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Tag - Local Life

Summon the spirits with a visit to one of ten local breweries and distilleries. Lift a glass and sip your way through ten locally owned breweries and distilleries in the Fairbanks area. Fresh, local...

Seasonal Spotlight - Chickadees

Monday, December 23, 2019 by Explore Fairbanks

In the still of the boreal forests, wooded lots and residential neighborhoods, amid the hustle and bustle of December holidays, flocks of black-capped chickadees make good use of the limited daylight...

All year long, Fairbanks sets the stage for a variety of classic and contemporary art, theatre and music events and exhibitions. In the fall, as local organizations roll out their respective seasons,...

Photo by Frank Stelges/Aurora Bear Photography School A prime attraction for visitors to Alaska is the opportunity to view some of the most beautiful animals in the world, and when you ask a local...

Photo by Sherman Hogue/Explore Fairbanks Head’s up while you are in Fairbanks as the sky is a canvas for miraculous things any time of year. From April 22 through August 20, the time period hailed as...

Photo by Amy Johnson/amyjacqjohnson December 21, Winter Solstice, is a celebrated day in the far north. Locals watch as the low-hanging winter sun briefly rises, clings to the horizon and sets a mere...

Spend a Fairbanks summer day with local vendors and farmers. I will admit that it was my firstborn who really knew what he was talking about at only eight years old. Years ago, when he and his then...

A community tradition since 1952 Each summer in mid-July, Fairbanks celebrates its golden roots with a truly authentic Alaskan celebration, Golden Days. During the weeklong festival, presented by...

Photo: Joe Wilinski Sunsets and sunrises in Fairbanks, Alaska, perched way up North on the 65 th parallel, are in a class all of their own. June 21st, 0:00 midnight-sun solstice seen from our...

The Fairbanks visitor industry is organizing the 16th Visitor Industry Walk for Charity to be held on Friday, May 11, 2018. Families, friends and community groups are invited to sign up to walk and...