Exhibitor Welcome Page ~ Anchorage ~ Fairbanks ~ Juneau ~ Soldotna
Paperwork Due
January 15
- Registrations Forms that qualify for the Early Bird Discount of $50 off each table!
March 1
- Rest of registration fee dues if not paid in full. Preference is given to those paid in full, and any not paid in full may be denied table space after this date, in favor of exhibitors with full payment.
- No refunds after this date, with the exception noted below.
- Additional (duplicate) workshops may be requested after this date.
- All workshop information must be sent to Carol Simpson.
- Materials and/or catalogs for Fair may begin arriving in our offices.
April 1
- Catalogs or flyers for hand-out sacks must be in the IDEA offices by this date.
- Cancellation of registrations for any vendors not paid in full. Only exhibitors cancelled by us will receive refunds at this time.
- Final date of possible registration, depending on table availability. Space may be sold out at some or all locations before this date, and any registrations after this date are unlikely to be advertised on our website or included in the Fair Guide distributed to participating homeschoolers.
April 1-15
- Exhibitors receive 1-4 confirmation e-mails; one from the local organizer at each site in which they are participating. This e-mail includes table assignments, workshop schedules (if applicable), meal information, set-up information, etc.
Schedule on Fair Days:
Day of Week |
Tuesday | Friday | Saturday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Date |
April 22 | April 25 | April 26 | April 28 | April 29 | April 30 |
City |
Juneau | Anchorage | Fairbanks | Soldotna | ||
Location |
Centennial Hall Convention Center | The Egan Center | The Westmark Fairbanks Hotel & Conference Center | Soldotna Sports Center | ||
Set-up |
8:00-9:30 am | 7:00 - 10:00 am | n/a |
8:00-10:00 am |
n/a | 8:00 - 10:00 am |
Keynote meal |
9:00 - 10:30 am $10 Reservations needed |
Thursday, 8:30 - 10:00 am $10 Reservations needed |
Monday, 8:30 - 10:00 am $10 Reservations needed |
8:30 - 10:00 am $10 Reservations needed |
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Other meals |
Our staff will come to your booth with menus from local restaurants and will do a run for food. Prices will vary, of course. | A la Carte menu items will be available to vendors for cash from 11:00am – 1:00pm. Banquet staff will walk around to every vendor and offer lunches. Café Cart: There will be a Café Cart at the top of the escalator, open on Friday from 8:00am – 6:00pm and on Saturday from 8:00am – 2:00pm. |
Box lunch of roast beef, turkey, or ham sandwich served with 2 cookies, a piece of fresh fruit, bag of chips and your choice of either bottled water, canned soda, or bottled fruit juice. |
Homemade lasagna, salad, French bread, cheesecake, beverage $10/each |
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Exhibit Hall hours |
10:30 - 6:00 | 10:00 - 7:00 | 9:00 - 4:00 | 10:00 - 6:00 | 9:00 - 4:00 | 10:00 - 5:00 |
Workshop hours |
11:00 - 5:00 | 10:15 - 6:15 | 9:00 - 3:00 | 10:15 - 5:00 | 9:00 - 3:00 | 10:30 - 4:30 |
Travel to next location |
Fly to Anchorage on Wednesday or Thursday. See travel link for details. | Fly (1 hour) or drive (7+ hours) to Fairbanks on Saturday night or Sunday. See travel link for details. | Fly or drive back to Anchorage, then fly (30 minutes) or drive (3 hours) to Soldotna on Tuesday night. See travel link for details. | Drive back to Anchorage or fly on Wed. evening or Thurs. morning. See travel link for details. | ||
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