People watch New Year’s Eve fireworks from downtown Anchorage on Saturday, December 31, 2022. (Emily Mesner/ADN)
As Alaska approaches 2023, hundreds of people gathered to ring the New Year bells and watch the fireworks light up downtown Anchorage.
The New Year’s Eve celebration was hosted by the Anchorage Downtown Partnership and supported by EasyPark, the Anchorage Community Development Authority and the Atwood Foundation.
The parking lot at the corner of Third Avenue and E Street was filled with live music, dance performances, food trucks and booths. A small dock nearby set off fireworks, some soaring as high as 620 feet. A bright red light cast on the road and people below watching with family and friends.
A young child is excited to see a performance with a burning baton at a New Year’s Eve celebration. (Emily Messner/ADN)
The Roland Roberts Band performs before the crowd at Anchorage’s New Year’s Eve Celebration on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Roland Roberts on the left, Matt Forbion on the right. (Emily Messner/ADN)
Keyahnna Kesemale and Trepanier Faatiliga dance together at a downtown New Year’s Eve celebration. (Emily Messner/ADN)
People take pictures with fireworks exploding behind them. (Emily Messner/ADN)
People are watching New Year’s Eve fireworks from downtown Anchorage on Saturday. (Emily Messner/ADN)
New Year’s Eve fireworks explode in the sky near downtown Anchorage. (Emily Messner/ADN)
A woman dances to the Roland Roberts Band after New Year’s Eve fireworks in Anchorage. (Emily Messner/ADN)
People are watching a performance by members of the Alaskan Nets Fire Baton Twirler. (Emily Messner/ADN)
Molly Warburton (left) and Delaney Winslow (right) dance to the music at a New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown Anchorage. (Emily Messner/ADN)
Before the fireworks on New Year’s Eve, people hold a baton of fire and perform. (Emily Messner/ADN)
Girls dance to music played by the Roland Roberts Band during New Year’s Eve celebrations in downtown Anchorage on Saturday, December 31, 2022. (Emily Mesner/ADN)
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