What's Happening in Alaska
Anchorage
Saturday August 1st
49th State Brewery – Garden Grooves: Music in the Beer Garden 5p-7p
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts – The Music Machine 2p-3:40p
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts – Tomodachi Daiko: The Power of Drums 6:30p-8:30p
Anchorage Social Dance Club – Dance Social 7p-11p
Anchorage Museum – Jazz on the Lawn w/ Alaska Jazz Workshop 12p-2p
Anchorage Weekend Market – Live Music at the Market 11a-5p
Atwood Center – 2026 Alaska Distance Classic 9a-?
Broken Blender – Karaoke w/ DJ Charms 8p-12a
The Carousel Lounge – David Ion w/ Sterling Silver Band 9p-1a
Flattop Pizza & Pool – DJ JRock 9:30p-12a
Gumbo House – Pop Piano Bar w/ MJ Riemann 6p-9p
Hillside Trailhead – 2026 Run De Tour: Part Deux 10a-?
Humpy’s – Live Music w/ Jerry's Situation 9:30p-1a
Koots – Fusion 9p-2a
Koot’s – Caribbean Night "Back 2 Basics" w/ DJ Militant & Friends 9p-2a
Mad Myrna’s – Mad Myrna's Diva Variety Show 9p-11:30p
Matanuska Brewing Company – Latin Saturday: Botas Y Perreo 11p-3a
Muldoon Chanshtnu Park – Muldoon Community Market 9:30a-3p
Oriental Garden – Weekly Karaoke Contest 9p-1:30a
Pink Cadillac – Sabado de Banda 11p-3a
Time Out Lounge – Blast From The Past 9p-2:30a
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship – Ian Maksin: Songs of Love & Peace 7:30p-?
Van’s Dive Bar – Dick Beers and the Sonoran Sunset 9p-1a
Sunday August 2nd
49th State Brewery – Garden Grooves: Music in the Beer Garden 5p-7p
Alaska Botanical Garden – Forest and Friends Fun Run 9a-12p
Anchorage Social Dance Club – Country Dance Nights: Line Dancing & Swing 6:30p-9:30p
Anchorage Weekend Market – Live Music at the Market 11a-5p
Billiard Palace – Sunday Blues Jam w/ Rebel Blues Band 6p-10p
The Carousel Lounge – Sunday Karaoke 8p-2a
Delaney Park Strip – Jay Osfthun Car Show 8a-?
House of Harley-Davidson – Spenard Bike Week: Mission Launch 1p-8p
Koot’s – Comedy Open Mic 8:30p-10p
Koot’s – Koots Karaoke 10p-2a
Mad Myrna’s – Karaoke 9p-12a
Pink Cadillac – All Ages Buckarooos Night 6p-10p
Pioneer Bar – Industry Night w/ Joe Brady 10p-2a
Time Out Lounge – Open Jam with Blast From The Past 8:30p-1a
Van’s Dive Bar – Open Mic Night 8p-11p
VFW Post 1685 – Open Mic & Jam 4:30p-8:30p
Monday August 3rd
49th State Brewery – Garden Grooves: Music in the Beer Garden 5p-7p
Alaska Dance Promotions – Bachata Dance Patterns 8:30p-9:30p
Anchorage Social Dance Club – Learn to Square Dance 7p-9p
Fire Island Bakery @ K Street Market – K Street Block Party 3p-7p
Fire Island Bakery @ K Street Market – Weekly Jazz Jam 6:30p-9:30p
Roundabout Books – 5th Birthday Party Book Sale & Free Ice Cream 12p-4p
Tuesday August 4th
49th State Brewery – Garden Grooves: Music in the Beer Garden 5p-7p
Blarney Stone – Two Step Tuesday w/ DJ Lele Beats 9p-12a
The Carousel Lounge – AK Rockstar Karaoke 8p-2a
House of Harley-Davidson – Spenard Bike Week: Hogs and Dogs 5p-9p
Koot’s – Goth Night: Terror Tuesday Wave! 8p-2a
Mountain View Public Library – Family Storytime 6p-6:30p
Oriental Healing Arts Center – Rope Dart Lessons w/ Jerrill 8:30p-10p
Organic Oasis – Irish Music & Dancing 6p-8p
Pink Cadillac – College Night 18+ 7p-10p
Wednesday August 5th
49th State Brewery – Garden Grooves: Music in the Beer Garden 5p-7p
907 Alehouse – Tyrone & Friends 7p-10p
Alaska Theatre of Youth – ATY Summer Pop-In Dance Series 5:30p-6:30p
Alaska Zoo – Free Community Storytime 10:30a-11a
Anchorage Social Dance Club – International Folk Dancing 6:30p-8p
The Carousel Lounge – AK Rockstar Karaoke 8p-2a
Castle on O’Malley – Drum Circle Wednesdays 7p-10p
House of Harley-Davidson – Spenard Bike Week: Hogs and Hot Rods 5p-9p
Humpy’s – Live Music at Humpy's 8p-11:30p
Koot’s – Comedy Open Mic 7p-10p
Koot’s – Koots Karaoke 10p-2a
Loussac Library – My First School Bus at Loussac 11a-1p
Mad Myrna’s – Karaoke 9p-12a
Manhattan’s Restaurant & Lounge – Seth Malone 6p-9p
The Nave Spenard – Community Café 6p-7:30p
Pink Cadillac – Line Dance Wednesdays 7p-12a
Pioneer Bar – The Eternal Cowboys 10p-1a
Van’s Dive Bar – Karaoke 9p-1a
Wildbirch Hotel – Live Music at Crimson w/ The Whisper Campaign 6:30p-9:30p
Barrow
8/1 Tuzzy Consortium Library – Storytime & Crafternoon 1p-3p
Bethel
7/30 Kuskokwim Consortium Library – Guided Ethnobotany Walk 5:30p-?
