America 250 Block Party: July 8th at City Hall

The City of Fairbanks will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8th from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. We will join with communities across the nation with a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 2:00 pm Alaska time. There will be food trucks, games, face painting, bouncy house, Fairbanks Children's Museum exhibits, vehicle displays, tours, an Air Force flyover, a dunk tank, drone demonstrations, and lots more. This event is free and open to the public. Please come join us!
 

• Opening Remarks
• 11:00am: City Hall Tour - A tour of the historic City Hall.
• Noon: City Hall Behind the Scenes Tour - A tour of City Hall the public never sees. This tour is limited to 8 people. Participants must be at least 15 years old, able to climb a ladder, and navigate spaces with low ceilings. Participants need to wear closed toe shoes and clothes that can get dusty.
• 1:00pm: Sergeant Allen Brandt Police Station and Emergency Communications Center Tour - A tour of one of the more secure buildings in the community.
• 1:00pm: Warren B. Cummings Fire Station Headquarters Tour - An in-depth tour of the Fire Station 1.
• 2:00pm: Air Force Flyover - A flyover from the 356th Fighter Squadron!
• 2:00pm: Declaration of Independence - We will join communities across the nation in simultaneously reading the Declaration of Independence to mark the 250th anniversary of the first time it was read in public.
• 3:00pm City Hall Tour - A tour of the historic City Hall.
• 3:00pm: Sergeant Allen Brandt Police Station and Emergency Communications Center Tour - A tour of one of the more secure buildings in the community.
• 3:00pm: Warren B. Cummings Fire Station Headquarters Tour - An in-depth tour of the Fire Station 1.
• Closing Remarks

Dunk Tank

Do you not like elected officials? Have you ever been annoyed with a traffic ticket? Are you appalled by how your streets are maintained? Is it not fair that you had to dispose of your transfer site treasures just because they were spilling onto the sidewalks? Did your vehicle get impounded just for sitting on the street for two months without moving? If any of these are true for you here is your opportunity to make your voice heard by taking a chance at dunking City officials such as:

• 11:00 - 11:30: Code Compliance & Safety Specialist Zerbe
• 11:30 - 12:00: Impound Lot Coordinator Wilbur
• 12:00 - 12:30: Police Chief Dupee
• 12:30 - 1:00: Public Works Director Cotter
• 1:00 - 1:30: Public Works Laborer & Resident Artist Tittle
• 1:30 - 3:00: Break for flyover and Reading of Declaration of Independence
• 3:00 - 3:30: Mayor O'Neall