As always, the fair features plentiful and large vegetables, farm animals, carnival rides, vendors, concerts — and of course, food.
People walk through the Alaska State Fair on opening day, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 in Palmer. The fair features plentiful and large vegetables, farm animals, carnival rides, vendors, concerts — and of course, food. The fair runs through Monday, Sept. 2. It is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Evelyn Chinn, 8, pets puppies from Iditarod musher Matt Failor’s team on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 during the first day of the Alaska State Fair. Chinn, from Washington State, was at the fair with her grandfather, who used to live in Alaska. A gerbil decides what hole to crawl into during the"rat race", a game of chance put on by the Palmer Elks Lodge on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The gerbil chose the purple hole. Dave Seifert makes a wooden bowl during the first day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Aug. 16, 2024.
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