Fourth of July 2026 READY FOR CANDY – A group of spectators smile big while awaiting the start of Nome’s Fourth of July Parade.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra MARCHING – Flagbearers from VFW Post #9569 in Nome lead the parade during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra FAMILY – Michael Green carries Sailor Silook as he and Danielle Silook walk down Front Street during Nome’s Fourth of July Parade.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Diana Haecker BIG SMILES – Marchers from the NOAA ship Fairweather carry a banner during Nome’s Fourth of July parade.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Diana Haecker Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Diana Haecker Photo by Diana Haecker TOSSING CANDY – BrookLynn Crowe tosses candy from the Bonanza fuel float during Nome’s Fourth of July parade.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra OLD GLORY – A skateboarder heads down Front Street carrying an American flag during Nome’s Fourth of July Parade.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Diana Haecker PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Girl Scouts Presley Reader, Sophia Piscoya, Danielle Grimmer, Tegan Oleson and Aliyah Hensley recite the Pledge of Allegiance in English and Inupiaq during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra NATIONAL ANTHEM – Jackie Reader sings the Star-Spangled Banner and the Alaska Flag Song during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra DANCING – Krystal Hensley carries her dog during the Nome-St. Lawrence Island Dance Group performance during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Diana Haecker READY TO RIDE – Kenna Piscoya was ready for the races to start during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn BIKE RACERS – Participants in a bike race rocket down Front Street during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra READY TO WIN – Racers duke it out in a bike race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra NOT SLOW ENOUGH – Pat Callahan competes in the slow bike race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra WHEELIE – Jono Hanson celebrates with a wheelie after winning the slow bike race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra JOY – A participant in one of the bike races speeds towards the finish line during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn TOGETHER – Ily Ayek rides on Kim Ayek’s shoulders while watching Nome’s Fourth of July races.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra HOW-TO – Brad Soske holds out the mic as Pat Callahan explains the trick to winning the slow bike race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn KIDS RACE – Girls race towards the finish line of a foot race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra RUNNERS – Runners doing a boy’s foot race rocket towards the finish line during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra RUNNING FOR IT – Boys rocket towards the finish line of a foot race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Diana Haecker Photo by Diana Haecker Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Diana Haecker WHEELBARROW – Shamrock Twaddle, pushing Owen Twaddle in a wheelbarrow, rockets towards the finish line of the wheelbarrow race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra PROUD – Quincy Foret holds his second-place marker after participating in the wheelbarrow race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra ACROSS THE LINE – Peter Hansen and Jesse Blandford cross the finish line of the three-legged race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra HOPPING – Racers in the gunny sack race hop towards the finish during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn FOCUSED – Kinley Krift competes in the gunny sack race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn CHICKEN RACE – Competitors in the inflatable chicken costume race take off during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra CHICKENS! – Competitors in the inflatable chicken costume race hustle towards the finish in the inflatable chicken costume racePhoto by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn MARCH OF THE CHICKENS – Racers in chicken costumes march down Front Street after the inflatable chicken costume race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra EGGS! – Nome youth try to balance their eggs while hurrying towards the finish line of the egg race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra COMPETING – Piper Lewis and Levi Pederson carefully balance their eggs while competing in the egg race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra EGG RACE – Nomeites compete in the egg race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn BALANCING – Nat Herz, editor of the Anchorage Press, competes in the egg race during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn Photo by Nils Hahn BIG SMILES – Glacier Lewis smiles big with his ice cream during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra FREE CONE – Chuck Fagerstrom holds out an ice cream cone during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations at the Nome Fire Hall.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra YUM! – Penelope Adsuna, held by Garrett Adsuna, grabs at Garrett’s ice cream cone as Amy Okbaok looks on during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra ICE CREAM – Walter Lord of Fairbanks holds out his ice cream cone from the Nome Volunteer Fire Department during Nome’s Fourth of July celebrations.Photo by Ariana Crockett O'Harra
