(Palmer, AK) – The Olson family of Soldotna has been selected by the Alaska agriculture community as the 2018 Alaska State Fair Farm Family of the Year. They will be honored at the Alaska State Fair on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Brian and Laurie Olson operate their farm and winery, Alaska Berries, on the Kenai Peninsula. They moved to Alaska from Montana in 1990 and began farming in 2002. Brian and Laurie both came from...
We’re excited to announce that young breakout rapper Juice WRLD will perform in the Alaska State Fair 2018 AT&T Concert Series line-up at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre on Thursday, August 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, July 6 at 10 a.m. This young breakout star of the alternative rap world delivers a genre-blending sound of rock and rap, as heard on JuiceWRLD 9 9 9, which has collectively...
We’re excited to announce two more acts in the Alaska State Fair 2018 AT&T Concert Series line-up at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre: Jonny Lang on August 29 and Lindsey Stirling on September 3. Tickets for the two newly announced concerts go on sale to the general public Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 29: Jonny Lang. Since the release of his platinum-selling debut album at the age of 15, Grammy Award-winning...
We’re excited to announce three more acts in the Alaska State Fair 2018 AT&T Concert Series line-up at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre: Stone Sour on August 23, Three Dog Night on August 26, and Bishop Briggs with lovelytheband on August 31. Tickets for the three newly announced concerts go on sale to the general public Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 23: Stone Sour. Described as a cross between Metallica and...
Tickets go on sale Friday, February 16 at 10 a.m. The hits just keep on coming! We are so excited to announce the addition of multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls and hot new country trio Midland to our 2018 AT&T Concert Series line-up at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre. Tickets for both concerts go on sale to the general public Friday, February 16 at 10 a.m. Goo Goo Dolls, presented by KYMG, will...
Tickets go on sale December 20 at 10 a.m. We are thrilled to announce that breakthrough country star Luke Combs will appear in the Alaska State Fair 2018 AT&T Concert Series! Combs, who has a No. 1, Gold-certified debut album and two No. 1 smash singles to his name, will perform Saturday, September 1 at 7 p.m. at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre on the fairgrounds. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, December...
Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan is the first act confirmed for our 2018 Concert Series at the Alaska State Fair! The Grammy-nominated, New York Times best-selling comic will perform two shows on Sunday, September 2 at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre on the fairgrounds. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 8 at 10 a.m. This is the second time that Gaffigan will perform at the Fair. Since his 2015 appearance,...
Sold out concerts, record-breaking fundraiser point to successful year Palmer, Alaska – Attendance numbers aren’t the only measure of success for the 2017 Alaska State Fair, which took place August 24 – September 4 at the fairgrounds in Palmer. Sold out concerts, a record-breaking fundraiser, and increases in advance ticket sales all point toward another successful year for Alaska’s largest annual event. While estimated and paid...
The 97 youth who participated in this year’s 4-H Junior Market Livestock Auction at the Alaska State Fair were richly rewarded for all their hard work. There were more than 180 registered attendees at the auction, which raised a total of $210,681! A total of 146 different businesses and individuals gave anywhere from $20 to $17,000 during the auction, by either purchasing an animal or making an “add on” donation to a...
Artwork brings Fair’s theme, “Better Together,” to life Katie Sevigny returns this year for her fourth year as the featured artist for the Alaska State Fair. She continues to accept the invitation for several reasons, including her competitive drive to create pieces that she is proud of and that are successful for the Fair. “I love the challenge of creating pieces that will resonate with fairgoers and make the Fair successful. I want...
One of the top questions we get asked is, “What’s new at the Fair this year?!” With that in mind, we’ve compiled our top 10 list of can’t-miss events, features and attractions at the 2017 Alaska State Fair! Things change, so be sure to visit our website and check out the daily schedule for details and the most up-to-date information. World of Music Loop Rawlins Cheers and Beers New food booth The Last Bandoleros Social media...
Alaskans are taking over the Alaska State Fair! Well, not literally … This year, for the first time ever, we’ve invited six talented, interesting Alaskans to “take over” the Fair Instagram account for a day. Erin Kirkland Scott McMurren Mikey Huff Laura Sampson Adam Legg Angela Gonzalez What’s a takeover, you ask? Takeovers are popular activities on social networks where different people “take over” an account for the day. The...
