63rd Annual Willow State Winter Carnival
Willow has hosted this annual winter festival for more than 50 years. The carnival draws crowds and media coverage from all over Alaska and is a fun event for tourists to experience with a full schedule of events in the dead of winter. The carnival boasts one of the state’s biggest winter fireworks shows, Iditarod qualifying sled dog races, homesteading competitions, $1000 bingo cash pots, talent contests, foot and ski races, entertainment, kids games, a cribbage tournament, and food.
The Willow State Winter Carnival is also a primary fundraising event for the Willow Area Community Council. Funds raised from the carnival support culturally valued groups and activities through the maintenance of the Willow Community Center.
Schedule:
8 - 11 AM - PTA Breakfast - Willow School
10:00 AM - Borealis Dancers - Stage
10 - 1 PM - Poker Run - Lake/Trails
11:00 AM - Alaska Polka Chips - Stage
11 - 3 PM - Vintage Show and Shine -Backyard/Trails
11:30 - Buon Box Gang - Stage
12:00 PM - In-person Rae Ticket - Sales Completed Lobby
12:00 PM - Close Enough Stage
12:00 PM - Homesteader Games - Backyard
Ax Throw, Wood Chop
12:00 PM - Snowshoe Scavenger Hunt Pavilion
12 - 2 PM - Radar Run Snow Machine Race - Lake
12 - 2 PM - Blind Driver Snow Machine Race - Lake
12:30 PM - Craig Walls - Stage
1 - 3 PM - Kids Games - Backyard
1:00 PM - Outhouse Races
1:00 PM - Cribbage Tournament, Single Eliminaon - Auditorium
1:30 PM - Barony of Selviergard of the
Society for Creave Anachronism - Stage
2:00 PM - Pie & Dessert Scholarship Aucon - Stage
2:50 PM - Homesteader Awards - Stage
3:05 PM - Mini Rae Drawings - WACO Table
3:30 PM - Major Rae Drawings - Stage
4:00 PM - Pike Derby Winners - Stage
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