Events – Community Highlights – September 14th – November 22nd 2026

by AEDC Communications | Sep 17, 2026 | CEDS, Community Events, News, Events

From Black Tie to Blackwater Railroad Co, read about events in Anchorage! Community events, business networking, and more!

Events – Community Highlights – September 14th – November 22nd 2026
Anchorage, AK

Posted: 09-17-2026 2:21 PM AKST

September

9/14-18 Monday-Friday Alaska Entrepreneurship Week – Multiple Events Ongoing
9/15 – 9/17 Alaska School Safety & Well-Being Summit, Free, DEED, Egan Center
9/16 1:00 pm, Wed – 5:00 pm RHTP Workshop: Transforming Beneficiary Health in Alaska | Pre-Conference Workshop, Dena’ina Center – Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
9/17 Thur, Anchorage Impact Forum – Civic Engagement
9/17 Tur 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm The Final Four Candidate Forum: Alaska’s Next Governor, On the Record, Commonwealth North, GCI Basecamp (1001 Northway Drive)
9/17-18 Thur-Fri, Improving Lives Conference, Dena’ina Center | Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
9/18 Fri, Session I – 11:15 am – 2:00 pm AK Entrepreneurship Week – Community Stakeholder Session Hybrid / Petroleum Club.
9/18 Friday, 3-10 pm, Session II – AK Entrepreneurship Week – Community Stakeholder
9/19 Saturday Blackwater Railroad Company BWRR Live in Whittier!
9/21 Monday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Alaska Resources Gubernatorial Forum, AGC
9/22 Tuesday, 5-7 pm Alaska DOT Safer Seward Hwy Meeting | Alaska Loussac Library
9/22 Tuesday, 4-6 PM Ribbon Cutting – The Agency Anchorage – Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Event
9/25-9/27 Fri – Sun, UA AI Symposium, Learn what artificial intelligence means, Free Event
9/26 Sat 9:30 am One-Day Summit Inclusive Prosperity Summit & Business Mixer (multiple sessions), Umoja Coworking & Incubator, BP Energy Center
9/28-30 Evening Series Inclusive Prosperity Summit & Business Mixer (multiple sessions), Umoja Coworking & Incubator, BP Energy Center
9/28 Mon, AI in Alaska, Alaska’s AI Leadership Summit, Full Day, Training & Tool Kit
9/29, Tue 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, JBER Funding Increase / Community Engagement CEDS Committee Meeting, AEDC Boardroom, In-person & Online
9/29, Tue 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Commercial Development CEDS Committee Meeting, AEDC Boardroom, In-person & Online

October

10/1 Thurs, 12-1:00 PM Top 49ers Award Luncheon Alaska Business Magazine
10/1 Thurs, 5-8:00 PM Aurora Awards Celebration 2026, PRSA Alaska
10/1-8 M-F, National Week Without Driving – People Mover #WeekWithoutDriving
10/1 3:30 – 7:30 PM Democracy in Action, UAA College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), Volunteer Needed
10/1, Thu 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Utilities CEDS Committee Meeting, AEDC Boardroom, In-person & Online
10/1, Thu 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Housing CEDS Committee Meeting, AEDC Boardroom, In-person & Online
10/2, Fri 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Maritime CEDS Committee Meeting, AEDC Boardroom, In-person & Online
10/3 Sat, USS Ted Stevens Ship Commissioning
10/7-8 Wed-Thur, Alaska Workforce Convening, Alaska Safety Alliance
10/7-9 Wed-Fri, 2026 Alaska Health Information Exchange Summit, Egan Center
10/10 Sat, 5:30 pm – 10 pm Mayors Ball
10/14 -16 Wed-Fri, 2026 Alaska Business Summit, Alaska Chamber
10/18-21 Sun-Wed, 43rd Annual Statewide Elders & Youth Conference, First Alaskans Institute, Dena’ina Center
10/20 Tues, TBD 40th Anniversary Roadshow & Grants Alaska SBDC
10/26 Mon, Winter Service Change Day – People Mover
10/26 Mon 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Project Homeless Connect, Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, Egan Center, Volunteers Needed
10/27-28 Tues-Wed, 10am -2pm, Fall Grant Writing Training Zoom, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and Denali Daniels + Associates
10/30 Fri, 10am-5pm, MOA Fiscal Future Summit, Anchorage Assembly

November

11/3 Tues, General Elections – Find Your Polling Place
11/4-5 Warren Miller Film Tour – Alyeska Ski Club, Bear Tooth Theatrepub
11/11-14 Wed-Sat, Alaska Annual Conference, Associated General Contractors
11/19 Thurs, The Way Home Summit + Sleep Out 2026, Covenant House
11/20 Fri, 6-10 PM Gold Pan Awards Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Dena’ina, Volunteers Needed
11/21-22 Sat 10 AM-5 PM, Sun 10 AM-4 PM Made in Alaska Holiday Market, APU