Holiday and seasonal · Fairbanks, AK
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Midnight Sun Run is a holiday fun run in Fairbanks, Alaska, with no upcoming dates listed.
Season completedFamily friendlyCostumes encouraged
- When
- Last held Sat, June 20, 2026; next date TBA
Start 10:00 p.m.
Saturday closest to the summer solstice - Where
- UAF Patty Center (start) to Pioneer Park (finish)
414 Tanana Loop
Fairbanks, AK 99709 · Fairbanks North Star Borough
Directions - Entry
- $30 through May 31; rising to $45 race day (fee schedule on registration page)
Register - Organized by
- Fairbanks Resource Agency
44th annual in 2026
What to expect
2026 Season completed
Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Sat, June 20, 2026
2027 Not announced
2027 not announced
Date TBA
About the run
Starts at the UAF Patty Center and winds through neighborhoods lined with spectators to Pioneer Park, where a beer garden and festivities run after midnight. The first 3,000 finishers receive a medal.
The run
- Distances
- 10K
- Occasion
- Summer solstice
- Season
- Summer
- Swag
- Finisher medal (first 3,000)
- Field
- About 4,000 participants
- Benefits
- Fairbanks Resource Agency
Nearby
Sources
- Official site official
- Registration official
- 2026 race details official
- RunSignup 2026 official
Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.