We Are Anchorage Multicultural Festival

08/17/2026

❄️✨ WINTER WONDER FEST JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE FAMOUS! ✨❄️

We're kicking off our celebrity announcements with someone who has been a part of our screens, our childhoods, and some seriously iconic holiday memories...

🎄⭐ MARIO LOPEZ IS COMING TO WINTER WONDER FEST! ⭐🎄
From A.C. Slater in Saved by the Bell to Dr. Mike Hamlin in The Bold and the Beautiful, Mario Lopez has been a familiar face on television for decades. You've seen him hosting Access Hollywood and Extra, competing on Dancing with the Stars, and bringing his signature energy to countless projects.

And because this is WINTER WONDER FEST, we're bringing a little holiday magic along with him! 🎅🏼❄️

Mario has starred in festive favorites including A Recipe for Joy, The Holiday Fix Up, Once Upon a Christmas Eve, A Very Merry Toy Store, and more.

Now you can meet him RIGHT HERE IN ANCHORAGE! 🎄✨

📅 December 5 & 6, 2026
📍 Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center
🎟️ Tickets just $10 at the door and kids are kids 12 and under free.

And this is only CELEBRITY #1. 👀

That's right. Mario is just the beginning.

So grab your favorite ugly Christmas sweater, round up your family and friends, and get ready for a holiday weekend packed with celebrity guests, holiday experiences, shopping, food, entertainment, photo opportunities and enough festive spirit to fill the North Pole twice over.

🎁 WINTER WONDER FEST
Where the holidays come to life. ❄️✨

December 5 & 6 | Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center

08/10/2026

🎄✨ VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOW OPEN! ✨🎄

Something BIG is coming to Anchorage this holiday season, and we want YOU to be part of it!

Introducing Winter Wonder Fest, a brand-new holiday experience brought to you by the team behind Arctic Comic Con and a lineup of other amazing Alaska events.

📅 December 5 & 6, 2026

And let’s be clear… this isn’t your mom’s bazaar. 😉

Winter Wonder Fest is designed to be a full-on holiday experience featuring:

🎬 Celebrity Guests
🎁 Unique Merchants & Holiday Shopping
🍴 Food Vendors & Delicious Treats
📸 Immersive Photo Opportunities
🏆 Contests & Holiday Fun
🎶 Live Entertainment
✨ And SO much more!

Whether you’re a small business, artisan, specialty retailer, food vendor, or have something awesome to bring to the holiday season, we want you there.

This is our inaugural year, which means you have the opportunity to be part of something from the very beginning as we build a new Anchorage holiday tradition.

🎄 Vendor opportunities are officially OPEN!

👉 Visit winterwonderfestak.com to learn more and secure your spot.

We can’t wait to welcome you to Winter Wonder Fest. Let’s make some holiday magic! ✨🎅

07/28/2026

Do to popular demand, we've added a second show to see ALOK Saturday October 3rd in the Sydney Laurence Theater at the PAC. First show is 7:30pm and 2nd is at 9:30pm. Get your tickets now at https://tickets.centertix.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2776&_gl=1*a1iy9y*_gcl_au*MjgwMjg0NTguMTc4MjUyNjEyNQ..

07/26/2026

Soul Society of Alaska at the We are Anchorage Multi Cultural Festival.

07/26/2026

07/26/2026

Still plenty of time to come downtown and be a part of the fun and celebrate the diversity of Anchorage. Channing Wilson hits the stage at 7pm and Soul Society of Ak at 8:30. Thank you to Easy Park of Alaska and the Municipality of Anchorage and the team at the Alaska Black Caucas for all their help!

07/25/2026

The party celebrating diversity has started! Come and support all the great local vendors and organizations that make Anchorage a great place to live. Chinnok Lot on 3rd and E now until 9pm.

07/25/2026

07/22/2026

This Saturday at the Chinook Parking Lot on 3rd and E Street downtown Anchorage. We are bringing two great events together. The Anchorage Weekend Downtown Market & The We Are Anchorage Multi Cultural Festival. There will be different kinds of food, art, crafts, dancing from all over the world with performances throughout the day and Hope Cassity performing at 4 pm, Channing Wilson at 7 pm and Soul Society of Alaska at 8:30 pm. This is a free event for the whole family. We kick things off at 1pm. Come down early for the Anchorage Weekend Downtown Market starting at 10 am.

07/08/2026

Get your booth and or become a vendor and help us show how diverse Anchorage is. Sign up now: https://form.jotform.com/253376651823159