The 2025 Valdez Gold Rush Days Theme is "Making a Splash!" This year we are celebrating the wonderful waterways that make Valdez so special. From Prince William Sound to Lowe River and everything in between, our amazing lakes,rivers, creeks, and Sound are important to our way of life.

Schedule of Events:

12:30pm - 1:00pm: 2025 Gold Rush Days Parade Line-Up

Location: Egan Avenue and Hazelet Avenue, Valdez, AK 99686

1:00pm - 1:45pm: Gold Rush Days Parade

The official beginning of the end of the 2025 festivities is the good old-fashioned Gold Rush Parade! Join us on Egan Street and watch our hometown pride shine! Parade starts at 1:00pm. (Parents, please help keep children safe by keeping them on the side of the road at all times.) FREE EVENT

Parade Registration Form  (Deadline to enter: Fri, Aug 2 at 5PM)

FREE
All Ages

Location: Egan Avenue, Valdez, AK 99686

At Kelsey Dock Uplands (across from Ruth Pond)

Open Air Market
Sun 12PM- 5PM
*must be 21+ and show ID to enter