UAF Day is Aug. 7 at Tanana Valley State Fair

July 30, 2018

UAF photo by JR Ancheta. Ainsley Smith, left, and her sister McKenna work with horses during a 4-H Club event organized by the Cooperative Extension Service at the Tanana Valley State Fair's grounds. A variety of events, including 4-H displays, will be held at UAF Day at the fair on Aug. 7.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is sponsoring UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 7, featuring displays, activities and a discount on fair admission.

The day will include numerous UAF activities throughout the fair. Visitors will have an opportunity to take their picture with UAF’s mascot, Nook, check out the University Fire Department ladder truck and see the latest publications from UA Press. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their Polar Express card.

UAF also will have a booth at the Borealis Pavilion, which will have UAF Community and Technical College class schedules, applications and details about the upcoming semester. More than 125 free UAF Cooperative Extension Service publications will be available on gardening, energy, food preparation and more.

Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on UAF Day, such as a horse show (9 a.m., Horse Arena), rabbit and cavy showmanship (10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Golden Wheel Pavilion), poultry showmanship (3-7 p.m., Golden Wheel Pavilion) and market poultry and rabbit show (7:30-9 p.m., Golden Wheel Pavilion).

Other 4-H events during the week include a large-animal livestock showmanship demonstration (4-7 p.m. Aug. 4, Livestock Show Arena), fashion revue (12:30 p.m. Aug. 5, Big Top Tent), horse show (10:30 a.m. Aug. 6, 9 a.m. Aug. 7-8, Horse Arena), 4-H bakeoff (noon Aug. 8, Badger Hall kitchen) and market livestock auction (6-10 p.m. Aug 10, Livestock Show Arena).

The UAF Alumni Association will offer a food booth throughout the fair near the midway, where alumni will make burgers and other treats. Proceeds from the booth fund UAF student scholarships.

More information about fair activities is available at www.tananavalleyfair.org.