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Tanana Valley State Fair | |
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Genre | State fair |
Dates | 9-10 days in early August |
Location(s) | Fairbanks, Alaska |
Years active | 1924–1941; 1946–2019; 2021–[1] |
Attendance | 92,500 in 2014[2] |
Website | Tanana Valley State Fair |
The Tanana Valley State Fair is an annual state fair held in College, Alaska, United States. The event commences on the first Friday in August, and is a major annual event in Interior Alaska. The fair is held on a hundred-acre plot of land just outside the city limits of Fairbanks, in the approximate center of College Road. The fairgrounds, along with portions of the Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge and surrounding businesses on the north side of College Road, comprise the eastern reaches of the College census-designated place adjacent to Fairbanks.
It features amusement rides, food concessions, competitive exhibits, contests and live performances. As of the 85th Annual Fair in 2012, an adult day pass cost $10 and season pass cost $35. [3] [4]