Updated: February 28 
Published February 27 
“Aarigaa!” “Wow!” and other shouts of celebration could be heard from the rooftop of the parking garage on W. Fifth Avenue as onlookers reacted to the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous AT&T Fireworks Extravaganza on Saturday night.
Downtown streets were bustling with vehicles and pedestrians as the fireworks began, piercing through a layer of soft, falling snow.
Ada Coyle and Walter Savetilik watch the AT&T Fireworks Extravaganza during Fur Rendezvous from the parking garage on W. Fifth Avenue in downtown Anchorage on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Emily Mesner / ADN)
Nadine Pfeifer, 4, reacts to fireworks while sitting on her dad's shoulders. (Emily Mesner / ADN)
People watch the Fur Rondy fireworks from the parking garage on W. Fifth Avenue in downtown Anchorage. (Emily Mesner / ADN)
The Fur Rondy fireworks seen from downtown Anchorage on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Emily Mesner / ADN)
From left, John Wolcott, Breanna Larimer, Travis Thompson, Dmitri Trihub and Katelyn Sanders sit in the back of a truck and eat hot dogs from a nearby food stand after watching the fireworks. (Emily Mesner / ADN)
The Fur Rondy fireworks seen from downtown Anchorage on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Emily Mesner / ADN)
