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’...
Palmer, Alaska – The Alaska State Fair is excited to announce the construction of a brand-new multipurpose event center near the Purple Gate entrance. Designed with year-round community use in mind, the new facility will feature flexible indoor space to host a wide variety of events, along with restrooms that are accessible from both inside and outside the building. The event center...
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...
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...
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 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...