Our favorite photos from the 2023 Alaska State Fair

The fair in Palmer ends on Labor Day after a three-weekend run.

By Anchorage Daily News
Updated: September 4, 2023 Published: September 3, 2023

Jacquline Turrentine gets a kiss from Pigpig at the Alaska State Fair on September 2, 2023. Kisses from Pigpig help raise money for Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue. (Marc Lester / ADN)

PALMER — Another Alaska State Fair is winding down after a run that began Aug. 18. The last day is Labor Day. Here’s a look at what ADN photojournalists saw at the fair this year.

Full coverage here.

Crowds fill the grounds on a busy day at the Alaska State Fair on September 2, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Ryder McKee walks with his swine as bids are gathered during the 4-H Junior Market Livestock Auction at the Alaska State Fair on September 2, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Young participants cheer as bids are made in the 4-H Junior Market Livestock Auction at the Alaska State Fair on September 2, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

A rider from the Keith King BMX team puts on a show at the Alaska State Fair on September 2, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Dale Marshall raises his arms in celebration as his pumpkin weighs at 2023 pounds at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Three of the Kenai Peninsula Racing Pigs run at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Breads are displayed in the Hoskins Exhibits building at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Josephine Bidwell-Black and Layne Cropper dance in front of the Colony Stage at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Emily Gelino-Bequette demonstrates her pottery technique at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Visitors walk through the perennial garden at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Giant pumpkin growers Keith Malone, left, and Dale Marshall talk during the Great Pumpkin Weigh-off at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Cookies and pies are displayed in the Hoskins Exhibits building at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Claire Deering, 13, hugs her Boer goats Ayana and Namaqua in the barn at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 28, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Volunteers and officials help giant cabbage world record holder Scott Robb move his cabbage onto a plastic sheet so it can be weighed on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 during the giant cabbage weigh-off at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer. Robb's entry was the heaviest of the year at 113.05 pounds, but was far off his record of 138.25 pounds, which he set in 2012. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Cabbage fairies cheer on competitors during the junior division of the giant cabbage weigh-off on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Giant vegetables are displayed on Sept. 1, 2023 at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Emcee Brian Mead, left, interviews giant cabbage growers Rosy and Atticus Fry during the junior division of the giant cabbage weigh-off on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Winning flowers and plants are placed in glass containers on display at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Marcelo Garzaro, 5, and Hugo Garzaro perform a dance with members of Anchorage’s Naa Luu Disk Gwaii Yatx’i Dance Group at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The dance group has been performing at the fair since 1996. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Stilt Circus’ Star Child and Richard Dalton pose for a photograph during opening day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Stilt Circus will be performing at the fair every day through Sept. 4 and each day will feature new costumes, all 28 of which were made by Child. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Handmade Alaskan nectars sit on display at the Jonesers booth during opening day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The fair runs until Sept. 4, but takes off Tuesday and Wednesday each week. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

A goat nibbles on the sleeve of a man’s shirt as he talks with a woman about goat care during opening day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Sonja and Jack Kanack hold onto their lap bar as the spinning ride reverses during opening day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The fair runs until Sept. 4, but takes off Tuesday and Wednesday each week. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Brinley Truett, 10, goes down a slide and uses her arms to gain speed during opening day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The fair runs until Sept. 4, but takes off Tuesday and Wednesday each week. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

People wait to see which colored hole a gerbil goes into after they bet money on different colors during the Palmer Elks Lodge’s Charity Rat Race at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

People pose for a photograph with the “FAIR” sign during opening day of the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The fair runs until Sept. 4, but takes off Tuesday and Wednesday each week. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

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