Can you believe we are holding the 39th Annual Bear Paw Festival this year? The Chugiak Eagle River Chamber of Commerce (CERCC) is proud to present this year’s Bear Paw Festival celebrating “PAWsitive Adventures” in our community on July 10 – 14 in downtown Eagle River. There is no doubt Chugiak Eagle River is the premier place for PAWsitive Adventures. Nestled in the Chugach State Park, the community provides adventurers access to endless opportunities to hike, bike, kayak, and recreate while enjoying the benefits of city amenities. Our community features many local businesses to plan, supply, outfit, and recoup from all your adventures! Be sure to check them out during Bear Paw Festival week and follow CERCC on Facebook for more information about our local businesses and organizations. There’s something for everyone at the 2024 Bear Paw Festival. Whether it’s for your high school students competing in the Bear Paw Pageant for a scholarship sponsored by the Chugiak Eagle River Foundation or date night at Bear Paw Paints sponsored by Longship Nursing and Consulting and Paint Nights with Sara and Co. Grab your friends and sign up for Bear Paw Adult Trivia Night sponsored by Corks & Hops, the Slippery Salmon Olympics sponsored by MTA, and the Human Foosball Tournament sponsored by Coca Cola Bottling of Alaska. Be sure to bring the kids and their teddy bears down for the Teddy Bear Picnic sponsored by MEA. Help us recognize the incredible people and businesses in our community at the Bear Paw Community Awards Lunch Forum sponsored by Northrim Bank.
You won’t want to miss the Bear Paw Grand Parade sponsored by Imaging Associates! After the parade, stop by Golden Wheel Amusements carnival and the Anchorage Market Vendor Court. And just when you think you’ve seen it all, you’ll find more fun at the Bear Paw Live Beer Garden sponsored by Partners Real Estate, featuring beverages from Odd Man Rush Brewing, Matanuska Brewing Company, and Susitna Brewing and live music sponsored by Al Bowler State Farm from local bands like Evil Ted & the Thick Pink Antiseptic, Big Steve and the Guru K, Spicy Deja-VU, Four on the Floor, Matthew Nino, Glacier Hoppers, and I Like Robots. For all you car and bike lovers, check out the Bear Paw Motorcycle Show, sponsored by Troy Sayer State Farm, and the Bear Paw Classic Car Show, sponsored by the Sleeping Lady Lions. Shoot some bags at the Backyard Cornhole Tournament sponsored by Mat Valley Federal Credit Union, stretch out those muscles at Goat Yoga sponsored by All Life is Yoga and the Tiny Home(stead), and work up a sweat at the Mustang Bear Paw 5k Fun Run.
Stop by the Bear Paw Headquarters located in the Transit Center for your Bear Paw Alaska Airlines Raffle! Make sure you check out the road closure schedule during the Festival dates so you don’t get stuck. The Bear Paw Shuttle, sponsored by AK Family Taekwondo, is also back with regular pick-ups on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to help you get around and alleviate parking challenges as our Festival expands. With limited parking in the downtown area, this is a must.
There are so many more activities and sponsors to thank for their continued support and contributions to making the Bear Paw Festival better and better each year. Special Thanks to our Corporate Sponsors and Friends of the Festival for helping make the Festival happen. Be sure to visit our website to register for events, find the activity and shuttle schedules, connect with our sponsors and partners, and learn more about the festival and Chugiak Eagle River Chamber of Commerce. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and share your festival moments by tagging us in your posts.
Angela Laflamme Board Chair
Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce
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2024 Bear Paw Festival - Road Closures
Take note of the following road closures & restricted access points for this year’s festival in the Eagle River Business District. Special note for businesses: Don’t forget the temporary closures and restricted access may impact your employee shift schedules! Don’t get stuck—plan ahead.
