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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