8/2 Kuskokwim Consortium Library – Berry Propagating Workshop 4p-7p
Big Lake
8/1 Common Ground Alaska Farm – Big Lake Community Farmer’s Market 12p-6p
8/2 Susitna Brewing – Open Mic Night 6p-9p
Chugiak
8/1 Eklutna Village – 2026 Native Village of Eklutna Powwow/Potlatch 11a-6p
8/1 Our Redeemer Lutheran Church – Race to the Rescue Chugiak 5K 10a-?
8/2 Eklutna Village – 2026 Native Village of Eklutna Powwow/Potlatch 11a-6p
Cooper Landing
7/30 Cooper Landing Brewing – Natalie Gelman Live 5p-7p
8/6 Gwin’s Lodge – Sonoran Sunsets 7p-10p
8/7 Gwin’s Lodge – Hope Cassity 7p-10p
8/8 Gwin’s Lodge – Jesse James 7p-10p
Denali
7/31 Denali Education Center – FSAF: Composing in the Wilderness 1p-?
Eagle River
7/29 Homestead Lounge – Karaoke Night w/ KJ Smoke 8p-12a
7/30 Homestead Lounge – Dance Lessons with Shufflin Country Style 8p-9p
7/30 Homestead Lounge – Country Night w/ DJ AumanJoy 9p-2a
7/31 Chugiak-Eagle River Library – Storytime & Songs in the Park 10:30a-11:30a
7/31 Homestead Lounge – DJ AumanJoy 9p-2a
7/31 Odd Man Rush – Carter Winter w/ Schaefer Mueller 7p-11p
8/1 Homestead Lounge – DJ Auman Joy 8p-2a
8/1 Odd Man Rush – "Solo Steve" Norwood Live 6p-?
8/3 Odd Man Rush – Karaoke Mondays 6p-9p
8/4 Chugiak-Eagle River Library – PAWSitive Reading w/ Therapy Dogs 10:30a-11:30a
8/5 Homestead Lounge – Karaoke Night w/ KJ Smoke 8p-12a
Ester
8/2 Malemute Saloon & Gold Camp – Sunday Deck Open Jam 2p-5p
8/5 Fairbanks Tango – Wednesday Dance Practice 6p-9p
8/7 Malemute Saloon & Gold Camp – Tim Easton 7:30p-11:30p
Fairbanks
7/29 The Spur – Karaoke Night with Rocky! 8p-11p
7/30 Fairbanks Community Band Hall – Free Youth Concert Band Rehearsals 5p-6p
7/30 Fairbanks Community Garden – GardenFest w/ Emily Anderson & Guests 4p-?
7/30 The International Hotel & Bar – Karaoke with Angel 8p-2a
7/30 The Marlin – Open Mic Night 8p-11p
7/30 The Palace Theater – Golden Heart Revue 8:15p-9:15p
7/30 UAF Charles Davis Concert Hall – FSAF: Composing in the Wilderness 7p-?
7/31 The Palace Theater – Golden Heart Revue 8:15p-9:15p
7/31 Tanana Valley State Fair Grounds – Tanana Valley State Fair 12p-10p
8/1 Gather – Back to School Bash 11a-2p
8/1 The Palace Theater – Golden Heart Revue 8:15p-9:15p
8/1 Silver Gulch Brewing – FSAF Jazz Finale: Vocal Jazz & the Big Band 6:30p-?
