and it never gets fully dark. To celebrate that, Fairbanks’ Growden Park has played host to the Midnight Sun Game every June 21 since 1906, without the use of artificial light. The game typically begins at 10 p
This game is played annually on the summer solstice, capping off a city-wide festival in Fairbanks to celebrate the longest day of the year. It will be the only night game you ever attend during which the stadium lights are never turned on, because the sun never sets on the solstice at...
Midnight Sun Run and the Midnight Sun Festival are held with pony rides, gold panning, and break dancing. Here, the sun dips below the horizon around 12:48 a.m., rising soon after at 2:48 a.m., with a pink glow of dusk in between. And for 114 years, Fairbanks has marked the oc...
Midnight Sun Baseball Game– It’s the 110thyear since the first baseball game here in Fairbanks was played without any lighting.The game starts at 10:30pmand lasts till after midnight (not that you could tell that from the photos below, this midnight sun is no joke). It’s a good ti...
Photographing The Midnight Sun Photographing the midnight sun is a wondrous activity. For photographers, the Fairbanks region and farther north is a dream come true because the extended sunsets and sunrises allow for an ample amount of time to capture the perfect shot. The midnight sun often follo...
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