FRIDAY, AUG. 23
Kids' Day
Kids' 12 and under get in free when you bring a donation of two non-perishable food items per child.
Borealis Theatre
7 p.m. -- Halestorm**
Kid Zone
Noon-9p.m. -- Victor's Garden
Noon-9 p.m. -- Brad's World Reptiles
1, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Brad's World Reptiles, "Creature Feature" Stage Show
Borealis Plaza Tent
1-5 p.m. -- Float Your Boat Down the Alaska Marine Highway
9 p.m. -- Teen Dance for ages 13-18
Colony Stage
12:30 p.m. -- Don Russell, Alaska's Wildest Magic
1:30 and 3 p.m. -- Studio 49, tap, jazz, hip-hop and more
2, 4 and 7 p.m. -- Michael Harrison, comedy ventriloquist and puppeteer
2:30 and 5:30 p.m. -- Mat-Su Youth Orchestra
3:30 and 6:30 p.m. -- Eagle River Dance Troupe
4:30 p.m. -- The Music Canva
5 p.m. -- Lil' Ladies and The Next Generation
8 p.m. -- The Defrosters
10:15 p.m. -- Alaskanette Baton Corps
Around the Grounds
10 p.m. -- Fireworks by Fire Art Pyrotechnics
Don Sheldon Events Center
Noon-9 p.m. -- King Tut Exhibit
Farm Exhibits Building
Noon-8 p.m. -- Fowl Weather Friends, hens and roosters in a barnyard setting
Noon-8 p.m. -- GCI Petting Zoo
2 p.m. -- Goat Fun Days
France Equestrian Center
1-4 p.m. -- Display of breeds, equine education and entertainment
7 p.m. -- Jackpot Rodeo
Bluebonnet Stage
12:30, 3 and 6:30 p.m. -- Antwan Towner, magician and mind-reader
1 p.m. -- Melanie Trost
2 p.m. -- Mekayla Ruiz
2:30 p.m. -- Saula Ofiu
3:30 p.m. -- Maddie Courrier
4 p.m. -- Jamie Whiteman
4:30 p.m. -- Lulu Small's Star Student Showcase
5:30 p.m. -- AS Band
6 p.m. -- Julia Nauheim
Stage at the Woodlot
4 p.m. -- The Family Homestead Hour with Hobo Jim
Hoskins Exhibits
12:30 p.m. -- Fun and Healthy Kids' Snacks
1:30 p.m. -- Old Fashioned Soda Jerk Sodas
2:30 and 3:30 p.m. -- Cookie Decorating for Kids
4 p.m. -- Entry Just For Kids Cookie Contest
7 p.m. -- Judging Just For Kids Cookie Contest
Jolly Roger Pub
2 p.m. -- Al Levy
3 p.m. -- Fish and Chips
4 p.m. -- Melanie Trost
5 p.m. -- Kari and Billy
6 p.m. -- Run September
7 p.m. -- Wild Cat Trio
Milking Parlor (in Farm Exhibits)
4 and 4:45 p.m. -- Goat Milking Demo
5:30 p.m. -- Cow Milking Demo
Corral
1 p.m. -- Diaper Derby and Toddler Trot
3 p.m. -- Kids' Day Games
Purple Plaza
1, 3, 5 and 7:30 p.m. -- King BMX Stunt Show
Grandstand
6 p.m. -- Amateur and Youth Supercross**
Grandstand Lawn
1, 3 and 5 p.m. -- Cavallo Equestrian Arts
2, 4, 6 and 7 p.m. -- Pirates for Hire
Raven's People Stage
1:30 and 4 p.m. -- Kingikmiut Dancers
2 and 3:30 p.m. -- Cupiit Yurartet, Cup'ik Eskimo Dance
2:30 and 5:30 p.m. -- Sivaluaq, Yup'ik storyteller
3 and 4:30 p.m. -- Bee Akee Curtis, Inupiaq storyteller
3:30 and 5 p.m. -- Cupiit Yurartet, Cup'ik Eskimo Dance
4 p.m. -- Kingikmiut Dancers, Inupiaq traditional dance from Wales, AK
6 p.m. -- World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, Eskimo games and blanket toss
Woodlot
1, 3 and 6 p.m. -- Fred Scheer's Lumberjack Show
Sluicebox
No minors after 6 p.m.
1:30 p.m. -- Kari and Billy
3 p.m. -- Woodrow
4:30 p.m. -- Silver Train
6 p.m. -- Nokie Edwards
7:30 p.m. -- Herrick
9:30 p.m. -- Voodoo
Wineck Barn
Noon-8 p.m. -- Matanuska Colony history on display
Noon-8 p.m. -- Colony Kids Corner - Matanuska-style activities for kids
Noon and 5 p.m. -- Alaska Far Away, Documentary Film of the New Deal Pioneers
2 and 7 p.m. -- "The Matanuska Colony Barns," Barn Tour by Author Helen Hegener
2:30 p.m. -- Where the River Matanuska Flows, stories from Alaska Pioneers
Ticketed Event**