Photos: Anchorage gathers downtown for July Fourth parade

Crowds lined 9th and 10th Avenues in downtown Anchorage to watch the annual Fourth of July Parade Monday

By Anchorage Daily News
Updated: July 4, 2022 Published: July 4, 2022

A group from Alaska Fitness dances as they march. Anchorage's Fourth of July Parade drew crowds to 9th and 10th Avenues along the Delaney Park Strip on July 4, 2022. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Anchorage loves a parade. Crowds lined 9th and 10th Avenues in downtown Anchorage to watch the annual Fourth of July Parade Monday. The event featured cultural groups, dancers, pageant royalty, antique car enthusiasts and even an invisible dog club. Afterward, Anchorage Fourth of July Festival continued on the Delaney Park Strip.

A crowd lines 9th Avenue to get a glimpse of the passing parade. (Marc Lester / ADN)

A member of the Filipinos of Anchorage carries a flag. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Miss Alaska Jessica Reisinger waves. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Members of Pound For Pound (or LB4LB) Motorcylcle Club ride on 9th Avenue. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Young audience members watch the parade groups pass. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Mr. Whitekeys waves to the crowd. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Miss Samoa Alaska Titilupe Matautia leads her group in the parade.(Marc Lester / ADN)

Members of the Fur Rondy Royalty float greet the audience. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Albert Whitehead walks with Star the Reindeer on 9th Avenue. (Marc Lester / ADN)

The Invisible Dog Club obeys leash laws. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Members of the Filipino Community of Anchorage march in the parade.(Marc Lester / ADN)

A Marine salutes the flag on a float. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Miss Utopia Alaska Draya Ula poses for a portrait. (Marc Lester / ADN)

The Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska head west during the parade. (Marc Lester / ADN)