When the air takes on a chill, leaves change color, and there’s a bit of termination dust on the peaks, you know fall is here. After a season of amazing summer festivals in Alaska, it’s time to settle in and enjoy the fall season with an array of spectacular—and sometimes spooktacular—fall events and activities in Anchorage and nearby.
Each fall, Anchorage and surrounding communities come alive with a wide variety of festivities to celebrate the season. Bring your kids to a pumpkin patch, harvest festival, or trunk-or-treat event, or head to an Oktoberfest celebration or run. There’s even an Oxtoberfest to celebrate the season with musk oxen at the educational Musk Ox Farm in Palmer.
Visitors and residents can also enjoy cultural events like Anchorage Museum’s Feria Artesenal and the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Convention and Alaska Native Customary Art Fair…