August 27 – Family Day

 

Saturday, August 27

BP Presents
Family Day

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**Ticketed Event
BOREALIS THEATRE
AT&T Concert Series
7:00   Craig Morgan** presented by KBEAR and Anchorage Publishing

DOWNTOWN PALMER
11:00 Alaska State Fair Parade

SLUICEBOX 

    No Minors After 6 pm
2:30   Just Folks, Folk, rock and country, our way
4:00   Matt Hammer, Homegrown originals from an Alaskan classic
5:30   Smoking Guns Tour, Rising Nashville stars Jason Thomas & Travis Powell presented by Alaskan Brewing Co.
7:30   Gary Sloan & the Valley Rhythm Revue, Blues harp
9:30   Seth Freeman, Southern rock & Texas blues

ALYESKA PIPELINE COLONY STAGE
10:30 Sunshine Generation of Anchorage
11:30 Tierra Colombiana, Traditional Colombian folk dance
12:00  Sonja’s Studio of Dance, Fabulous dancers
12:30 Aurora Borealis Mid-Eastern Dance
1:00   Gaia Tribal Belly Dance
1:30   Sonja’s Studio of Dance, Fabulous dancers
2:00, 4:00 & 7:00  Shanghai Chinese Acrobats Gravity-defying stunts and acrobatics.
3:00   Stars Dance & Drill, Award-winning dance team
3:30   Underground Dance Co., High-energy hip-hop!
5:00   Northern Lights Celtic Dancers
6:00   Paws & Taws Square Dance
8:00   9th Army Band, Cold Fusion
9:00   9th Army Band, Arctic Rock
10:00 Alaskanette Baton Corps, Flashing fire batons!

PEBBLE CORRAL
11:00 Okamoto’s School of Karate, Martial arts demo
11:30 Stars Dance & Drill, Award-winning dance team
11:45 Service High Cheer
12:00 Underground Dance Co., High energy hip-hop!
12:15 Palmer Dance Intensity All-Stars, Hip-hopping moose
12:30 Okamoto’s School of Karate, Martial arts demo
1:00   Stars Dance & Drill, Award-winning dance team
1:15   Palmer High Cheer
1:30   Underground Dance Co., High energy hip-hop!
1:45   Wasilla High Cheer
2:00   Arctic All-Stars
2:15   Palmer Dance Intensity All-Stars, Hip-hopping moose
2:30   Alaska Pride Cheer & Tumbling, Fabulous dance & cheer
2:45   Colony Middle School Cheer
3:00   Tae Kwon Do USA
3:30   Eagle River Rage
3:45   Colony Middle School Cheer
4:00   Arctic All-Stars
4:15   Alaska Pride Cheer & Tumbling, Fabulous dance & cheer
4:30   Tae Kwon Do USA
5:00   Denali Gymnastics & Denali All-Star Cheer
6:00   Arctic Gymanstics
7:00   Denali Gymnastics & Denali All-Star Cheer

GCI CABLE BLUEBONNET STAGE
12:30, 3:00 & 6:30  Jeff Martin Comedy magic, up close and personal
1:00   TGB (The Girl Band), Folk & bluegrass with flair
1:30   Slap Dash, Teen bluegrass with a twist
2:00   Three Fish in a Tree, Families that play together, stay together
2:30   Hopper Family Band, Fabulous family harmonies
3:30   Kerr Family Band, Fiddle tunes for fun
4:30   Eric & Sean Braendel, Father-son original folk
5:30   Marty & Matt Raney, Twisted Alaskan humor

CRAFTSMAN HOUSE
12:00-6:00   Alaska Native Art, Crafts, & Demonstrations
12:00-6:00   Alaska Native Storytelling, featuring Jack Dalton
12:00-6:00   Informational Exhibits:     Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Southcentral Foundation
Cook Inlet Housing Authority

DONLIN GOLD RAVEN’S PEOPLE TENT
Daily  - Alaska Native Art, Crafts, & Demonstrations

