Every March, the Oosik Classic Ski Race is organized by the Denali Nordic Ski Club. A fun and funky 50 km/25 km cross country classic ski race and tour followed by a great party! Its a celebration of the end of the ski season Talkeetna Style. The Oosik Classic puts the "country" back into cross country skiing. This one of a kind classic race and tour features a new and different course each year with fun and unexpected technical challenges. Distances are approximate and trail conditions are variable. If the skies are clear, there are fantastic views of the Alaska Range.
The Moose Dropping Festival, a two-day celebration held each July, came to an end for at least a year with the announcement on Aug. 21, 2009 by the Talkeetna Historical Society that the festival has been canceled.[11] The event was named after a lottery where participants bet on numbered, varnished pieces of moose feces, or "moose droppings" dropped from a helicopter onto a target. A softball tournament historically has been held on the same weekend as the Moose Dropping Festival but is not part of the festival itself. Other events that typically have been held on Moose Dropping Festival weekend include a five-kilometre walk-run—also not a part of the official festival, a Mountain Mother contest, and a parade. The festival went under scrutiny from PETA, and they began a campaign against it after a misinterpretation led them to believe that the festival involved moose being dropped out of helicopters.[12] This took several heated letters and hours of phone conversations to clear up with PETA and make them recognize that moose droppings were being dropped from helicopters, rather than the actual animal.[13]
In December, the Wilderness Woman and Bachelor Auction & Ball takes place.[14]
Talkeetna's largest celebration of the winter, called Winterfest, takes place during the entire month of December, and features a motorized Parade of Lights, a lighted tree in the Village Park, a Taste of Talkeetna, and numerous special events hosted by local businesses and special events at Talkeetna Public Library.