Fourth-generation Alaskan and artist Ruth Hulbert designed the 2016 Fair commemorative poster artwork, unofficially titled “The Work of Many Hands.” The poster’s quilt pattern includes eight squares, representing significant moments in each decade of the Fair, plus one square representing the Fair as an ongoing work in progress. Hulbert carefully researched the Fair’s history as part of this project, and her...
13th Annual Summer Solstice Tourneys June 20 – June 24 starting at 8 a.m. Alaska Dogs Gone Wild, Alaska’s first flyball club, was created in 2004 and is based in Anchorage, Alaska. Our main goals are to have fun with our dogs, enjoy socializing with our teammates, and promote competitive flyball in Alaska. Four days of racing • Stunning backdrop of mountains • A “midnight sun” • Hospitality as big as the great state...
Tickets are now on sale for all 12 shows in the Alaska State Fair’s 2016 AT&T Concert Series, including the most recently announced acts – KONGOS with special guest July Talk and Cheech & Chong featuring special guest Shelby Chong! Tickets for these two shows went on sale to the general public today, Friday, June 3, at 6 a.m. KONGOS July Talk Cheech & Chong The rock band of brothers KONGOS, Canadian rockers July Talk and...
KONGOS, July Talk and Cheech & Chong Join Fair Concert Series! If good rock music gets your heart pumping, or if you’re in the mood for some irreverent and hilarious comedy, then you’re going to be excited about the final acts announced for the 2016 AT&T Concert Series at the Alaska State Fair! KONGOS July Talk Cheech & Chong On Sunday, August 28, KONGOS with special guest July Talk performs at the Fair, while the iconic...
Five Alaska high school students will head off to college this fall with some extra funds in their bank accounts, thanks to the Alaska State Fair scholarship fund! The students, who are from across Alaska, received scholarship awards totaling $4,250 this spring. Every student who completed an application also received two free admissions to the 2016 Fair. Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Alaska State Fair scholarship recipients,...
The annual Alaska State Fair is going smoke-free in 2016! The Fair’s new smoke-free policy was adopted earlier this year, and will take effect at the 2016 event, to be held August 25 – September 5. “It’s not about the right to smoke but about the right to not have to breathe second-hand smoke. Smoking is an active choice. Breathing second-hand smoke is not,” said Jerome Hertel, Fair general manager. Hertel added that the policy will...
