ÃÛÌÒTV Day at the fair scheduled for July 30

flowers in the foreground with an inflatable polar bear with an Alaska Nanooks logo in soft focus in the background
ÃÛÌÒTV photo by Marina Barbosa Santos
Flowers bloom in the foreground during 2023's ÃÛÌÒTV Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair.

The ÃÛÌÒTVwill host ÃÛÌÒTV Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30.

ÃÛÌÒTV employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ÃÛÌÒTV apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ÃÛÌÒTV activities throughout the fairgrounds.

The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net, a corn hole game and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, ÃÛÌÒTV’s mascot, will be on site from 1-3 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., the ÃÛÌÒTV Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct a demonstration and meet-and-greet.

Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ÃÛÌÒTV will have several special exhibits and activities:

  •     Learn about earthquakes, satellites, and earth and space science.
  •     Visit a mobile planetarium.
  •     Launch paper rockets.
  •     Participate in hands-on science activities.

In addition to these special activities, ÃÛÌÒTV also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion during the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the ÃÛÌÒTV Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ÃÛÌÒTV Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more. Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ÃÛÌÒTV Day, including shows highlighting rabbits, cavies and poultry.

A full schedule of events is available on .