It's a Bird, it's a Plane, it's Amelia Bearhart!           

July 11 -15, 2018

Celebrating Bear Paw's 33rd Year

2015 Bear Paw Festival

 Wednesday, July 8

Noon - Bear Paw Awards Luncheon, Noon @ Bear Mt. Grill 

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display @  Jitters

6:00pm-9:00pm - Xtratuf Hard Hat Carhartt Boogie!  @  Chepos / Handyman Relays!

 Thursday, July 9

2pm - 9pm - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons  

Ongoing -Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display @ Jitters

7pm - Bear Paw Pageant, Chugiak HS

                  

Friday, July 10

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display &

                    Reception @ Jitters

Opening – Chain saw carving demos @ Town Square

Opening - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage 

Opening - CER Senior Center Treats, Health, & Outreach

                    @Transit Center

Ongoing - Entertainment Mainstage Mat Valley Fed Credit Un   

11am-10pm - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons

11am-2pm-Teddy Bear Picnic, @ ER Commons -

Alaska Regional Hospital, Carrs & VFW Post 9785  

·        11-Teddy Bear Parade Registration Begins

·        12 Noon - Lunch Box Derby;

·        1PM -Odor Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest

Food, Fun, Games Courtesy of Picnic Sponsors

Noon- 10pm - Vendors & Concessions @ Valley River Center

Opening - Vendors on Business Blvd. & Regency Drive

Noon-6pm-Chugach Mt. Quilters Quilt Show & Auction @

                    Stars Dance Studio 

2pm - 5pm - Blood Bank Alaska @ Transit

6pm-9pm - Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage

6pm-9pm – Chepos’s Classic Car Show on Business Blvd.

7pm - Alaska Sales & Service Rodeo Roundup present

                    Beauty & The Beast  @ Lions Park

7pm- " Winnie the Pooh" @ the AK Fine Arts Academy

    

Saturday, July 11

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display @

 Jitters

Ongoing - Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage

Ongoing- Chain Saw Carving Demos @ Town Square

Ongoing - Entertainment, MainstageMat Valley Fed Credit Un 

Ongoing - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage

Ongoing - Vendors & Concessions @ Valley River Center

Ongoing -  Vendors on Business Blvd & Regency Drive

10am-6pm-Chugach Mt. Quilters Quilt Show & Auction @

                    Stars Dance Studio

10am-6pm- CER Senior Center Treat, Health & Outreach  @

                    Transit

10:30am - 5K Bear Paw Classic, Downtown ER  Midas 

10:30am-5:30pm - Blood Bank Alaska @ Transit

11am-10pm - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons

11am - GCI presents the Grand Parade

Noon-5pm Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Business Blvd.

Noon - Registration 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney: Event @ 3pm

1-4pm - Fred Meyer & State Farm's Bicycle Safety Rodeo  @

                    Mainstage

1:15pm -Slippery Salmon Olympics  by MTA @ Mainstage

2:15 - 6:00pm - Mainstage Entertainment 

4pm - Gates open with action beginning at 6pm –

                    Alaska Sales & Service Rodeo Roundup @ Lions

6:30 pm Northrim Bank presents Bear Paws' Got Talent ~

                    Main Stage (registration begins at 5:30pm)

7:00 pm - Bear Paw "Winnie the Pooh"  at the AK Fine Arts

 

Sunday, July 12

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winner's Display @Jitters

Ongoing - Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage

Ongoing- Chain Saw Carving Demos @ Town Square

Ongoing - Mainstage Entertainment Mat Valley Fed Credit Un

Ongoing - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage

Ongoing - Vendors & Concessions@ Valley River Center

Ongoing -  Vendors on Business Blvd & Regency Drive

10:30am - IBEW 1547 & Alaska Salmon Alliance ~

Alaska Salmon Cookoff Begins  

10:30-5:30pm - Blood Bank Alaska @ Transit

11:30am - VCA Dog & Owner Look-a-Like Contest Mainstage

Noon - 8pm - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons

Noon-4pm-Chugach Mt. Quilters Quilt Show & Auction @

                    Stars Dance Studio

Noon - 5pm CER Senior Center Treats, Health & Outreach @

                    Transit

Noon - Gates open with action beginning at 2 pm –

                    Alaska Sales & Service Rodeo Roundup @ Lions

Noon - 4pm - Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Bus Blvd.

1:00-4:00 pm - Motorcycle Show - Business Blvd.

1:00pm-Running with the Bears @ Mainstage with First

                    National Bank AK

2:30pm - Carrs Ice Cream Eating Contest, Mainstage

2:30pm - Flower Power Sale on Business Blvd.

4:00pm- IBEW 1547 & Alaska Salmon Alliance

Alaska Salmon Cookoff  Results

4:30pm - Rotary I-Did-a-Duck Race & Winners - Mainstage

 

MATANUSKA VALLEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PRESENTS MAINSTAGE ENTERTAINMENT

FRIDAY JULY 10th

6:00 -9:00 pm – Classic Car Show / oldies by Cary Carrigan

 

SATURDAY JULY 11th

10:30 am Don Russell, “The Magic Guy”

1:15 pm SLIPPERY SALMON OLYMPICS

2:15 pm

2:45 pm

3:30 pm

4:00 pm

4:30 pm

5:00 pm

5:30 pm

5:30 pm

6:30 – 9:45

 

SUNDAY JULY 12th

11:30 am VCA Dog & Owner Look-a-Like Contest

12:30 pm

1:00 pm Running of the Bears - 300 Yard Fun Run

1:45 pm Don Russell, “The Magic Guy”

2:30 pm Carrs Ice Cream Eating Contest

3:00 pm Alaska Club Zumba

4:00 pm IBEW 1547–AK Alaska Salmon Cook-off Results

4:30 pm I-DID-A-DUCK ER Rotary Rubber Ducky Race

In partnership with our 2018 Corporate Partners