
Bear Paw Festival ★ 4.1
Bear Paw Festival runs in Downtown Eagle River for five days each July with food vendors, a carnival, a grand parade and a long Anchorage day-trip community.
Focus: Food vendors, carnival food