The Alaska State Fair, once known as the Matanuska Valley Fair Association, located at the entrance of Palmer, AK, is the main attraction as fall approaches. The initial purpose for the origination of the fair was to populate the Matanuska Valley (and was successfully accomplished) has become the annual festival for locals. This year the fair will open on August 25th and will continue until September 5th.
You can find many activities at the fair for all ages. There are rides, foods, entertainment, contests and shopping.
Rides will spread in one area of the park and will be segregated by ages. There is enough to keep the children entertained, with ticket prices not too high and adult rides not too far away for the teenagers that have a bit more of the edgier side.
The foods range in variety. If there is a time to see what Alaskan can cook up, this is the time and place. From potatoes, fresh cut, whisper-thin and fried crisp, turkey legs, hot and drippy with barbecue sauce, tamales, buttered corn, pork chops, elephant ears, crispy on the outside and elastic on the inside, gritty with cinnamon-sugar and peach pie. This is almost the main reason most locals come to the fair.
There is always live music playing, whether is a bit cloudy or even raining outside. Year to year they host live performances such as, the heritage native dances, school talent and pretty much open acts to a variety of talents. The stage is set over green grass where you can lay a beach towel and just hang loose or if you are more into participating there are all sorts of contests.
There is the 16th Annual Cabbage weigh off, 3rd Annual Legendary Karaoke Contest, Alaska’s Got talent and much more.
And as you roam through the Green, Yellow, Purple and Red trails…you may find yourself trying a variety of foods, shopping at all of the local stores located right in the fair, stopping to relax to great music and entertainment, or even collecting the 1st prize ribbon, these are reasons to be sure to keep you coming back year after year.
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Vanna Siackhasone
Keller Williams Realty
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