Please Leave the Fur-Goers at Home All of us here at the Alaska State Fair love animals, but a friendly reminder that pets are not allowed on the fairgrounds (with the exception of service animals). For the comfort and safety of your pet, we encourage you to leave your four-legged fur-goer at home or make arrangements with a local pet boarding facility. See the list of nearby doggy day cares below. Please do not leave your pet in your...
Tickets are now on sale for the full 2017 AT&T Concert Series at the Alaska State Fair – including tickets to the final four concerts announced last week! Get your tickets now to see: Home Free, Thursday, August 24, 7pm, presented by K-Bear 104.1 Alaska’s Hottest Country Papa Roach, Friday, August 25, 7pm, presented by Alaska’s Rock 106.5 KWHL Josh Turner, Saturday, August 26, 7pm, presented by K-Bear 104.1 Alaska’s Hottest...
Tickets on sale Friday, June 9 It’s been so hard to keep the news quiet, but – after months of hard work – we are thrilled to announce the final four concerts in the 2017 AT&T Concert Series at the Alaska State Fair! Joining our already strong line-up is (drumroll, please): Iggy Azalea, Award-winning, multi-platinum superstar and one of the hottest names in hip-hop DNCE, Platinum-selling band with the smash hit “Cake By The Ocean”...
The 2017 Alaska State Fair Poster by Katie Sevigny Souvenirs and prints will be available soon.
Crepes De Paris Welcome Ghenadie and Marina Trocin, owners of a new food booth at the Alaska State Fair, Crêpes De Paris! Ghenadie and Marina were born and raised in The Republic of Moldova in Chisinau City but have called Girdwood, Alaska home since 2014. From their travels all over Europe they decided to bring a taste of Paris to Alaska with traditional hand crafted French Crêpes. They will be offering Sweet or Savory Crepes, made...
Hey, Alaskans 50+! What type of events would you like to see at the Alaska State Fair on AARP Day, Tuesday, August 29. Give us ideas on something that we’ve never had at the Fair before or even a bucket list item!
Fair announces 2017 scholarship recipients We received so many amazing scholarship applications that we had to increase the awards this year! We originally planned to award seven scholarships totaling $7,000 (which was up significantly from the $4,250 we awarded last year!). But after reviewing the applications, our scholarship committee unanimously approved an increase to nine scholarships totaling $8,000. Annie Kessler Summer Putman...
Fair Annual Meeting Recap Prizes and Election Results Palmer, Alaska – The 2017 Alaska State Fair, Inc. annual membership meeting took place last week at Raven Hall on the fairgrounds, with approximately 50 Fair members and interested supporters in attendance. The main item of business was the election of three members to the Fair’s seven-member board of directors. From a ballot of five candidates, including two incumbents, Fair...
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 24 Country superstar? Check. Chart-topping modern rockers? Check. Grammy Award winners? Multi-platinum artists? American rock legends? Check, check and check. We’ve got it all in our 2017 AT&T Concert Series at the Alaska State Fair! And we are thrilled to announce the first eight acts confirmed for this year’s line-up: Home Free, Thursday, August 24, 7pm, presented by K-Bear 104.1 Alaska’s Hottest...
(Palmer, AK) – The McCollum and Pinkelman families of Delta Junction have been selected by the Alaska agriculture community as the 2017 Alaska State Fair Farm Family of the Year. They will be honored at the Alaska State Fair on Thursday, August 24. Doug and Cathie McCollum and their daughter and son-in-law Jeannie and Russ Pinkelman operate both their farm, Northwest Land & Livestock, and their processing plant, Delta Meat &...
On Friday, December 9th at 6pm at the Borealis Theatre on the Fairgrounds. Public parking at Purple Gate. A public candelight Vigil of Hope and Prayer for David Grunwald at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in the Borealis Theatre. David’s parents, Ben and Edie have requested this time for our community to come together and begin the healing through fellowship, support and prayer. At the end of the ceremony, 100 floating lanterns will be...
The Alaska State Fair celebrated our 80th birthday at the 2016 event, which took place August 25 – September 5 at the fairgrounds in Palmer. Here are some of our favorite highlights from 2016: Attendance. An estimated 293,424 people came to help the Fair celebrate in 2016. This was down from 299,698 last year, but on par with the 293,827 fairgoers in 2014. Following the historical trend, Saturday was the most popular day to visit,...
