Snow falls and fireworks fly as Anchorage celebrates the start of a new decade

Revelers in downtown Anchorage celebrated the new year with live music, dance performances, food trucks and fireworks.

By Marc Lester
Updated: January 1, 2020 Published: January 1, 2020

A crowd gathers to watch the fireworks show from downtown Anchorage. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Thousands gathered in a lot at Third Avenue and E Street for the Anchorage New Year’s Eve celebration Tuesday night. The party, hosted by the Anchorage Downtown Partnership, featured live music, dance performances, food trucks and fireworks.

Winter weather returned to Anchorage in what had been an unusually warm day. By the time the fireworks launched from Ship Creek, snow fell steadily as families gazed up at the sky to the north. Take a look at a few scenes from the festivities.

Annie Couey, left, and Gillian Skidmore dance while a rock band plays. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Grace Pohjola, 15, performs with Alaskanette Baton Corps. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Tevita Vehikite, left, gives a smooch to Victoria Elkins. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Snow falls on Tivisay Fermin, who holds Mykol Moguete, and others at the New Year's Eve celebration. (Marc Lester / ADN)

A youngster tries to catch a snowflake. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Julie Justice warms the hands of her daughter, Allie, 3. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Fireworks light up the sky over Ship Creek. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Johnnie Wright III, left, a drummer and dancer with Sankofa Dance Theater gets help from his nephew Enoch-Prime Baskerville. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Sixteen-year-old twin sisters Kayli and Lillie VanDehey perform with Alaskanette Baton Corps. (Marc Lester / ADN)

The crowd bundles up as snow falls before the fireworks begin. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Partiers dance to the music. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Attendees warm their hands by a heater. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Marc Lester

Marc Lester is a multimedia journalist for Anchorage Daily News. Contact him at mlester@adn.com.