July 11, 12, 13 & 14 for Pedestrian Safety:
Business Blvd will close between Matanuska Valley Credit Union and Regency Drive on Thursday, July 11th at 10am until Sunday, July 14th at 6pm. Local access only to Timber Ridge, VCA Vet Clinic and Publix Self Storage will be maintained. Vetted access for members of MVFCU will be available for Thursday & Friday. Traffic will be rerouted onto Regency Drive.
July 13 for Grand Parade:
**Parade Recommendations: Stay off Business Blvd by 8:00am & Stay off the Old Glenn Hwy by 10:00am**
Old Glenn Hwy between Eagle River Loop & Eagle River Rd will close entirely from 10:45am to approximately 12:15pm (parade end)
Centerfield Drive will close in its entirety from 8:00am until parade end Business Blvd will close in its entirety 10:15am until parade end (vetted access only from 8:00am-10:15am)
Monte Road and Old Eagle River Road – will have restricted access between 8am – 12:15pm Farm Avenue closes temporarily for 5K between 9:30am and 10:40am Traffic will be rerouted up Eagle River Loop Road or Eagle River Road
Notices:
People Mover will have a temporary stop on Friday evening - location will be displayed at Bus Depot prior to July 11th. The Festival is inside the downtown district and parking is severely limited. There will be a free festival shuttle running Friday, Saturday and Sunday - See bearpawfestival.org or our Facebook Page for updated shuttle information including times and locations.
Do not park behind Carrs-Safeway, Timber Ridge or any other private parking lot - you will be ticketed and towed. Please be respectful of other businesses who are open during the Festival dates and times as their customers need access to parking.
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Bear Paw Festival Map
Square Hill
Parade Road Closures (Sat.)
See Guide or Website for complete list of Festival road closures
Old Glenn Hwy between ER Rd and North ER Loop Rd will close completely @ 10:45am
Business Blvd. will close completely @10:15am [vetted access from 8am-10:45am]
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Mexican Restaurant & Cantina Town
CARNIVAL
MONTE RD OLD EAGLE RIVER RD. . • *subject to change See
for most updated information CHAMBER MEMBER FOOD VENDORS VENDORPAWBEAR COURT = Signature Bear Paw Event Location See Guide for information = Free Shuttle Stops CENTERFIELD Dr Fred Meyer Parking Lot MVFCU Chamber Non-Profit Booths Transit Center Bear Paw Headquarters Eagle River Elementary PARADE STAGING & START
Downtown Eagle River ER Town Square Park & Commons OLD GLENN HWY REGENCYDR. = Walmart Parking Lot BUSINESS BLVD. N.EAGLERIVERLOOPRD. Carrs - Safeway All Seasons Clothing Company PARADE ROUTE BEAR PAW LIVE MUSIC & BEER OLD GLENN HWY Shuttle -
Grounds:
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Festival
Pick-up/drop-off near
Tuesday, July 09th, 2024
6pm Bear Paw Pageant, sponsored in part by Chugiak-Eagle River Foundation @ The Lions Clubhouse
Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
No Vendor Court, Concessions or Golden Wheel Carnival Wed
5:30am-5pm Gutierrez Photography & Eagle River Camera Club presents Bear Paw Photography @ Jitters
11am-7pm XTRATUF Boot Decorating Competition hosted by All Seasons Clothing Company – On Display & Voting for your favorite XTRATUFS between Fri. July 5 – Fri. July 12 @ All Seasons Clothing Company
12pm-1pm Bear Paw Community Awards & Luncheon, sponsored by Northrim Bank @ Matanuska Brewing Company
6pm-9pm Bear Paw Paints, Paint Nights with Sara & Co, sponsored by Longship Nursing & Consulting @ TBD
Thursday, July 11th, 2024
5:30am-5pm Gutierrez Photography & Eagle River Camera Club presents Bear Paw Photography @ Jitters
11am-7pm XTRATUF Boot Decorating Competition hosted by All Seasons Clothing Company – On Display & Voting for your favorite XTRATUFS between Fri. July 5 – Fri. July 12 @ All Seasons Clothing Company
2pm-9pm Bear Paw Alaska Airlines Raffle @ Bear Paw Headquarters in Transit Center (or online)
2pm-9pm Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce Food Vendors @ ER Town Square Park
2pm-9pm Golden Wheel Carnival @ ER Commons
2024 Bear Paw - Schedule
2pm-9pm Bear Paw Vendor Court @ Valley River Center
2pm-9pm Goat Giggles with the Tiny Home(stead) - Enjoy time with baby goats @ ER Town Square Park – Top of Hill
5pm-7pm Bear Paw Adult Trivia Night, sponsored by Corks & Hops @ Corks & Hops
6pm-8:30pm Bear Paw Motorcycle Show sponsored by Troy Sayer –State Farm Insurance, hosted by Christian Motorcyclists Association @ Business Blvd.
