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…
Closer look at the 2018 Fair
Fair sees increases of 46% in concert sales, 5.7% in gate revenues, 4% in attendance With final numbers in, it was definitively a good year at the 2018 Alaska State Fair, which took place August 23 – September 3 at the fairgrounds in Palmer. Concerts, attendance & revenue up Most notably, ticket sales for our AT&T Concert Series were up 46.3 percent from 2017 and 8.5 percent up from 2016, with a total of 28,515 tickets sold in...
Top 10 Can’t-Miss Things at the 2017 Fair
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...
Scholarship Awards Triple
Quilt Raffle Helps Triple Fair Scholarship Awards The Alaska State Fair will be able to triple our scholarship awards next year thanks to several successful fundraising efforts including the commemorative quilt raffle that took place during the 2016 Fair. In celebration of our 80th birthday, we raffled off a commemorative Fair quilt, with all proceeds benefiting the Fair scholarship fund. Lorraine Stotts was the lucky winner of the...
Commemorative Quilt Raffle
Quilt Raffle Celebrates Fair 80th Birthday & Raises Money for Scholarship Fund! In celebration of the Alaska State Fair’s 80th birthday, we are raffling off a commemorative Fair quilt, with all proceeds benefiting the Fair scholarship fund! Even if you don’t win the quilt grand prize, you still have a chance to win a $100 or a $50 souvenir gift certificate as second or third prize. We’re only selling 2,500 tickets and they are...
Fair 2016 Exhibitor Guide Now Available
It’s spring in Alaska, which means it’s time to start planning for your exhibit entry at the 2016 Alaska State Fair! We’ve got all the details in you need in our 2016 exhibitor guide, now available on our website. No matter what your skill or interest, there are lots of fun exhibit categories to choose from: Art Baked Goods Canning Clay Arts Creative Arts & Crafts Crops Fiber & Fleece Flowers Handwork & Needlework Honey...
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…