8/1 Tanana Valley State Fair Grounds – Tanana Valley State Fair 12p-10p
8/2 Griffin Park – Red White, & Midnight Light Community Fest 11a-3p
8/2 The Marlin – Karaoke 9p-?
8/2 The Palace Theater – Golden Heart Revue 8:15p-9:15p
8/2 Tanana Valley State Fair Grounds – Tanana Valley State Fair 11a-10p
8/2 Griffin Park – Red White, & Midnight Light Community Fest 11a-3p
8/3 The Palace Theater – Golden Heart Revue 8:15p-9:15p
8/3 Tanana Valley State Fair Grounds – Tanana Valley State Fair 11a-10p
8/4 The Cabin – Karaoke Night 7p-10p
8/4 The Palace Theater – Golden Heart Revue 8:15p-9:15p
8/4 Tanana Valley State Fair Grounds – Tanana Valley State Fair 11a-10p
8/5 The Palace Theater – Golden Heart Revue 8:15p-9:15p
8/5 Running Reindeer Ranch - Music w/ the Reindeer & Badger Street Jazz 7p-8p
8/5 The Spur – Karaoke Night with Rocky! 8p-11p
8/5 Tanana Valley State Fair Grounds – Tanana Valley State Fair 11a-10p
8/6 Fairbanks Community Band Hall – Free Youth Jazz Band Rehearsals 5p-6p
Haines
7/31 Pioneer Bar – Open Mic Night 9p-1a
8/1 Pioneer Bar – Karaoke Night 9p-1a
Homer
7/28 Justin Cole’s Down East Saloon – Taco Tuesday's with Jim Maloney 6:30p-10p
7/28 Pratt Museum – Storytime at the Pratt: Celebrating Summer 10:30a-11:30a
7/29 Homestead Restaurant – Live Music w/ English John & Atz Lee 6p-9p
7/30 AJ’s Old Town Steakhouse & Tavern – Piano Music by Erica 6p-8p
7/30 Alibi Bar & Café – Karaoke Night 9p-12:30a
7/30 Homer Council on the Arts – Community Jam Sessions 6:30p-9p
7/30 Pratt Museum – Guided tours of the Botanical Gardens, Homestead Garden, & Forest Trails. 11a-12p
7/31 Bunnell Street Arts Center – Alaska Jazz Workshop Quintet 7:30p-?
8/1 AJ’s Old Town Steakhouse & Tavern – Piano Music by Sunrise Kilcher 6p-8p
8/1 Pratt Museum – Guided tours of the Botanical Gardens, Homestead Garden, & Forest Trails. 11a-12p
8/2 Alice’s Champagne Palace – Dead Winter Carpenters & Jim Lewin 9p-1a
8/4 Justin Cole’s Down East Saloon – Taco Tuesday's with Jim Maloney 6:30p-10p
8/4 Pratt Museum – Storytime at the Pratt: Berry Season 10:30a-11:30a
8/5 Homestead Restaurant – Live Music w/ Ayla Ray & Sam Tenhoff 7p-10p
Hope
7/29 Creekbend Co. – Salmonfest Kickoff with Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country 7p-11p
7/30 Creekbend Co. – Salmonfest Kickoff with Goth Babe 7p-11p
Juneau
7/29 Alaskan Hotel and Bar – Karaoke 8p-11p
7/29 The Crystal Saloon – Open Mic Night 8p-11:30p
7/30 Alaskan Hotel and Bar – Open Mic 9p-11p
7/30 The Crystal Saloon – Vinyl Afternoon's w/ Dj Roman Martinez 5p-7p
7/30 The Crystal Saloon – Karaoke Night 8p-12a
7/30 Juneau Social Dance – Argentine Tango Dance Series 6:30p-8:30p
7/30 Zach Gordon Youth Center – Free Tlingit Language Classes 2p-3p
7/31 The Crystal Saloon – Alvi x Shirley Techno Goth Night 10p-?
7/31 Juneau-Douglas High School – Rugby Night 6:30p-8:30p
8/1 The Crystal Saloon – Lovely Colours ft Slept In 10p-?
8/1 Downtown Evergreen – Dam Ducky Derby & EAPL Adoption Event 8a-1p
8/3 The Crystal Saloon – Josh Fortenbery 5p-7p
8/3 Alaskan Hotel and Bar – RawBeats w/ Astronomar & Friends 9p-?
