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Category - Aurora Season

Explore Fairbanks presents the Official 2022 Visitors Guide, a free 65-page, full-color booklet. Fairbanks enjoys year-round visitation due to Midnight Sun, Aurora and Winter seasons which are all...

Winter takes center stage for five full months in Fairbanks, Alaska, and offers a plethora of extraordinary things to do. Mush a team of huskies? Check. Snowshoe through a winter wonderland? Check....

Explore Fairbanks presents the Official 2021-2022 Fairbanks Winter Guide—a free 24 -page, full-color booklet highlighting the many activities, attractions, events and adventures that await during...

Fairbanks is indeed an Aurora City. People come from all over the world to chase the aurora in Fairbanks and the far north. Spanning all four seasons and nine months of the year, Aurora Season runs...

Epic 2020-21 Aurora Season

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 by Explore Fairbanks

Month by Month Spanning all four seasons and nine months of the year, Aurora Season runs August 21 through April 21. This year has been hard for everyone, but one silver lining is that the Aurora...

Spotlight on Aurora Trackers

Thursday, February 4, 2021 by Explore Fairbanks

Under the veil of darkness, the aurora borealis, like magic, appears and dances across the sky. This mesmerizing and compelling natural phenomenon lures travelers to the Fairbanks region where the...

Light Side Up, a new documentary film shot in Fairbanks, Alaska takes you to the edge of space for an unprecedented look at nature’s most magical phenomenon, the aurora borealis. Lost Horizon Creative...

Aurora Season Has Arrived

Thursday, August 20, 2020 by Explore Fairbanks

What do walrus heads, warriors and dragons all have in common? They all play a role in the mythos surrounding the aurora borealis. Nowadays we look to the heavens and know that electrons from space...

Look to the heavens in September and October as they are excellent months to view the aurora in Fairbanks. The mild temperatures make it particularly alluring and during this time period, you can...

Love Aurora-Style

Friday, February 8, 2019 by Explore Fairbanks

Photographer Andy Witteman captures a lovely image of the northern lights in February. Just in time for St. Valentine's Day. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Elizabeth Barrett Browning...