Three days of traditional games of skill and strength plus a dance competition. Athletes age 12 and older compete in Eskimo Stick Pull, Two Foot High Kick, Kneel Jump, One Foot High Kick, Blanket Toss, Knuckle Hop, Alaska High Kick and Ear Pull. Festivities include Centennial Ball, Snowmachine races, Music Festival, Parade, City Hall Ceremony, Open House at Old St. Joseph's on Anvil City Square and Scavenger Hunt. One mile swim in the indoor pool, 3.5 mile run outdoors and a 7.5 mile bike ride. Enter as a single or as a team.
All finishers receive a T-shirt.
Submersion of the entire body entities participant to a commemorative certificate. Whether this is a test of endurance or intelligence is only for the observer to decide. Celebrate 22 hrs. of direct sunlight with a parade, mock bank hold-up, street dance, BBQ chicken feed, softball tournament and booths on Front Street. Homemade rafts compete on a 2-3 mile course down the Nome River. Open to the public.