Cordova Iceworm Festival

The Iceworm Festival is one of Alaska’s best known winter festivals, and Cordova’s oldest community festival. Each year, we come together to put on a jam packed week of fun for all ages. We’d love to have you join us! Featured events are hosted by the Iceworm Board, but the majority of events during Iceworm are hosted by the community and small businesses! The Survival Suit races take place on Saturday morning before the parade. Teams of 4 of all ages can register below to don their survival suits and races across the harbor to the raft. Practice takes place at the Bob Korn Memorial Pool the week of. Miss Iceworm and her court judge the races based on speed and style points! Put on a little show for the crowd and you could take home a ribbon. A highlight of the festival, the parade captures the creativity and resilience of local residents.The newly anointed Citizen of the Year leads a...