ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day at the fair scheduled for July 30
Flowers bloom in the foreground during 2023's ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair.
Marmian Grimes
907-474-7902
July 29, 2024
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30.
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ activities throughout the fairgrounds.
The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net, a corn hole game and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s mascot, will be on site from 1-3 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct a demonstration and meet-and-greet.
Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ will have several special exhibits and activities:
- Learn about earthquakes, satellites, and earth and space science.
- Visit a mobile planetarium.
- Launch paper rockets.
- Participate in hands-on science activities.
In addition to these special activities, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion during the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more. Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Day, including shows highlighting rabbits, cavies and poultry.
A full schedule of events is available on .