The Anchorage Weekender: Winter solstice celebrations, Santa sightings and 9 more local events

You snow the drill.

Whether you’re chasing daylight, holiday lights or a photo with Santa, we’ve rounded up 11 ways to get into the spirit this weekend around Anchorage.

1. Winter Solstice Festival

Anchorage starts gaining daylight back next week – but the city is celebrating the shortest day of the year on Friday with the Winter Solstice Festival at Cuddy Park in Midtown from 5 to 8 p.m. Bring your ice skates to skate the oval and listen to holiday music. Or, warm up by the fire while sipping hot chocolate. There’s also horse-drawn wagon rides, a photo booth and more.

Be sure to Meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus and their reindeer before they take off to deliver presents on Christmas Day…

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