Sunday Alaska State Fair schedule

Two women react during a spinning thrill ride Friday afternoon
at the 75th Alaska State Fair. (HEATHER A. RESZ/Frontiersman)
Two women react during a spinning thrill ride Friday afternoon at the 75th Alaska State Fair. (HEATHER A. RESZ/Frontiersman)

State Fair Schedule

Sunday is Experience Alaska Day at the Alaska State Fair and Saturday is Healthy Living Day. Following is a schedule of selected events and exhibits. For a complete schedule, visit alaskastatefair.org.

SUNDAY

Borealis Theatre

7 p.m.: Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion Summer Love Tour

Grandstand

12 p.m.: Side-by-Side Races

Grandstand Lawn

1, 3 and 5 p.m.: Pirates for Hire, live-action, pirate-themed entertainment.

Milking Parlor, Farm Exhibits

3:30 and 4:15 p.m.: Goat milking demonstration

5 and 6: Cow milking demonstration

Hoskins Exhibits

12:30 p.m.: Recycled Paper Beads

1:30: Banana Pancakes

2:30: Youth Fashion Show and Awards

3:30: Quick and Easy Knitting

4: Pie Contest

Irwin Exhibits

12 to 10 p.m.: Quilt show, on the hour

12 to 10: Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, sewing, hand/needlework demos

Around the grounds

1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m.: Steve Trash, Rockin’ Eco Magician, King BMX Stunt Show, Fables of the West, Cowboy Comedy

SBS Woodlot

1, 3 and 6 p.m.: Scheer’s Lumberjack Show

Kid Zone

12 to 8 p.m.: Children’s garden with a prairie theme and exhibits

Borealis Plaza Tent

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Alaska Seafood Throwdown

6, 9: Original Synners Wild West Show

Pioneer Plaza

2, 4 and 6 p.m.: Cirque Magnifique showcase of circus arts

Jolly Roger Pub

2 p.m.: Hurricane Dave

3: Back Acres

4: Mike Olson

5: Glenn Highway Girls

6: Rogues and Wenches

Don Sheldon Events Center

10 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Outback in Alaska, wild birds and animals from Australia

12, 2, 4, 6: Birds Down Under

Wineck Barn

12 and 5 p.m.: “Alaska Far Away” documentary film of the New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colonists

1:30: Garden tours guided by the fair’s head gardener

2: “Where the River Matanuska Flows,” “Alaska Far Away” Colonist interview

Heineken Stage at The Woodlot

4 p.m.: Legendary Karaoke Contest

7: Charlie Franks, the ultimate Elvis experience

Donlin Gold Raven’s People Tent

12 to 6 p.m.: Alaska Native Art, crafts and demonstrations

Sluicebox

1:30 p.m.: All Relative

3: Honky Tonk Allstars

4:30: The Defrosters

6:30: Smoking Guns Tour

8:30: Ettinger

Farm Exhibits

11 a.m.: Dairy Beef Open Show Master Showman

12 to 8: GCI Petting Zoo

12 to 8: Fowl Weather Friends Barnyard

12 to 10: Crops and flower exhibits

France Equestrian Center

2 p.m.: Alaska State Fair Rodeo

Alyeska Pipeline Colony State

11 a.m., 1 p.m.: Discover Dance

11:30, 3: Alaska Moving Arts

12, 1;30: Linda Sahara Middle Eastern Dancers

12:30: Dancers Workshop

2, 4, 7: Shanghai Chinese Acrobats

3:30: Diamonds in the Rough

5, 6:30: Singset Hooligans

5:30: Alaska Sound Celebration

8: Palmer Jazz Band

9: Just Playin’ Jazz

GCI Cable Bluebonnet State

12:30, 3 and 6:30 p.m.: Jeff Martin comedy magic

1: Deb Wessler

2: Wings to Fly

3:30: Bird Treatment and Learning Center

4:30: Hurricane Dave

5:30: Robin Hopper

7: Tribute to Doc Schultz

MONDAY

Borealis Theatre

7 p.m.: Foghat

Grandstand Lawn

1, 3 and 5 p.m.: Pirates for Hire, live-action, pirate-themed entertainment.

Milking Parlor, Farm Exhibits

3:30 and 4:15 p.m.: Goat Milking Demonstration

5 and 6: Cow Milking Demonstration

Hoskins Exhibits

12:30 p.m.: Crocheted Rug

1:30: Quick Sew Decorative Hangers

2:30: Cupcakes for Kids

3:30: Peanut Butter Cups

4: Span Contest

7: Spam Contest Judging

Irwin Exhibits

12 to 10 p.m.: Quilt show, on the hour

12 to 10: Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, sewing, hand/needlework demos

Around the grounds

1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m.: Steve Trash, Rockin’ Eco Magician, King BMX Stunt Show, Fables of the West, Cowboy Comedy

SBS Woodlot

1, 3 and 6 p.m.: Scheer’s Lumberjack Show

Kid Zone

12 to 8 p.m.: Children’s garden with a prairie theme and exhibits

Borealis Plaza Tent

1 p.m.: Healthy Living Activities

6, 9: Original Synners Wild West Show

Pioneer Plaza

2, 4 and 6 p.m.: Cirque Magnifique showcase of circus arts

Jolly Roger Pub

2 p.m.: Billy Strain

3: O Tallulah

4: Knik River Rocks

5: Daniel Lesperance

Don Sheldon Events Center

10 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Outback in Alaska, wild birds and animals from Australia

12, 2, 4, 6: Birds Down Under

Wineck Barn

12 and 5 p.m.: “Alaska Far Away” documentary film of the New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colonists

1:30: Garden tours guided by the fair’s head gardener

2: “Where the River Matanuska Flows,” “Alaska Far Away” Colonist interview

Heineken Stage at The Woodlot

4 p.m.: Family Homestead Hour with Hobo Jim

Donlin Gold Raven’s People Tent

12 to 6 p.m.: Alaska Native Art, crafts and demonstrations

Craftsman House

12 to 6 p.m.: Alaska Native Art, Crafts, Demonstrations, Storytelling and Exhibits

Sluicebox

2 p.m.: The Good Daze

3:30: The 3 of Hearts

5: Backstrap

6:30: John Hillborn Band

8: The Ken Peltier Band

Farm Exhibits

12 to 8 p.m.: GCI Petting Zoo

12 to 8: Fowl Weather Friends Barnyard

12 to 10: Crops and Flower Exhibits

4: Scarecrow Contest

Alyeska Pipeline Colony State

12:30 p.m.: Alaska’s Wildest Magic

1, 3: Qatalina & Co. Cardio Dance

1:30, 3:30: Studio 49 Dance

2, 4, 7: Shanghai Chinese Acrobats

5, 6:30: Anguyak Danceres

5:30: The Music Canvas Talent Showcase

8: High Mileage

GCI Cable Bluebonnet State

12:30, 3 and 6:30 p.m.: Jeff Martin comedy magic

1: O Tallulah

2: Selah Rees

3:30: Daniel Lesperance

4:30: Good Daze Unplugged

5:30: The 3 of Hearts

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