Live Entertainment in Anchorage

Alaska Airlines Center at UAA is Anchorage's most modern sports arena — a 5,000-capacity University of Alaska Anchorage facility presenting Division I basketball, concerts, and major events. Its extraordinary design, its role as the flagship venue for UAA athletics, and its consistent programming of both college sports and major entertainment events create an arena of genuine importance for Anchorage's sports entertainment culture.

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is the most important performing arts venue in Alaska — a three-theater complex presenting the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, Anchorage Opera, and major Broadway touring productions. As the cultural flagship of America's largest state, it serves a community of enormous geographic complexity — presenting world-class performances to a city that is simultaneously a major Pacific Rim destination and a genuine frontier community.

Bear Tooth Theatre Pub is Anchorage's most beloved entertainment venue — a unique combination of second-run movie house, concert venue, and full-service restaurant and bar that has served Midtown Anchorage since 1999. The 400-capacity space hosts touring bands, film screenings, and comedy alongside one of the best beer selections in Alaska, creating a relaxed entertainment experience that encapsulates the best of Anchorage's creative neighborhood culture.

Ben Boeke Ice Arena is the heart of Alaska's extraordinary hockey culture — a downtown Anchorage facility where Alaska's intense relationship with ice hockey (the sport is enormously popular in Alaska's long, cold winters) creates a sports entertainment culture deeply rooted in the state's subarctic character. Alaska's remarkable ice hockey heritage and the sport's perfect fit with Alaska's climate create a hockey culture of genuine Alaskan sporting passion.

Alaska Summer Baseball League (the Alaska Baseball League) is one of the most important college summer baseball programs in America — a showcase league where top college prospects play in front of MLB scouts beneath the extraordinary midnight sun of the Alaskan summer. Playing baseball with the sun still above the horizon at midnight creates the most uniquely atmospheric baseball experience in America, and the Alaska League's extraordinary history of producing major league players makes it one of the most important player development programs outside affiliated baseball.

Dimond Center is Anchorage's most versatile entertainment and sports complex — a South Anchorage facility presenting hockey, roller skating, climbing, and community sports events for Alaska's largest city. Its extraordinary role in serving Anchorage's remarkable sports culture (Alaskans are among the most athletically active Americans per capita) and its consistent presentation of family-friendly sports entertainment create one of South Anchorage's most important community venues.

Sullivan Arena is Anchorage's primary mid-size concert venue — a 8,900-seat facility booking national touring acts for Alaska's largest city. Alaska has no land-based commercial casinos (charitable gaming and cruise ship gambling are permitted), but Anchorage's Sullivan Arena serves the state's entertainment market with a full concert programme for its substantial cruise tourism base.

Sullivan Arena is Alaska's most important indoor sports and entertainment venue — a 8,500-capacity Anchorage arena presenting concerts, hockey, and major events for Alaska's largest city. As the primary indoor sports venue in America's northernmost major city, Sullivan Arena serves a community where professional sports must compete with some of the world's most extraordinary outdoor recreation (hiking in Chugach State Park, fishing for king salmon, watching beluga whales from the Anchorage waterfront).

The Dena'ina Center is Anchorage's primary convention and events venue — a 56,000 sq ft facility hosting major concerts, sporting events, and public gatherings in Alaska's largest city. While Alaska has no land-based commercial casinos, Anchorage serves as the entry point for gaming visitors en route to cruise ship gaming and Canadian border gaming facilities, making the Dena'ina Center a key entertainment anchor.