Great Alaska Duck Race

09/20/2026

Congratulations to Our Winners!

That’s a wrap on the 2026 Great Alaska Duck Race! What a day!

Congratulations to our $10 winners:
🥇 Haylee Gilgus
🥈 Alex Berns
🥉 Dyann Slosar

And our $20 winners:
🥇 Skyla Loud
🥈 Jake Wise
🥉 Ben Ybarra

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made this year’s race possible — our participating teams, generous donors and supporters, volunteers, and everyone who came out to cheer on the ducks and support our participating nonprofits.

Your support, generosity, and community spirit helped make the 2026 Great Alaska Duck Race one to remember. We are so grateful to everyone who showed up, donated, purchased tickets, and helped make race day so much fun!

From all of us, thank you for making a splash with us!
We’re already looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

09/19/2026

09/19/2026

IT’S RACE DAY — WATCH LIVE!

After months of planning, fundraising, and getting our ducks in a row, the day is finally here!

The 8th Annual Great Alaska Duck Race is happening TODAY at Ship Creek, and we can’t wait to see our Alaska community come together for an afternoon of fun, connection, and giving back.

📍 Ship Creek
🚪 Doors open at 12:00 PM
🏁 Race begins at 2:00 PM

Can’t make it to Ship Creek? You can still join us!

We’ll be LIVE on Facebook starting at 1:30 PM, so you can watch the excitement from wherever you are!

🎟️ CHECK YOUR TICKET!

Wondering what the P or W on your ticket means?

P = Paper Ticket
You purchased your ticket in person. Most of our tickets are paper tickets!

W = Website Ticket
You purchased your ticket online through our website.

So, take a look at your ticket and make sure you know which type you have!

Hosted by Alaska EXCEL and Anchorage Hockey Academy, with participating teams: The Alaska Zoo, American Lung Association in Alaska, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue Inc.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the Great Alaska Duck Race and the organizations behind it. Your support helps create opportunities and strengthens communities across Alaska.

Let’s make a splash! See you at Ship Creek! 🦆

09/18/2026

🦆 The ducks are back! We’re excited to be part of the Great Alaska Duck Race again this year on Saturday, September 19th!

Thousands of rubber ducks will make their way down Ship Creek, all racing to raise money for Alaska youth programs. We’ll be right there at the finish line helping safely round up the ducks with containment boom and nets—because we definitely don’t want any little racers floating away! 🥅

🎟️ Adopt your duck, support Alaska EXCEL, and you could win up to $10,000! Be sure to select your favorite nonprofit team when you adopt your ducks: https://www.greatalaskaduckrace.com/

📍 Where: Ducks race from the Ship Creek Overlook Park Bridge to the Bait Shack just below the Bridge Restaurant on lower Ship Creek. Meet us at King's Landing, look for the big yellow duck!
🗓 When: Saturday, September 19th | 12:00-3:00 PM
💛 Why: To support Alaska youth programs

Bring the family, cheer on the ducks, and enjoy one of Anchorage’s most unique traditions. We’ll see you at the finish line! 🦆🎉

09/18/2026

BUY YOUR DUCKS TODAY & ENTER TO WIN! ✈️🦆
There’s still time to get in on our Alaska Airlines & Hawaiian Airlines giveaway!

Purchase $100 or more in ducks to earn your Muck and your chance to win two round-trip airline tickets!

📬 Purchasing today? You won’t receive your Muck in the mail before the race, but you can still enter the giveaway! Simply follow the steps in the graphic and create your social media post.

Tell us:

🦆 What would you name your Muck?
OR
✈️ What would you do with the money you’d save on airfare?

Then tag Great Alaska Duck, Alaska Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines in your post.

⏰ Entries close tomorrow at 1:45 PM!

🏆 The winner will be announced at the Great Alaska Duck Race tomorrow and shared on our social media afterward.

🎟️ Get your ducks today and get your entry ready!