12-6 Finnskimo – Inupiaq skin – sewer/blogger

12-6 Full Circle Haida Tlingit Creations – Southeast artist Susan Canipe

FRANCE EQUESTRIAN CENTER
2:00   Alaska State Fair Rodeo**

AROUND THE GROUNDS
Daily – Steve Trash, Rockin’ Eco Magician
1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 7:30 King BMX Show
Daily – Fables of the West, Cowboy Comedy

Daily – Wine Bar and Art House

Daily – Oasis Beer Garden

2-4 Diamond Quilting State Fair Print Signing – Barbara Lavallee at Shane Lamb booth on the Red Trail

2-4 State Fair Poster Signing – Katie Sevigny at the Wine and Art  Bar in Colony Theatre

 

BOREALIS PLAZA TENT
10:00-5:00   Greatland Chili Fiesta presented by Smith Cable Systems
9:00   Rodeo Dance** $5.00 cover charge – featuring the Ken Peltier Band presented by Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

SBS WOODLOT
1:00, 3:00 & 6:00  Scheer’s Lumberjack Show  Presented by Spenard Builders Supply

HEINEKEN STAGE at the WOODLOT
2:00   Moose Calling Contest presented by Sportsman’s Warehouse
4:00   Parent-Child Look-Alike Contest presented by Alaska’s Best Water
7:00   Charlie Franks — the Ultimate Elvis Experience!

JOLLY ROGER PUB
2:00   Eric & Sean Braendel, Father-son original folk
3:00   The Smith Family Band, Acoustic sibling harmonies
5:00   Jubilee, Fabulo-tastic fiddlin’ fun

GRANDSTAND
12:00 Alaska Youth Supercross Invitational**, the future of fast!
4:00   Quad Racing** presented by Miller Genuine Draft
6:00   Demo Derby** presented by The Anchorage Press

GRANDSTAND LAWN
1:00, 3:00 & 5:00  Pirates for Hire  - A live-action, pirate-themed entertainment troupe            Presented by Fred Meyer           

FARM EXHIBITS
12:00 Swine, Sheep & Goat Open Show
12:00 – 8:00 pm  GCI’s Petting Zoo      Adorable, pint-sized critters
12:00 – 8:00 pm Fowl Weather Friends         Barnyard setting with laying hens and roosters

10-10 Crops and Flower exhibits
Check out the Hidden Gems: One-Day Booths under the Farm Exhibits Eaves

MILKING PARLOR in FARM EXHIBITS
3:30 & 4:15  Goat Milking Demonstration
5:00 & 6:00 Cow Milking Demonstration
2:00   Skunk Demonstration

HOSKINS EXHIBITS
11:30 Paint a Lady Bug Rock
12:30 Duct Tape Hair Pins
1:30   Fireweed Honey
2:30   Banana Pancakes
3:30   Chocolate Nut Clusters
4:00   Kids’ Crafts

IRWIN EXHIBITS
12:00-10:00  Quilt Show, on the hour              Presented by Just Sew
12:00-10:00   Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, sewing, hand/needlework demos

DON SHELDON EVENTS CENTER
10:00-9:00  Outback in Alaska   Wild birds and animals from Australia
12:00, 2:00, 4:00, & 6:00  Birds Down Under

PIONEER PLAZA
2:00, 4:00 & 6:00  Cirque Magnifique Showcase of Circus Arts

KID ZONE
10:00-8:00  Children’s garden with a prairie theme and fun exhibits   

WINECK BARN
12:00 & 5:00  Alaska Far Away Documentary film of the New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colonists presented by Matanuska Valley FCU 
1:30   Garden Tours          Guided by the Fair’s Head Gardener
2:00   Where the River Matanuska Flows-Alaska Far Away Colonist interviews presented by Matanuska Valley FCU

Thanks for remembering to recycle! Recycling efforts supported by BP.

All scheduled events subject to change.

 

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