Cultural programs abound, many sponsored by North Star Ballet and Dance Foundation, the Fairbanks Arts Association, the Looking Glass Group Theatre, Dance Omnium, the Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre, SoNot (group of six Fairbanks artists), Fairbanks Weavers and Spinners Guild, the Fairbanks Symphony, the Fairbanks Drama Association & Children's Theatre, and the UAF Summer Fine Arts Camp. The Festival of Native Arts, Art Expo, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Festival of Native Arts, Golden Days, Fairbanks Shakespeare Festival, and the Tanana Valley State Fair are popular events.

Art galleries include the Alaska House Gallery, New Horizons Gallery, Santa’s Gallery; the Rose Barry Alaska Art Gallery at the University of Alaska, Museum of the North also features magnificent exhibits on Alaska’s Native culture and history.