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Race Details & Information
Ticket Availability Deadlines- Tickets will be available at vendor locations until Friday, July 24 at 11 a.m.
- Mt. McKinley Bank locations will have tickets available until 4 p.m. on Friday, July 24.
- Online ticket sales will close at 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 25.
LocationDowntown Fairbanks, from Wendell Street Bridge to Cushman Street Bridge
Each year, 8,000 rubber ducks are dropped into the Chena River and race toward the Cushman Street Bridge. Prizes are awarded to the first 40 yellow ducks and first 40 pink ducks, based on the ticket numbers associated with the winning ducks.
2026 Rubber Duckie Race Prizes
Prizes are listed in finishing order. Donating businesses are shown below each prize.
Yellow Ticket Prizes
$10 tickets
- Y1 $10,000 cash Mt. McKinley Bank
- Y2 Two round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines
- Y3 Four Alaska Railroad tickets — $2,352 value Alaska Railroad
- Y4 $2,000 in heating oil Petro Star
- Y5 Highgate 4-Star Resort Package (3 Nights in Oahu & 2 Nights in MauiNorth Haven Communities
- Y6 Greer Tank single-axle ATV trailer — $1,925 value Greer Tank & Welding
- Y7 One-week vehicle rental — $800 value Alaska Auto Rental
- Y8 Swag bundle and gift card — $555 value Alaska Ammo
- Y9 Alaska gold nugget pendant — $460 value Alaska Goldworks
- Y10 Two UAF season tickets — $440 value UAF Athletics
- Y11 Two Riverboat Discovery passes and two Gold Dredge 8 passes — $339.90 value Riverboat Discovery & Gold Dredge 8
- Y12 Dinner for two — $250 value Borealis Basecamp
- Y13 $200 gift certificate The Vintage Junky
- Y14 $200 tattoo gift card Studio J’ADORE
- Y15 $190 gift certificate Running Reindeer Ranch
- Y16 Basic services certificate — $160 value Aura Spa
- Y17 Grog N’ Groceries Scotch bundle — $125 value The Alaskan Scottish Club & Co-op Market
- Y18 Ten UAF general admission tickets — $125 value UAF Athletics
- Y19 Tire changeover — $120 value Alyeska Tire
- Y20 Swag bundle and gift card — $121 value HooDoo Brewing Company
- Y21 $120 gift certificate Escape Room AK
- Y22 $100 in gift cards Arctic Travelers Gift Shop
- Y23 $100 gift basket Bucko’s
- Y24 Five hot springs passes — $100 value Chena Hot Springs Resort
- Y25 $100 gift basket Eirwen’s Nature
- Y26 $100 gift basket River City Café
- Y27 $100 gift basket Sunrise Coffee Hut
- Y28 $100 gift card Tommy G’s Meat & Sausage
- Y29 $100 gift certificate Blue Door Antiques
- Y30 $100 gift card Soba
- Y31 $100 tattoo gift certificate Red Light Tattoo
- Y32 $100 Roaming Root Cellar gift card Personnel Plus Employment Agency
- Y33 $100 Sunshine Health gift card Personnel Plus Employment Agency
- Y34 $100 Mid-Town Market gift card Personnel Plus Employment Agency
- Y35 Bluetooth speaker — $100 value GCI
- Y36 $100 in gift cards Blue Roof Bistro
- Y37 Books N’ Bites bundle: $75 Wildfire Bookshop gift card and $25 Crepery gift card Wildfire Bookshop & The Crepery
- Y38 $50 Desert Passage gift card and $50 Hari Om gift card Desert Passage & Hari Om
- Y39 $100 in gift cards House of Fire Pizza
- Y40 Two tickets to Star Wars: Live Film Orchestration — $100 value Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra
Pink Ticket Prizes
$5 tickets
- P1 $5,000 cash Mt. McKinley Bank
- P2 Princess Cruises vacation package — $2,500 value Holland America/Princess Cruises
- P3 Borealis MedSpa package — $2,000 value Borealis MedSpa
- P4 Camping gear package — $2,000 value Prospector Outfitters
- P5 2-Night Stay at The Laylow Waikiki
North Haven Communities
- P6 Arctic adventure for two — $1,400 value Northern Alaska Tour Company
- P7 Swag bundle and gift card — $555 value Alaska Ammo
- P8 Arctic Sun VR package — $459 value Arctic Sun VR
- P9 Small-business starter pack — $400 value Date-Line Digital Printing
- P10 Alaskan Mystic Wonders gift basket — $250 value Alaskan Mystic Wonders
- P11 $250 gift certificate toward services Golden Heart Waste Management
- P12 Two fair season passes — $200 value Tanana Valley State Fair
- P13 Heated jacket kit — $200 value Denali Industrial Supply, Inc.
