Midnight sun trips from Chicago

Where the sun doesn't set in June, with fares from Chicago for the week of the solstice, June 19 to 26, 2027: 24-hour daylight above the Arctic Circle and near-midnight sunsets in Iceland, Alaska and Canada's north.

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Tromso (TOS)Tromsø, where the sun stays up from May 20 to July 22: midnight hikes and the Fjellheisen cable carNo matching fare savedJun 19 – Jun 26, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates
Reykjavik (KEF)Reykjavík's near-midnight sun, light all night around the solstice, and Grímsey island on the Arctic CircleNo matching fare savedJun 19 – Jun 26, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates
Fairbanks (FAI)Midnight Sun Festival (solstice weekend, dates tentative) and the Midnight Sun Game (June 21), Jun 19 – Jun 21, 2027. Fairbanks' Midnight Sun Festival on solstice weekend and the Goldpanners' 10 pm Midnight Sun Game on June 21No matching fare savedJun 18 – Jun 22, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates
Anchorage (ANC)Anchorage's Downtown Summer Solstice Festival on a Saturday around June 21, with late-night light on the Coastal TrailNo matching fare savedJun 19 – Jun 26, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates
Ivalo (IVL)Ivalo for Inari and Saariselkä, with about 45 days of midnight sun from late May to mid-JulyNo matching fare savedJun 19 – Jun 26, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates
Rovaniemi (RVN)Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle, where the sun stays up from early June to early JulyNo matching fare savedJun 19 – Jun 26, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates
Whitehorse (YXY)Whitehorse, where the sun sets near midnight in June and twilight lasts until it rises againNo matching fare savedJun 19 – Jun 26, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates
Yellowknife (YZF)Yellowknife's sun sets at 11:39 pm around the solstice and is gone only about four hours, so it never gets darkNo matching fare savedJun 19 – Jun 26, 2027 (suggested)Search these dates

About these places

Only the places above the Arctic Circle (Tromsø, Bodø, Lofoten, Inari, Kiruna, Rovaniemi) get a true 24-hour sun; Iceland, Alaska, the Yukon and Yellowknife get sunsets near midnight and a sky that never goes dark. Fairbanks has not confirmed its 2027 festival date yet. Pack an eye mask.

Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: Visit Tromsø: midnight sun, around 20 May to 22 July · Visit Norway: midnight sun dates by place (Bodø 4 June to 8 July, Lofoten 28 May to 14 July) · Visit Sweden: midnight sun in Swedish Lapland (Kiruna 28 May to 14 July, per SMHI) · Finnair: midnight sun in Finland (about 45 days in Ivalo and Saariselkä) · Visit Rovaniemi: midnight sun from early June to early July · Travel Alaska: Fairbanks Midnight Sun Festival and Midnight Sun Baseball Game · Anchorage Downtown Partnership: Downtown Summer Solstice Festival · Spectacular NWT: how late the sun sets in the NWT · Travel Yukon: make the most of the Yukon summer solstice

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