8/4 The Crystal Saloon – Jazz Jam Tuesday 8p-11p
8/5 Alaskan Hotel and Bar – Karaoke 8p-11p
8/5 The Crystal Saloon – Vinyl Afternoon's w/ Dj Roman Martinez 5p-7p
8/5 The Crystal Saloon – Open Mic Night 8p-11:30p
Kenai
8/3 Kenai Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center – Storytime & Craft: "Rechenka's Eggs" 11a-?
8/4 Martha’s Cocina – Acoustic Tuesday w/ Seth Malone 6p-?
Ketchikan
7/30 105.3 FM KRBD – Ketchikan Arts & Humanities Council: Arts Report 8:20a-8:35a
7/30 Bush Pilots’ Lounge – Live Music with Joel Forlines 6p-8p
7/30 Totem Bar – Open Mic Night 8p-10p
7/31 The Creek Street Cabaret – Max Twaddle 7p-9p
7/31 Main Street – 51st Annual Blueberry Festival 2p-7p
7/31 The New York Café – Live Music in the Café 7p-9p
8/1 Arctic Bar – Virgin Voyages: Brilliant Lady Land Party 12p-6p
8/1 Main Street – 51st Annual Blueberry Festival 8a-5p
8/1 Tongass Historical Museum – Summer Saturdays at the Museum 1p-3p
8/2 The Creek Street Cabaret – Open Mic Night w/ Joe Williams 6p-9p
8/2 Main Street – 51st Annual Blueberry Festival 1p-9p
8/2 The New York Café – 36th Annual Poetry Slam & Limerick Contest 3:30p-?
8/4 Hole in the Wall – Open Mic Night 6p-8p
8/5 Inn at Creek Street – The Ukulele Group 3:45p-4:45p
8/11 Ketchikan Dock – Music on the Dock: Scattered Sunshine Trombone Choir 12p-1p
Kodiak
8/7 The Rendezvous – Black Barrel and the Bad Men 7p-12a
8/8 The Rendezvous – Black Barrel and the Bad Men 7p-12a
McCarthy
7/30 The Golden Saloon – Open Mic Night
7/31 The Golden Saloon – Mario Carboni Live
8/1 The Golden Saloon – Mario Carboni Live
8/1 The Golden Saloon – McCarthy Rose Live Theater 7p-?
Nikiski
8/1 Nikiski High School – Nikiski Days 2026: Industry Days 11a-?
Ninilchik
7/31 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds – 2026 Salmonfest Music Festival 12p-2a
8/1 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds – 2026 Salmonfest Music Festival 11a-2a
8/1 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds – The Great Salmon Run 5K 10a-?
8/2 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds – 2026 Salmonfest Music Festival 11a-10p
North Pole
7/30 North Pole Alehouse – Karaoke Thursdays with Rocky Barnette 8p-12a
8/1 North Pole Alehouse – Jersey Party w/ DJ 4K 9p-?
8/4 North Pole Alehouse – Tuesday Pub Run w/ Tundra Trotters 6:15p-9p
Palmer
7/30 Alaska State Fair – Lucky 2 Shoes Barrel Series: Race 8 6:30p-?
7/30 Palmer Alehouse – Mario Carboni: The Honky-Tonk Rebel 7p-10p
7/31 American Legion Post 15 – Karaoke 7p-11p
7/31 Downtown Palmer – Friday Fling Live Music 11a-6p
7/31 The Musk Ox Farm – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Live 7p-?
7/31 Palmer Alehouse – I Like Robots 7p-10p
8/1 American Legion Post 15 – Two-Step and Country Swing Dance Lessons! 7p-8p
8/1 American Legion Post 15 – Karaoke 8p-11p
8/1 Hatcher Pass Lodge – Tom Letson & Ned Gaines 4p-7p
8/2 Four Corner’s Lounge – Karaoke 8p-?
8/4 Fishhook Bar & Grill – Open Mic Night w/ Drew Sablon 6p-9p
8/4 Four Corner’s Lounge – Industry Night with DJ Red 8p-?
