Press Releases

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Explore Fairbanks, the official destination organization for the Fairbanks region, is thrilled to announce its numerous award wins in 2024. These statewide, national...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Explore Fairbanks’ Golden Heart Giving program has partnered with locally-owned Golden Heart Waste Management (GHWM) to provide recycling outreach programs...

For Immediate Release: February 3, 2021. Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Under the veil of darkness, the aurora borealis, like magic, appears and dances across the sky. This mesmerizing and compelling

For Immediate Release: May 27, 2020. Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Similar to a “Buy Local” campaign, Explore Fairbanks invites residents to “Explore Local.” Tourism...

For Immediate Release: April 23, 2020. Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Grab a front row seat and start your virtual vacation now. Explore Fairbanks is showcasing five brand new virtual experiences...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Want to knock northern lights viewing off your bucket list? Fairbanks is one of the best places on earth to do just that. Fairbanks’ renowned aurora viewing...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK ) - The 2018-2019 Fairbanks Winter Guide is now available for free. The Winter Guide, designed to help plan vacations in the winter season, is a 32-page full-color booklet....

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK ) – The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO) will take place at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks from July 18 through 21, 2018. A four-day series of traditional...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Summer Solstice, on June 21 st , is Fairbanks, Alaska’s most celebrated summer holiday. Because Fairbanks is located at 65 degrees north latitude, the sky never...

For Immediate Release: May 24, 2018 Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Explore Fairbanks President and CEO Deb Hickok signed a contract with China-based East West Marketing Corp. on Thursday, May 24,...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Explore Fairbanks acknowledged the contributions of partners and other individuals and organizations for their support of the local visitor industry at the 2018 Annual...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – The Fairbanks visitor industry is organizing the 16th Visitor Industry Walk for Charity to be held on Friday, May 11, 2018. Families, friends and community groups are...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Fairbanks’ renowned aurora borealis viewing lures people from all over the world during the “Aurora Season” from August 21 to April 21....

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK ) - The 2017-2018 Fairbanks Winter Guide is now available for free. The Winter Guide, designed to help plan vacations in the winter season, is a 32-page full-color booklet....

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK ) – The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO) will take place at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks from July 19 through 22, 2017. A four-day series of traditional...

Fairbanks North Star Borough and Explore Fairbanks unveil marketing video Release coincides with local celebration of Week of the Arctic and Economic Development Week Fairbanks, Alaska - Late...

Explore Fairbanks expects up to 100 teams of Ice Sculptors from around the globe to flock to Fairbanks, Alaska to carve more than three million pounds of ice during Ice Alaska's 2017 World Ice...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) - The 2017 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as "The Last Great Race," is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it closer to the original historic...

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, "the most difficult sled dog race in the world," started February 4th and will cover 1,000 miles of extreme and majestic terrain between...

Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – Explore Fairbanks announces the launch of its new responsive website www.explorefairbanks.com at 5p.m. on December 15, 2016. The website includes Fairbanks, North Pole,