Past Events:
Crystal Gallery of Ice Carving Competition
Teams from Anchorage and Fairbanks create lovely carvings from “Arctic Diamond” ice from Fairbanks while competing for cash prizes. Come watch the ice come to life and bring your ice skates and enjoy the Town Square Ice Rink!
“Fire & Ice” New Year’s Eve Downtown Hotel Specials
Come downtown for the Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Ltd. “Fire & Ice” New Year’s Eve Celebration in Town Square on December 31, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00pm, and stick around after the fireworks are over. Select Downtown Hotels have created “Fire & Ice” New Year’s Eve Specials for the night of December 31st, each designed to make this special night even more enjoyable and memorable.
NECA/IBEW Fire & Ice New Year’s Eve Celebration
The party stats at 5:00pm with a Children’s Ice Skating Party, followed by the Main Event at 6:00pm. The evening ends with another brilliant fireworks display shot off the roof of Polar Bear Gifts directly over Town Square at 8:00pm!
Downtown Window Decorating Contest
Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Ltd., the Anchorage PRESS, and Alaska Integrated Media are hosting a Downtown Holiday Window Decorating Contest! Let’s make Downtown a magical place to explore, shop, and dine this holiday season!
AT&T Holiday Tree Lighting
Join us in Town Square for the annual AT&T Holiday Tree Lighting event! Join us for holiday merriment with cookies, cocoa, music, theater and Santa and his team of reindeer. This annual event is brought to you by AT&T Alaska, the Anchorage PRESS, MOA Parks & Recreation, Movin 104.9, NewsTalk 1080 KUDO, and Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Ltd.
Renovation Celebration
The concrete and paint was dry, the canopies were hung, and capital project construction was over for the year in Downtown. So we decided to celebrate!
Westend Block Party
July 23rd, 2009
Come on down to the west end of Downtown for the annual Westend Block Party from 4:30pm – 8:00pm!
2009 Cultural Saturdays
The Cultural Saturdays concert and festival series was created as a response to Downtown businesses requesting more activity in the core district during Saturdays. This event is part of the "Summer In The City" event series and features four hours of music and dance by local musicians and cultural performers in Peratrovich Park (unless otherwise noted) on Saturdays every summer.
2009 Music for Little Ones
The Music for Little Ones noon concert has become the thing to do in Anchorage for parents of young children. Each concert averages 200 children singing and dancing in Peratrovich Park. This popular family event is part of the “Summer In The City” event series and is held in Peratrovich Park on Mondays every summer between 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
2009 Music in the Park
Music in the Park is an hour long concert during the lunch hour designed for locals, office workers and visitors. This popular family event is part of the “Summer In The City” event series and is held in Peratrovich Park on Wednesdays & Fridays every summer between 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
