Lots of Fun under the Midnight Sun. 23rd Golden Days Grande Parade Fairbanks' only parade is 90 minutes long. Rubber Duckie Race 6,000 rubber ducks dropped from Wendall Street Bridge. Picked up again at the Golden Heart Plaza. 21st - Aug 6th Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival 2 weeks of workshops and concerts from jazz to classics with guest artists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus.
Reservations are highly recommended.
Fairgrounds 4th - 12th Tanana Valley State Fair opening at 6 p.m. August 6. Fairgrounds on College Road. The earth's turn on its axis, means night-time has returned, and with it, spectacular Aurora Borialis displays. We, at the park, have a Northern Light Wakeup Service to help our guests enjoy this truly unique phenomenon. We're far enough out of town that the city lights don't ruin the effect.