6pm Healthwise Suburban Challenge Fun Run/Walk brought to you by Healthwise Physical Therapy & Chiropractic @ Healthwise Physical Therapy & Chiropractic
Friday, July 12th, 2024
5:30am-5pm Gutierrez Photography & Eagle River Camera Club presents Bear Paw Photography @ Jitters
10am-10pm View The Art of Trash Dumpsters, sponsored by Alaska Waste @ Transit Center
10am-3pm LAST CHANCE to Vote for Seasons Clothing Company
10am-9pm Free Bear Paw Shuttle, sponsored (details in Official Guide or online)
11am-2pm Teddy Bear Picnic, sponsored Park
11am-2pm Lego Competition, presented in Business & IDEA Homeschool @ NEW above Garcia’s ($5 cash entry, build at 24”x24”) Info at: www.cerwomeninbusiness.org
12pm-10pm Bear Paw Alaska Airlines in Transit Center (or online)
12pm-10pm Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber @ ER Town Square Park
12pm-10pm Bear Paw Vendor Court 1pm-10pm Golden Wheel Carnival @ 2pm-8pm Goat Giggles with the Tiny goats @ ER Town Square Park – Top 3pm-10pm Bear Paw LIVE Beer & Music Estate @ ER Town Square Park (see online)
6pm Bear Paw Backyard Cornhole Tournament Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union
6pm-9pm Bear Paw Classic Car Show, Mountain Lions @ Business Blvd. - Staging begins at 5pm – no preregistration, able, first come, first serve - XTRATUF Boots and Winners
Saturday, July 13th, 2024
6am-5pm Gutierrez Photography & Eagle Bear Paw Photography @ Jitters
8am-10pm Free Bear Paw Shuttle, sponsored (details in Official Guide or online) 10am-10pm View The Art of Trash Dumpsters, Waste @ Transit Center
10:30am Mustang Bear Paw 5K Fun School Cross Country and Track Team at Autozone)
11am Bear Paw Festival Grand Parade, ates @ downtown Eagle River (see Official parade route and road closures)
12-10pm Bear Paw Alaska Airlines Raffle Transit Center (or online)
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Paw Festival of Events -
for your favorite XTRATUF boots at All sponsored by AK Family Taekwondo sponsored by MEA @ ER Town Square
presented by Chugiak-Eagle River Women
NEW LOCATION - IDEA Homeschool at home, bring to compete. Size limit: www.cerwomeninbusiness.org
Airlines Raffle @ Bear Paw Headquarters
Chamber of Commerce Food Vendors
@ Valley River Center @ ER Commons
Home(stead) - Enjoy time with baby Top of Hill
Music brought to you by Partners Real music line-up in Official Guide or
Tournament (Doubles) sponsored by Union @ ER Town Square Park Show, sponsored by Sleeping Lady
preregistration, limited spots avail-
Winners on display @ the Classic Car Show
2024
Eagle River Camera Club presents sponsored by AK Family Taekwondo
Dumpsters, sponsored by Alaska
Run, sponsored by the Chugiak High Team @ downtown Eagle River (starting
Parade, sponsored by Imaging AssociOfficial Guide or online for details,
Raffle @ Bear Paw Headquarters in
12pm-10pm Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce Food Vendors @ ER Town Square Park
12pm-10pm Golden Wheel Carnival @ ER Commons
12pm-10pm Bear Paw Vendor Court @ Valley River Center
12pm-5pm Horse Drawn Carriage Rides @ Business Blvd.
