UAF to host New Year's Eve Sparktacular celebration
December 20, 2018
Jeff Richardson
907-474-6284
AVÀÇÂÛ̳ will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions’ 29th annual Sparktacular celebration on Monday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF’s West Ridge starting at 8 p.m.
The University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Museum of the North will serve free hot cocoa and cookies, while supplies last, from 6:30-9 p.m. The museum galleries will be open to the public at no charge during the event.
University fire and police departments will provide logistical support for the event. They will begin closing roads and ski trails near the staging area at 7 p.m.
AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Railroad trains travel through the area. Railroad officials ask that pedestrians and snowmachine riders stay clear of the tracks.
The Sparktacular event is organized by Mike Thomas, owner of University Chevron, and is sponsored by the following Fairbanks community groups and businesses:
Napa Auto Parts
Dunlap Insurance Agency
Mt. McKinley Bank
Sourdough Fuel/Petro Star
Sani-Can Inc.
Interior Towing and Salvage
Napa AutoCare Centers
Gas & Diesel Doctor
AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Chevron
The Spur
Playwright Marketing
AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Rubber
Midnight Sun Lions
KTVF Channel 11
KXDF CBS 13
KFXF Channel 7
University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks
University Chevron