75th Alaska State Fair is under way

Here are some of the highlights for Aug. 27 at the 75th Alaska State Fair in Palmer:

SLUICEBOX

2:30 Just Folks, Folk, rock and country-our way

4:00 Matt Hammer, Homegrown originals from an Alaskan classic

5:30 Smoking Guns Tour, Rising Nashville stars Jason Thomas & Travis Powell

7:30 Gary Sloan & the Valley Rhythm Revue, Blues harp

9:30 Seth Freeman, Southern rock & Texas blues

ALYESKA PIPELINE COLONY STAGE

10:30 Sunshine Generation of Anchorage

11:30 Tierra Colombiana, Traditional Colombian folk dance

12:00 Sonja’s Studio of Dance, Fabulous dancers

12:30 Aurora Borealis Mid-Eastern Dance

1:00 Gaia Tribal Belly Dance

1:30 Sonja’s Studio of Dance, Fabulous dancers

3:00 Stars Dance & Drill, Award-winning dance team

3:30 Underground Dance Co., High-energy hip-hop!

5:00 Northern Lights Celtic Dancers

6:00 Paws & Taws Square Dance

8:00 9th Army Band, Cold Fusion

9:00 9th Army Band, Arctic Rock

10:00 Alaskanette Baton Corps, Flashing fire batons!

PEBBLE CORRAL

11:00 Okamoto’s School of Karate, Martial arts demo

11:30 Stars Dance & Drill, Award-winning dance team

11:45 Service High Cheer

12:00 Underground Dance Co., High energy hip-hop!

12:15 Palmer Dance Intensity All-Stars, Hip-hopping moose

12:30 Okamoto’s School of Karate, Martial arts demo

1:00 Stars Dance & Drill, Award-winning dance team

1:15 Palmer High Cheer

1:30 Underground Dance Co., High energy hip-hop!

1:45 Wasilla High Cheer

2:00 Arctic All-Stars

2:15 Palmer Dance Intensity All-Stars, Hip-hopping moose

2:30 Alaska Pride Cheer & Tumbling, Fabulous dance & cheer

2:45 Colony Middle School Cheer

3:00 Tae Kwon Do USA

3:30 Eagle River Rage

3:45 Colony Middle School Cheer

4:00 Arctic All-Stars

4:15 Alaska Pride Cheer & Tumbling, Fabulous dance & cheer

4:30 Tae Kwon Do USA

5:00 Denali Gymnastics & Denali All-Star Cheer

6:00 Arctic Gymanstics

7:00 Denali Gymnastics & Denali All-Star Cheer

GCI CABLE BLUEBONNET STAGE

1:00 TGB, The Girl Band-Folk & bluegrass with flair

1:30 Slap Dash, Teen bluegrass with a twist

2:00 Three Fish in a Tree, Families that play together, stay together

2:30 Hopper Family Band, Fabulous family harmonies

3:30 Kerr Family Band, Fiddle tunes for fun

4:30 Eric & Sean Braendel, Father-son original folk

5:30 Marty & Matt Raney, Twisted Alaskan humor

GRANDSTAND

12:00 Alaska Youth Supercross Invitational, the future of fast!

4:00 Quad Racing,

6:00 Demo Derby

FARM EXHIBITS

12:00 Swine, Sheep & Goat Open Show

HOSKINS EXHIBITS

11:30 Paint a Lady Bug Rock

12:30 Duct Tape Hair Pins

1:30 Fireweed Honey

2:30 Banana Pancakes

3:30 Chocolate Nut Clusters

4:00 Kids’ Crafts

DON SHELDON EVENTS CENTER

12:00, 2:00, 4:00, & 6:00 Birds Down Under

BOREALIS PLAZA TENT

10:00 Greatland Chili Fiesta

9:00 Rodeo Dance featuring the Ken Peltier Band

BOREALIS THEATRE

7:00 Craig Morgan

HEINEKEN STAGE at the WOODLOT

2:00 Moose Calling Contest

4:00 Parent-Child Look-Alike Contest

7:00 Charlie Franks — the Ultimate Elvis Experience!

JOLLY ROGER PUB

2:00 Eric & Sean Braendel, Father-son original folk

3:00 The Smith Family Band, Acoustic sibling harmonies

5:00 Jubilee, Fabulo-tastic fiddlin’ fun

France equestrian Center

2:00 Rodeo