1:00pm-2:30pm After Party with Alliance Christian Fellowship (ACF) Church with free concert, food trucks and to experience community @ ACF (pre-parade activities from 10:30am-11:00am)
1pm-8pm Goat Giggles with the Tiny Home(stead) - Enjoy time with baby goats @ ER Town Square Park – Top of Hill
1:15pm Slippery Salmon Olympics, sponsored by MTA @ Business Blvd.
3pm-10pm Bear Paw LIVE Beer & Music brought to you by Partners Real Estate @ ER Town Square Park (see music line-up in Official Guide or online)
4pm Human Foosball Tournament, sponsored by Coca Cola Bottling of Alaska @ Business Blvd.
Sunday, July 14th, 2024
7am-5pm Gutierrez Photography & Eagle River Camera Club presents Bear Paw Photography @ Jitters
11am-4pm View The Art of Trash Dumpsters, sponsored by Alaska Waste @ Transit Center
12pm-4pm Free Bear Paw Shuttle, sponsored by AK Family Taekwondo (details in Official Guide or online)
11am-12pm Bear Paw GOAT YOGA, sponsored by All Life is Yoga & The Tiny Home(stead) @ ER Town Square Park
12pm-1pm Bear Paw GOAT YOGA (Session 2), sponsored by All Life is Yoga & The Tiny Home(stead) @ ER Town Square Park
12pm-4pm Bear Paw Alaska Airlines Raffle @ Bear Paw Headquarters in Transit Center (Drawing held at 4pm @ Bear Paw Headquarters in Transit Center)
12pm-7pm Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce Food Vendors @ ER Town Square Park
12pm-7pm Golden Wheel Carnival @ ER Commons
12pm-7pm Bear Paw Vendor Court @ Valley River Center
12pm-5pm Horse Drawn Carriage Rides @ Business Blvd.
1pm-6pm Goat Giggles with the Tiny Home(stead) - Enjoy time with baby goats @ ER Town Square Park – Top of Hill
1pm Ice Cream Eating Contest, sponsored by Carrs/Safeway @ Transit Center
Event registrations online. Schedule subject to change. For the most up-to-date information go to: bearpawfestival.org | Facebook: @BearPawFestival
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316, 317…Mermaid Cove Emporium
134…49 Forever
318, 319…The 49th Supply Co. LLC
411i…Ak Halibit house
215…AK ROAM
237…AKChoice K-12 Learning
419i…Alaska Berry & Board
101e…Alaska Boutique Co
200…Alaska Chicks Co.
336, 337…The Alaska Club
225…Alaska Friends of NRA
401…Alaska Funnel Cake Factory
113e, 114…Alaska Girls Kick Ass
T3…Alaska Heavenly Honey
140…Alaska Homie Gnomies
333…Alaska Kustom Creations
T2…Alaska Lottery (Friday-Sunday ONLY)
507…Alaska Massage Clinic
142…Alaska Military Youth Academy
136…Alaska Moving Arts Center
234…Alaska Republican Party Dist 23
235…Alaska Salmon Sharks Hockey Association
131e…Alaska Sno Biz
116, 117, 118…Alaska Spiritwear, LLC
145…Alaska Unlimited
107…Alaskalelos Christmas Ornament Co.
325, 326…Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends
412…Alaskan soda jerk Inc
119e…Alaskans for Better Elections
409i…Alaskas Original Shake Up 512, 513…All Alaska Custom
405…Aloha Shave Ice / Just DOUGH it.
