Sunday's best bets

• Gary Allan. The country music star has been charting radio hits since 1996, toeing the line between pop ballads and classic country in the Bakersfield, Calif., mold. Hear him at the Borealis Theater 6 p.m. Sunday, $35 or $50 for reserved admission (no seating).

• Alaska State Fair Beard Contest. Think you've got enough scruff to take home a blue ribbon? You can enter the fair's beard contest up to 30 minutes prior to the event. Four categories of whiskers -- including mustaches and goatees -- go on display beginning at 2 p.m. on the Heineken Stage at the Woodlot.

• World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Demo. Students in grades 7-12 will demonstrate a number of events featured in the annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic games at the Pebble Corral, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 2

** = extra fee applies

Borealis Theatre

6 p.m. -- Gary Allan**

The Sluicebox

No minors after 6 p.m.

1:30 p.m. -- Dan Lesperance

3 p.m. -- Marc Brown and The Blues Crew

4:30 p.m. -- Carhartt Brothers

6:30 p.m. -- Hobo Jim

9:30 p.m. -- The Ken Peltier Band

Jolly Roger Pub

2 p.m. -- Hurricane Dave

3 p.m. -- Rick Brooks

4 p.m. -- Dan Lesperance

5 p.m. -- Crooked Road

6 p.m. -- Frozen Pony with Jeanene Walker

7 p.m. -- Rogues and Wenches, rowdy Irish drinking tunes

Woodlot Stage

2 p.m. -- Alaska State Fair Beard Contest

4 p.m. -- Nokie Edwards, former lead guitarist with The Ventures

Woodlot

1, 3 and 6 p.m. -- Scheer's Lumberjack Show

Grandstand

2 p.m. -- Antique Tractor Pull**

6 p.m. -- Compact Car Demolition Derby**

Grandstand Lawn

1, 3 and 5 p.m. -- Pirates for Hire, a pirate-themed entertainment troupe

Don Sheldon Events Center

10 a.m.-10 p.m. -- "Our Body: Live Healthy" educational exhibit that displays real human specimens (recommended for ages 12 and older)

Colony Stage

11 a.m. -- Xochiquetzal Tiqun Unkda

11:30 a.m. -- Xochiquetzal Tiqun

Noon -- Lepquinm Gumilgit Gagoadim

12:30 p.m. -- Naa Ludiisk Gwaii Yatxi

1 p.m. -- Alaska Native Fashion Gala

2, 4 and 7 p.m. -- Powerhouse

2:30 p.m. -- Barrow Traditional Dancers

3 p.m. -- Kodiak Island Drummers

4:30 p.m. -- Tlingit and Haida Dancers of Anchorage

5 p.m. -- Raven's Radio Hour, Alaska Native-style comedy

6:30 p.m. -- Ahtna Heritage Foundation

8 p.m. -- Colony Calypso, Caribbean happiness

Bluebonnet Stage

12:30, 3 and 6:30 p.m. -- Juggler Paul Isaak

1 p.m. -- Raggedy Banjos

1:30 p.m. -- TGB, The Girl Band

2:15 p.m. -- Slap Dash

3:30 p.m. -- Crooked Road

4:30 p.m. -- Ginger Boatwright and the Sipsey River Band

5:30 p.m. -- Marc Brown and the Blues Crew Unplugged

Pioneer Plaza

2, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Cirque De La Vie

Pebble Corral

Noon-6 p.m. -- World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Demo

Borealis Plaza Tent

10 a.m.-5 p.m. -- Beef Throwdown

Raven's People Tent

11 a.m. -- Lepquinm Gumilgit Gagoadim

Noon -- Ahtna Heritage Foundation

12:30 p.m. -- Miracle Drummers and Dancers

1 p.m. -- Jack Dalton, Yup'ik storyteller

2 p.m. -- The Galena Band

3 p.m. -- Acilquq Dancers

3:30 p.m. -- Barrow Traditional Dancers

4 p.m. -- Anguyak Dancers

4:30 p.m. -- Naa Ludiisk Gwaii Yatxi

5 p.m. -- Cupiit Yurartet, Cup'ik Eskimo dance

5:30 p.m. -- Pilot Bread

7 p.m. -- Kodiak Island Drummers

Wineck Barn

Noon-8 p.m. -- UAF "OneTree" Birch Art Exhibit

Noon and 5 p.m. -- "Alaska Far Away" documentary about New Deal pioneers.

Noon, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Native Time

12:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. -- Unugaanga

1 and 7 p.m. -- For the Rights of All

1:30 p.m. -- Garden tours guided by the fair's head gardener

2 and 5 p.m. -- Aleut Storytime

3 p.m. -- To Play the Games

Kid Zone

10 a.m.-8 p.m. -- Children's garden

1, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Woody's Menagerie, educational wildlife exhibit

Farm Exhibits

11 a.m. -- Youth all-terrain vehicle and farm safety presentation

Noon-8 p.m. -- Fowl Weather Friends, hens and roosters in a barnyard setting.

Noon-8 p.m. -- Petting zoo

Noon-10 p.m. -- Crop, flower, livestock, rabbit and poultry exhibits

Milking Parlor in Farm Exhibits

1 and 3 p.m. -- Musk ox presentation by the Musk Ox Farm

4 and 4:45 p.m. -- Goat milking demonstration

5 p.m. -- Cow milking demonstration

Hoskins Exhibits

11:30 a.m. -- Easy Millet Skillet

12:30 p.m. -- Cooking with Quinoa

1:30 p.m. -- Craft Brewing Invitational

4 p.m. -- Entry, Cheesecake Contest

7 p.m. -- Judging, Cheesecake Contest

Irwin Exhibits

Noon-10 p.m. -- Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, hand and needlework demos

Noon-10 p.m. -- Quilt show, on the hour

Yellow Gate Lawn

2, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Equi-Mazing equestrian trick riders

Around the Grounds

11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. -- Flight Crew, UAA student team pursuing higher education

1, 3, 5 and 7:30 p.m. -- King BMX Stunt Show