The 37th Annual Anchorage Folk Festival
January 22 to February 1, 2026
Folk Week
Live Music around Town!
January 25 to 30, 2026
A list of venues and their contact information follows this listing of free Folk Week gigs.
Sunday, January 25
Hightower Pub
7–10 pm Open Mic Night
Monday, January 26
Middle Way Café
2–4 pm Jim Haack & John Schlomer
Hearth Artisan Pizza
5 pm Tim Samuelson
6 pm Squash Blossoms
7 pm Gal Pals
Organic Oasis
5 pm Vinter.Baer
6 pm GRAMPS (Paul Sangl & Gregor Rakoski)
7 pm Service Kobelnyk
Sleepy Dog Coffee Co.
5:30–7 pm Shaun Pacarro
Reilly’s Irish Pub
6 pm Phoenix
7 pm Ruby Rakes
8 pm Mike and Matt
Tuesday, January 27
Middle Way Café
2–4 pm Ryan Michael Forté
Hearth Artisan Pizza
5 pm Bosca Ceoil
6 pm Lou Nathanson
7 pm Bluestockings
Sleepy Dog Coffee Co.
5–7 pm GRAMPS (Paul Sangl & Gregor Rakoski)
Reilly’s Irish Pub
6 pm sixteen.five
7 pm John Cook
8 pm most definitely not the legs of jake
Organic Oasis
7–9 pm Irish Session
Guido’s Pizza
7–9 pm Paddle Boat Jam
Wednesday, January 28
Middle Way Café
3 pm Reed, Griffin & Friends
Turnagain Brewing
4 pm Arctic Diamonds
5 pm Jin Ave
6 pm Uncle Jim and Brother John
7 pm Turnagain Blues
Hearth Artisan Pizza
5 pm Denise and Jim
6 pm Anna Joy
7 pm Red Cap & the Empty Nesters
Vagabond Blues
5–7 pm Suzy Crosby and Friends
Sleepy Dog Coffee Co.
5:30–7 pm Terry Kelly
Organic Oasis
6–8 pm Songwriters Showcase
Reilly’s Irish Pub
6 pm Tucker Tunes
7 pm Sweet Pow
8 pm Midnight Sun Zombies
Guido’s Pizza
7–9 pm An Irish Trad Session
49th State Brewing
717 W 3rd Ave
8:00 pm Fundraiser concert: The Horsenecks & Hannah Read
$20 in advance/ $25 at the door | all ages
Buy tickets HERE
Thursday, January 29
Reilly’s Irish Pub
6 pm Ten Dollar Bet
7 pm Tyson James
8 pm Super Saturated Sugar Strings
Guido’s Pizza
7–9 pm Old Time Jam
Spenard Community Recreation Center
2020 West 48th Avenue
7:30–10:30 pm Fundraiser Barn Dance with the Faux Paws
$20 adults/ $10 UAA students with current ID/kids 13 & under are free
Caller: Brian DeMarcus
Buy tickets HERE
Friday, January 30
Guido’s Pizza
7–9 pm Alaska Jumping Fleas Ukulele Jam
Hightower Pub
6–9 pm live music
Venues
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Guido’s Pizza • 549 West International Airport Road • 907-563-2222 |
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Hearth Artisan Pizza • 1200 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Suite F • 907-222-0888 |
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Hightower Pub • 165 Hightower Road, Girdwood • 907-865-8193 |
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Middle Way Café • 1200 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Suite G • 907-272-6433 |
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Organic Oasis • 2610 Spenard Road • 907-277-7882 |
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Reilly’s Irish Pub • 317 West Fireweed Lane • 907-274-6132 |
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Sleepy Dog Coffee Company • 11517 Old Glenn Highway, Eagle River • 907-694-6463 |
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Turnagain Brewing • 7920 King Street • 907-646-2337 |
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Vagabond Blues • 642 South Alaska Street Suite #208, Palmer • 907-745-2233 |