- P14 Five-class punch card and healing room session — $198 value Yellow Bird Yoga Healing Collective
- P15 Five guest passes — $150 value The Alaska Club
- P16 Grog N’ Groceries Mead bundle — $125 value The Alaskan Scottish Club & Co-op Market
- P17 Samson Hardware gift card — $122 value Samson Hardware
- P18 Gift basket — $121 value Santa Claus House
- P19 Tire changeover — $120 value Alyeska Tire
- P20 $100 Visa gift card First National Bank Alaska
- P21 $100 Visa gift card Birchwood Homes
- P22 Five Ice Museum passes — $100 value Chena Hot Springs Resort
- P23 $100 Hoarfrost gift certificate Hoarfrost Distilling & Speakeasy
- P24 Sunrise gift basket — $100 value Sunrise Coffee Hut
- P25 $100 gift card The Banks Alehouse
- P26 $100 tattoo gift card Birdhouse Cosmetic Tattooing
- P27 Gather gift basket — $100 value Gather
- P28 $100 tattoo gift certificate Red Light Tattoo
- P29 $100 Roaming Root Cellar gift card Personnel Plus Employment Agency
- P30 $100 Sunshine Health gift card Personnel Plus Employment Agency
- P31 $100 Noodle House gift card Majors Realty Group
- P32 $100 in gift cards House of Fire Pizza
- P33 $100 in gift cards McDonald’s of Fairbanks
- P34 360-degree dash camera — $100 value UMV
- P35 $100 gift card Castle Megastore
- P36 $50 Desert Passage gift card and $50 Blue Roof Bistro gift card Desert Passage & Blue Roof Bistro
- P37 $50 Allen & Petersen gift card and $50 EuroStyle Grocery Store gift card Allen & Petersen & EuroStyle Grocery Store
- P38 Float and sauna gift card — $85 value Elevate Wellness Center
- P39 DW Grill gift basket — $65 value DW Grill and Catering
- P40 Gift basket — $50 value Alaska Surplus and Auction
Additional Cash Prizes
Wild DuckYellow Wild Duck: $500 | Pink Wild Duck: $250
Sponsored by Santina’s Flowers & GiftsSpecial cash prizes will be awarded to the ticket holders associated with the designated wild ducks.
Ticket SellerYellow first-place ticket seller: $300 | Pink first-place ticket seller: $150
Cash prizes will be awarded to the sellers of the winning first-place tickets.
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Donate a Prize
Want to showcase your business while supporting one of the community's favorite summer traditions? We are actively looking for exciting prizes to award to our top 40 winning duck ticket holders! Donating a prize is an excellent way to gain promotional visibility across our festival channels.
Donate a PrizeReady to contribute to the race?
Get in touch with our team to arrange your prize donation details.
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Where to Buy Tickets
Stop by any of our official community ticket outlets listed below to secure your entries for the big race!
More InfoThe Banks Alehouse
1243 Old Steese Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoArctic Travelers Gift Shop
201 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoSantina’s Flowers & Gifts
103 Third Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoHoarfrost Distilling
3501 Lathrop Street, Suite F, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoYukon Quest Alaska
550 First Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoFirst National Bank Alaska
Merhar Branch & Washington Drive Branch, Fairbanks, AK
More InfoMt. McKinley Bank
500 Fourth Ave. (Downtown)
1380 S. University Ave.
1248 Old Steese Highway
North Pole BranchMore Info8 Star Events Center
1485 30th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoSamson Hardware
1990 Phillips Field Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoAlaska Auto Rental
2375 University Avenue S, Fairbanks, AK 99709
More InfoBorealis MedSpa
1919 Lathrop Street, Suite 104, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoProspector Outfitters
1512 S. Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoAlaskan Mystic Wonders
719 Second Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoMcKinley Orthopedics
3745 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
More InfoFairbanks Chamber of Commerce
100 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoGreat Harvest Bread Company
3623 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709
More InfoFrank’s Menswear & Audrie’s Womenswear
3501 Lathrop Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
More InfoAlaska Goldworks
527 Second Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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