ALASKA FOOD FESTIVALS & SHOWS

January to June - - - go to July to December

2014 ALASKA - January to June 2014
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
(see also: 2015 - 2011)

January 17-18, 2014
Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival
Anchorage, Alaska
Showcasing beers of the Northwest with special attention to Alaska's brews. The whole weekend is a celebration of brewing beer, mead and barley wine. Live entertainment.

March 3-7, 2014  National School Breakfast Week - Nationwide

March 25, 2014  'AgDay' National Agriculture Day - Nationwide
A day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture.

April 17-19, 2014  ComFish Alaska - Kodiak, Alaska
Alaska's Premier Commercial Fisheries Trade Show

May 22-26, 2014  Kodiak Crab Festival - Kodiak, Alaska
Ask any Kodiakan what the best five days in May are and they'll smile and say "Crab Fest, of course!"

May 23-24, 2014  Great Alaska Craft Beer & Homebrew Festival
Dalton City, Alaska
Sample excellent craft beers from breweries around the state and region. Enjoy live music, eat good food, and taste great beer!

June 13-22, 2014  Slam'n Salm'n Derby - Anchorage, Alaska
Salmon fishing derby benefits Downtown Soup Kitchen, which provides 90,000 meals annually and other services for the hungry and homeless in Anchorage, Alaska.
 

2015 ALASKA - January Through June 2015
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events

February 14, 2015  VALENTINE'S DAY
Most of the more than 1/2 million restaurants in the U.S. have special events scheduled for today. They are too numerous to list.

April 22, 2015  Earth Day - Worldwide
The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

May 10, 2015  MOTHERS' DAY - Nationwide
Most restaurants in the U.S. have special events scheduled for today. They are too numerous to list. (2nd Sunday).

2011 ALASKA - January through June 2011
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
waiting for new dates

June 8-10, 2011  Global Food Alaska 2011 Conference & Tradeshow
Soldotna, Alaska
A biennial event, the show covers all aspects of the food supply chain, both national and international, with a special highlight on companies that do business and produce in Alaska.

June 11-12, 2011  Taste of Juneau Food & Music Festival - Juneau, Alaska
NEXT event in 2013, waiting for new dates to be announced.
Celebrates the culinary arts in Alaska, offering great food as well as live music, fun contests and tasty samples.