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Typical Month
March
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Duration
3 days
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Size
small
About Nome Census Area Fair
The Nome Census Area Fair in Nome celebrates the end of the Iditarod — Nome is the final destination of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the 1,000-mile "Last Great Race on Earth" that runs from Anchorage each March, and the community's gold rush heritage (Nome's 1899 beach gold discovery drew 30,000 prospectors), the Inupiaq Eskimo peoples' cultural heritage, and the Bering Sea's harsh beauty define an extraordinary frontier community.
What to Expect
Expect community exhibits, Iditarod and sled dog racing heritage displays, gold panning demonstrations, Inupiaq cultural heritage exhibits including mask making and ivory carving, local food vendors, and the frontier spirit of a community that has survived gold rush, influenza pandemic, and Arctic isolation.
Visitor Tips
Nome's Front Street hosts the Iditarod finish each March when mushers arrive after 10-17 days on the trail. Gold panning on Nome's beaches remains legal and productive. The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve preserves the route by which humans first arrived in the Americas from Asia. The midnight sun bathes Nome in 24-hour daylight in June.
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