Alaska’s Week of Dreams
Play ball! Alaskans will have exciting ways to commemorate the U.S.’ 250th birthday during a Week of Dreams! Among the many Semiquincentennial activities planned in 2026, the marquee event in our state’s celebration is Alaska’s Week of Dreams from June 27 – July 4. Join the effort to recognize Alaska’s historic place in The National Pastime and other sports-themed events to bring us together throughout the year.
Alaska has a deep history with the sport, starting at least 150 years ago with the Knock Down and Skin ‘Em baseball club on St. Paul Island. Fairbanks played the 120th annual Midnight Sun Game on June 20, 2025. The Alaska Baseball League and teams like the Fairbanks Goldpanners have served as feeder programs to the Major League since the 1960s – Satchel Paige even played an exhibition game in AK in 1965. And of course the many Little Leagues across the state have given young Alaskans a lifelong love of the game!
Week of Dreams schedule (stay tuned for additional activities):
• June 27: PLAY BALL! youth clinic in Anchorage: Hosted by Major League Baseball and RBI Alaska
• June 27: Week of Dreams Opening Ceremonies at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage
• June 27: Bucs vs. Glacier Pilots at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage: The cross-town Alaska Baseball League rivalry continues with Week of Dreams festivities and America250 celebrations
• June 25 – June 28: American Legion Alaska 259 Tournament at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage: Some of Alaska’s top teams take on outside competition in this annual tournament
• June 30: Celebrity Golf Tournament at Moose Run Golf Course: A fundraiser to benefit the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Healthy Futures program and area Little Leagues
• July 3 10am-12pm: PLAY BALL! youth clinic at Growden Memorial Field in Fairbanks: Hosted by Major League Baseball and Alaska Goldpanners
• July 4: Week of Dreams Opening Ceremonies at Growden Memorial Field in Fairbanks
• July 4: Alaska Goldpanners game at Growden Memorial Field in Fairbanks: Watch the Goldpanners host a baseball game at the park famous worldwide for the Midnight Sun Baseball Game and America250-Alaska festivities
The Week of Dreams team is made up of a coalition of partners planning sports-themed activities across Alaska in 2026 to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States: America250-Alaska (State of Alaska, Office of the Lt. Governor, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation, and Office of History & Archaeology), Abbot-O-Rabbit Little League, Alaska Baseball League, Alaska Film Archives, Alaska Goldpanners, Alaska Historical Society, Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Aleut Community of St. Paul, Anchorage Benton Bay Athletic Lions, Anchorage Bucs, Anchorage Glacier Pilots, American Legion Baseball, City of Fairbanks, Eagle River/Chugiak Parks & Recreation, Explore Fairbanks, Fairbanks North-Star Borough, Knik Little League, Major League Baseball PLAY BALL!, Lions Clubs (Mountain View and Lions of Multiple District 49), Municipality of Anchorage Parks & Recreation, Native Village of Eklutna, Museums Alaska, RBI Alaska, The Alliance in Support of American Legion Baseball in Alaska, and The Dome. Financial partners: America250, American Cruise Lines, Atwood Foundation, City of Fairbanks, and Walmart.
How to get involved
Host a temporary or permanent exhibit of Alaska’s Field of Dreams: America’s Pastime in the 49th State
The exhibit of nine freestanding, retractable banners highlights Alaska’s baseball history and can be provided free as a traveling exhibit or organizations can purchase the banners to display througout 2026.
Email Alaska State Historian Dr. Katherine Ringsmuth for details: katie.ringsmuth@alaska.gov