8/5 Four Corner’s Lounge – West Coast Sing Wednesday 7:30p-9:30p
8/5 Lulu’s Tents & Events – Jerry Wessling 6p-9p
Seldovia
7/31 Linwood Bar & Grill – Live Music w/ Tune Weavers
8/1 Linwood Bar & Grill – Live Music w/ Tune Weavers
Seward
7/29 Yukon Bar – Karaoke with Raunchy Rachel 9p-1a
7/30 Yukon Bar – Dance Night w/ DJ Waitwat 9p-2a
7/31 Flamingo Lounge – Live Music w/ Boot Juice 6:30p-9:30p
7/31 Seward Community Library & Museum – Storytime & Craft Activities 12:30p-1p
7/31 Yukon Bar – JunoSmile 9p-2a
8/1 Yukon Bar – JunoSmile 9p-2a
8/2 Yukon Bar – Karaoke 9p-1a
8/3 Seward Senior Center – Seward Strings 1p-4p
8/5 Yukon Bar – Karaoke with Megan Killoran 9p-1a
8/4 Yukon Bar – Open Mic Night 8p-2a
8/5 Yukon Bar – Karaoke with Raunchy Rachel 9p-1a
Sitka
7/31 Sitka Performing Arts Center – SFAC Musical Theater Camp: Anything Goes 7p-9:30p
8/1 Sitka Performing Arts Center – SFAC Musical Theater Camp: Anything Goes 2p-4:30p & 7p-9:30
Skagway
7/30 Skagway Library – Summer Reading Program: Time Capsule 10:30a-11:30a
7/31 Skagway Brewing – Mid-Season, Halloween Dance Party 9p-?
8/1 Skagway Library – Music Time 3p-5p
8/2 Skagway Library – Music Time 3p-5p
Soldotna
7/30 The Duck Inn – Karaoke 9p-1a
7/30 Slikok Trailhead – Soldotna Cycle Series 2026 5:45p-7:15p
7/30 Soldotna Library – Preschool Storytime 10:30a-11a
8/1 Birch Ridge Golf Course – 20th Annual Phil Turkington Classic 2026 9a-?
8/1 The Goods – Karaoke w/ Edencraft 5p-8p
8/3 The Goods – Friends of Mike Morgan Song Circle 5p-7p
8/3 Farnsworth Park – Storytime & Play 10:30a-11a
8/4 Soldotna Library – Toddler Story Time 10:30a-11a
8/5 Soldotna Creek Park – Levitt Amp Music Series: The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band 6p-9p
8/5 Soldotna Library – Bouncing Babes Story Time 10:30a-11a
8/5 Soldotna Library – Dog Days of Summer Reading & Hot Dog Lunch 12p-2p
Sterling
7/31 Naptowne Brewing Company – Brandon Kellum 6p-9p
8/1 Naptowne Brewing Company – Seth Malone 5p-8p
Talkeetna
7/30 Fairview Inn – Rick Brooks 9p-1a
7/31 Fairview Inn – Dead Winter Carpenters 9p-1a
7/31 Mountain High Pizza Pie – Seth Freeman 7p-10p
7/31 Talkeetna Village Park – Live At Five Summer Concerts: Dead Winter Carpenters 5p-7p
8/1 Fairview Inn – Spaffdaddy 9p-1a
8/1 Mountain High Pizza Pie – Loop Alley 7p-10p
8/2 Mountain High Pizza Pie – Steve Durr 1p-2:30p & 5p-6:30p
8/3 Fairview Inn – Karaoke 9p-1a
8/5 Denali Brewing Company – Jimmy Sandy 6p-8
8/5 Denali Education Center – Timber Tots! 10a-11a
Valdez
7/31 Galena St. – Open Air Market & Live Music 5p-10p
7/31 Ruth Pond – Build-A-Boat-Hope-It-Floats 1p-3p
8/1 Valdez Brewing – Carhartt®, Blue Tarp, & Duct Tape Ball 6p-?
8/1 Valdez City Pool – Splash & Dash Triathlon 10a-1p
8/2 Copper Valley Telecom – Pioneers of Alaska Car Show 10:30a-12p
8/2 Egan Dr. – Gold Rush Days Parade 2p-?
Wasilla
7/29 Schwabenhof - Open Mic 7:30p-11p
7/30 Everett’s – Live Music With Drew Sablon 6p-9p
7/31 Black Birch Books – Open Mic Night 5p-7p
7/31 Meier Lake Resort – Live Music with Long Nights Moon 6p-?
7/31 Schwabenhof - Karaoke Night 8p-11p
8/1 Bear Paw River Brewing – The Vintage Retro 6p-?
8/1 Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry – Mighty Machines 10a-4p
8/1 Tug Bar & Liquor- Goose Bay Inn – Live Music with Tripwire
8/2 Tug Bar & Liquor- Goose Bay Inn – Live Music w/ Sergio Adams
8/4 Everett’s – Live Music w/ Jerry Wessling 6p-9p
8/4 Ken’s Garden Center – Storytime at Ken’s 10a-11a
8/4 Schwabenhof - Karaoke Night 8p-11p
8/5 Black Birch Books – Sign Language Classes 5p-6p
8/5 Schwabenhof - Open Mic 7:30p-11p
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