2025 Fair Reaches for the Stars—and Beyond 2025 Fair breaks all-time attendance record, sold-out shows and new state records Palmer, Alaska – The 2025 Alaska State Fair didn’t just reach for the stars—it shot past them, continuing a streak of record-breaking attendance, sold-out shows and new state records, and ranking among the nation’s best state fairs in USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards. “Thank you to everyone who visited...
Rebarchek Harvest Day Saturday October 4th from 1:00pm – 3:00pm Join us for Harvest Day at Rebarchek Farm! Bring a trowel, shovel or spade so you can dig potatoes. You will be given a 10lbs mesh bag, no buckets this year! We will start at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm or when the potatoes are gone. $5 per group, one 10lbs bag for each group. There will be tours of the Rebarchek farmhouse and the renovated barn, fun activities for...
Palmer, Alaska – Due to illness in the touring party, Blues Traveler has to cancel it’s August 24, 2023 performance at Alaska State Fair. The band looks forward to returning to Alaska soon. In their place, the Fair has confirmed award-winning classic rockers Foghat who will perform Thursday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Foghat is out on the road, traveling across the land and bringing their infectious boogie to packed houses full of adoring...
Former CEO of Portland Rose Festival brings decades of experience Palmer, Alaska – Jeff Curtis, former CEO of the Portland Rose Festival, has been selected as the new CEO of the Alaska State Fair. Curtis will assume the role previously held by Jerome Hertel, who served as the Fair’s CEO since December 2014. Curtis, who is relocating to Alaska from Portland, Oregon, served as CEO of the internationally recognized Portland Rose Festival...
Halibut Cove shellfish farmers are Alaska’s Farm Family of 2020 (Palmer, AK) – Alaska’s Farm Family of the Year for 2020 is the Bates family of Halibut Cove, whose determined operation of their shellfish farm in Kachemak Bay embodies the innovative, resilient spirt of Alaska agriculture even in the face of a global pandemic. “Alaska agriculture is a growing, evolving industry, and nothing reflects that more clearly than the...
Fairgoers encouraged to purchase parking, admission in advance Palmer, Alaska – As Alaska continues to respond to the global pandemic, the Alaska State Fair will implement a series of safety precautions intended to protect the health of fairgoers, staff, volunteers, vendors, entertainers and others at the 2021 Fair. Earlier this year, the Fair announced an extended 14-day schedule to help spread out the crowds and keep everyone as...
(Palmer, AK) – The Division of Agriculture and the Alaska State Fair invite the public to submit nominations for the twenty-second annual “Farm Family of the Year” award, to be presented at the 2021 Alaska State Fair. The “Farm Family of the Year” award was established in 2000 by the Division of Agriculture and the Alaska State Fair with the intent to honor an Alaska farm family...
The Alaska State Fair has selected the recipients of its 2021 scholarships; a total of $6,000 will be awarded to five Alaska high school students through the Fair’s annual scholarship program. The Fair’s 2021 scholarship recipients include: $2,500 first-place recipient Vea Tungul. Vea, a senior at Dimond High School in Anchorage, plans to attend the University of Washington this fall. With a GPA of 4.29, Vea has earned an AP...
Date: March 4, 2021 Save the Date for 14 Days of Fun at 2021 Fair Fair Announces Expanded 14-Day Schedule for 2021: August 20 – September 6 Palmer, Alaska – Alaskans will have even more time to enjoy the Alaska State Fair in 2021, as organizers have announced an expanded 14-day schedule for this year’s event. The 2021 Fair, themed Seeing is Believing, will be held Friday, August 20, through Monday, September 6, at the fairgrounds in...