126e…Ant Blair Creations
141…Arctic Chiropractic & Physical Medicine
212…arctic fox 3d printing
501 - 505…Arctic Home Living
129…Arctic Pups Dog Gear
144…Arctic Treats
410, 03, 02, 100, 99, 315, 313, 312, 310, 309, 308, 307, 04, 01…Arctic Wax Art
340…Art by Anji Alaska
311…Arts of Central America
240…Aurora Puzzles
239…Avalanche Construction Inc.
229…BabyCakes boutique
128…Bad Bob’s Alaskan Beard Products
220, 221…Bare Metal Prints
300, 301…Bashor Blast, LLC
218…Beachcomber Creations
402i…Beckys Original Kettle Korn LLC
203, 204…Bering Sea Traders
509…Broken String Beadwork
327…Butt Uglies AK LLC
227…C&D Perfect Pudding Parfaits
408i…Casa Pepe
228…Chugiak Youth Sports Association
415i…Crepes De Paris INC
135…Crystal Healstals
604…Custom 3D Kid
238…Cutco Cutlery
602…Damsel in Defense
05…Dan Saddler
508…Danie and the Beast LLC DBA Dark North Art Co
304…DavidStaeheliStudios
335…Defend the West Su
110ei…Denali Tactical Knives
109…Doggy Decadents
102…Doterra
137…Eaglexit
213…Elis Dyes
226…Emtman Gifts
133…End Grain Innovation
704…Evermore and Grace
120…Falcon Knives
603…Fishe
219…Freeze Dried Alaska/Sweet Lulu
341…GG Macs
705…Glacier Rose Boutique
407i…Gonuts Donuts
112…Goodies by gabby
104…Got Leggz?
148…The Grimm Baker
106e…Happy AK
115…The Happy Hippie
303…HeyWire Jewelry
302…Homestead Handicraft
339…Hot Girl Tactical
510…Jamie Janko Art
111…Jazzy Gourmet Popcorn Llc.
328…Jlb Investments-Stemtox
338…Jlbinvestments/tru-wave
334…Just Rooted AK
201…K.Paulson Illustrations
406i…KC Eats
208…Kodiak Knife Co.
701, 702, 703…KUIU
146…The Last Frontier Furrier
236…Late June
202…The Leather Peony
330…The Lemong’o Project
103…LUCI MAE’S BAKERY
06…Magic by Robbie
601…Meg Wilde Art
143…mhphotoco
132…Mount Peulik Designs
241…Mystic Giraffe Arts sharing with Little Sister Apothecary
217…Mythic Alaska
329…Nethe’s Brush
T6…Northern Eagle Market LLC
321…Okamoto’s Karate
205…Pamelas Cottage
416…Papaya Tree LLC
230…Peak Flowers & Designs
130…Phillimore Leather
342…The Pickle People
511…Pittman Threads
214…PJ’s Crafty Corner
125…Plum Pop Art
Pony Wheel…Pony Wheel Ranch
314…Rebel Oddities And Design
232…Releaf
139,138…Renewable Energy Systems
216…Renewal by Andersen
414…Russian Eats LLC
206…Scentsy
506…Secret Door Studio
305…SHAGI CORPORATION
147…Sipping Streams Tea Company
105…Sirens & Sailors, LLC.
108…Skinny Owlz
417…Smokehouse BBQ
209…Starry Dreams Boutique
127…Stephanie’s Closet
T5…Stonepath Montessori
418i…Sugar Rush
211…Team Labh Solutions
210…Team Labh Solutions (Henna4Lovers)
320…Things Alaskan
413i…Tiki Pete’s Alaskan Grill
306…The Toy Lady
404i…Tundra Cotton
331…unBEARied Treasure
233…University of Alaska Anchorage T1…Wandering dog designs (SATURDAY ONLY)
332…Wandering Turtle Glass Art
243…Whisperwood Witchery
403…Wild Alaska
207…Wild Rose Mehndi/henna body art
231…Wild Smoke
242…Wild Things Alaska
400…Wilderness Espresso & Ice Cream
420i…Wisconsin Cheese Store LLC
T4…ZHARI-ZHARI ISHTORE (SATURDAY ONLY)
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