Monday 24 August
Presented by: AARP Alaska
Buddy Day
Join AARP Alaska for Buddy Day! Everything is more fun with a friend, and what’s more fun than saving money?! Courtesy of Alaska State Fair, Golden Wheel Amusements and Coca-Cola Bottling of Alaska, pick-up your Buddy Days coupon starting 14 – 24 (locations TDB) for BOGO admission at the gates, and get your fill of thrills at the carnival (your buddy rides for free with your paid tickets!). Join AARP Alaska’s Mat-Su volunteer team in Pioneer Plaza! Bring a buddy and play Plinko for prizes, learn what local volunteers are doing for older Alaskans and test your knowledge with trivia, from Social Security to Fraud. Head over to the Event Hall for the Embracing AK Disabilities Expo where extraordinary people are turning disabilities into capabilities. Stop by Craig Taylor Farm Exhibits to learn skills from Alaska FFA and 4-H students.
| Event | Venue | |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar the Ostrich | View | |
| Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel | Alaska News Source Corral | View |
| Church on the Rock Youth Band | Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage | View |
| Scott's Future of Magic | Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage | View |
| Oni iLu Drum Corps | Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage | View |
| Tim Hall | Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage | View |
| The Agari Sisters | Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage | View |
| Fitness Shuffle | Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage | View |
| Alaska Coral & Fish | Around the Grounds | View |
| Patriot Ranger | Around the Grounds | View |
| Pedal Tractors | Craig Taylor Farm Exhibits | View |
| Fair Feathered Friends | Craig Taylor Farm Exhibits | View |
| AG Education Expo | Craig Taylor Farm Exhibits | View |
| GCI Petting Zoo | Craig Taylor Farm Exhibits | View |
| Sudsy's Barn | Craig Taylor Farm Exhibits | View |
| Cretaceous Kingdom | Don Sheldon Events Center | View |
| Embracing AK Disabilities Expo | Event Hall | View |
| Miniature Horse Show | France Equestrian Center | View |
| TJ Casey Horsemanship Clinic | France Equestrian Center | View |
| Aurora Kreiner | Global Credit Union Bluebonnet Stage | View |
| TJ Casey | Global Credit Union Bluebonnet Stage | View |
| Matt Bennet | Global Credit Union Bluebonnet Stage | View |
| Cheesecake Contest (Herb & Edible Wildflowers) presented by Sweet Gypsy | Hoskins Exhibits | View |
| Hand Stitched Quilts - Sew-Along Demo | Hoskins Exhibits | View |
| Ceramics/Pottery Demonstration | Hoskins Exhibits | View |
| Art, Canning, Craft Beverages, Photography | Hoskins Exhibits | View |
| Quilting, Sewing, Handwork & Needlework, Ceramics & Pottery, Fiber & Fleece, and Creative Art with Woodworking | Irwin Exhibits | View |
| People’s Choice Club Photo Contest | June Tull 4-H Building | View |
| 4-H Exhibits & Cooperative Extension Resources | June Tull 4-H Building | View |
| Goat Milking Demonstration | Milking Parlor in the Farm Exhibits | View |
| Cow Milking Demo with Kerri Stoltenberg | Milking Parlor in the Farm Exhibits | View |
| Pirates for Hire | MTA Grandstand | View |
| Trail Dust | Multiple Venues | View |
| Mark Morris | Multiple Venues | View |
| Bonnie & The Banditas | Multiple Venues | View |
| Jeff Crosby | Multiple Venues | View |
| Bonnie & Glenn | Multiple Venues | View |
| Junosmile | Multiple Venues | View |
| Magic by Robbie | Multiple Venues | View |
| Slick Current | Multiple Venues | View |
| Brad's World Reptiles & Glow Zone | MVFCU Kid Zone | View |
| King BMX Stunt Show | Purple Plaza | View |
| Tina Scheer's Lumberjack Show | SBS Woodlot & Stage | View |
| Madeline & the Brother's Smith | Sluicebox | View |
| Black Barrel & the Bad Men | Sluicebox | View |
| Santoro | Sluicebox | View |
| Cold Fusion | Sluicebox | View |
| Donna Anthony | The Gathering Place | View |
| Ilaku's | The Gathering Place | View |
| Chickaloonies | The Gathering Place | View |
| Pam Santoro | The Watering Hole | View |
| Colony History Films, Where the River Matanuska Flows | Wineck Barn | View |
| Alaska Far Away, Award-winning documentary celebrating Palmer's Colony history | Wineck Barn | View |