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Thursday, August 25 $2 Buck Thursday |
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| Discount at Fair gates – come join us opening day between 12 to 2 p.m. and only pay $2 admission! | ||
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Friday, August 26 MTA Presents |
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| Children 12 and under attend the Fair FREE this day. Events include a meet and greet with Martin Buser and his puppies in the MTA Pioneer Plaza both, kid-themed events like Combs Insurance Agency’s Diaper Derby and Toddler Trot, traditional kids’ games in the Pebble Corral, Frontiersman’s birthday games in the Borealis Plaza Tent, and fireworks! | ||
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Saturday, August 27 BP Presents |
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| Have fun and enjoy KIDS’ FREE admission thanks to BP. Children 12 and under attend the Fair FREE this day. Stop by BP’s Booth in the Pioneer Plaza for great giveaways and prizes! Don’t miss the Greatland Chili Fiesta in the Borealis Plaza Tent. Watch the cowboys tough it out at the Rodeo, then swing to the music of Ken Peltier at the Rodeo Dance. | ||
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Sunday, August 28 Alaska Communications Presents |
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| Check out Alaska Communications’ Pioneer Plaza Booth. Come watch as three local chefs prepare their best seafood recipes, then sample and vote on your favorite at the Alaska Seafood Throwdown! Afterwards, check out the Legendary Karaoke Final Qualifying round at the Heineken Stage at the Woodlot. And don’t forget to visit the Alaska businesses under the Farm Exhibit eaves. | ||
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Monday, August 29 Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield |
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| Get your free BMI testing at Premera’s Pioneer Plaza booth and check out the health-related booths under the Farm Exhibit eaves. Participate in the Healthy Living Activities in the Borealis Plaza. Find healthy food choices and walk a little more today! | ||
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Wednesday, August 31 Senior Day |
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| Turning 75 in 2011? Get into the Fair FREE today!!! Seniors gone wild! Bring the grandkids and show them how to really have fun at the Fair. Activities include Senior Stand-Up Comedy, Premera’s Senior Fitness Fun and the Rat Pack Revue. | ||
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Thursday, September 1 Farm Bureau and Palmer Soil & Water Conservation District Present |
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| Farm it bigger, grow it bigger in Alaska! Check out the award-winning vegetables and livestock in Farm Exhibits. Watch farmers at work in a video in the Hay Bale Theatre in the Wineck Barn. Test your knowledge of Alaska agriculture in the scavenger hunt. And see if you can tell what veggies are grown in Alaska in the Taste of Alaska Challenge. | ||
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Friday, September 2 Walgreens Presents |
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| Check out the Walgreen’s Booth in the Pioneer Plaza for great giveaways and prizes! Test your texting ability with MTA’s Text Messaging Contest. | ||
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Saturday, September 3 Council of Alaska Producers Presents |
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| Celebrate Mining Day! Check out the Council of Alaska’s Plaza Booth and sign up for great prizes! Also enjoy the Fiddle Contest, Son of a Sailor Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band, Fire Batons, and the Denali Alaska Federal Credit Union Tuff Truck Challenge! | ||
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Sunday, September 4 Alaska’s Native
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| Be part of the largest celebration of Alaska Native culture ever at the Fair, featuring more than 150 Alaska Native drummers, dancers, artisans, craftspeople, musicians, athletes and actors from all over the state. Other must-do activities include the Rancher’s Reserve Beef Throwdown, the Pioneer Equipment Antique Tractor Pull and Lawn Mower Races, and the final performance by the Kenai Racing Pigs, presented by Horizon Lines of Alaska! | ||
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Monday, September 5 Alaska Airlines Presents |
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| Don’t say goodbye to the Fair until you have had the chance to visit Pioneer Plaza for great deals on Alaska Airlines, watch the Backhoe Rodeo in the Pebble Corral, and see who wins the Geico’s Alaska’s Got Talent Finals on the Heineken Stage at the Woodlot. | ||
