Ester Fest! 2023

Ester Fest 2023 event banner

Graphics by Sine Anahita

 

SATURDAY, August 12, 2023 from 2 PM – 10 PM

Ester Fest is back! Support the Ester Community Park while you enjoy a relaxing Saturday of music on the best grass in town!

The sixth annual Ester Fest, coming up on Saturday, August 12, is a family-friendly fundraiser to help raise revenue for the purchase, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Ester Community Park. 

Admission is $10 adults,  youth/children under 18 are free. Music starts at 2 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. The park is located at 3566 Old Nenana Hwy, Fairbanks, and is only a short 8 minute drive from West Fairbanks.

  • 2 p.m. Ragged Company
    3 p.m. Tim Easton (Tim Easton)
    3:55 p.m. Lowland Jubilee
    4:40 p.m. I.N.D.Y.
    5:35 p.m. Honeybucket String Band
    6:30 p.m. Psychic Spy Chick
    7:15 p.m. Steve Brown & the Bailers (Steve Brown and the Bailers)
    8:10 p.m. Skidmarks
    9:10 p.m. Valley Below (Valley Below)

Concessions from local food trucks as well as Ester Fest t-shirt sales also benefit the community park. Local craftspeople, artists, organizations and businesses will also be a part of this year’s festivities. 

The food:

  • We Be Jammin’ 
  • M & T
  • The Chuck Wagon
  • Wok-N-Roll
  • Woody’s Kettle Corn
  • Duncan’s Sno-balls

The vendors:

  • Lemonade Stand – Art Gallery – Kadey Ambrose
  • Art Attack AK
  • Alaska Satellite Internet
  • Bluebell Knits & Twin Birch Soaps
  • Heather’s Hooks
  • Laughing Raven Jewelry
  • Forget Me Not Nails with Christina (Color Street)
  • Emma Creek Fiber and Yarn
  • Fiddlehead Haven
  • Cattail Farms and Dirt Merchant
  • Woven Sylver
  • Northern Boundaries
  • Wow Jewelry Collection
  • Stick It To Em
  • Foster Brother’s
  • Moose Quills
  • Goldstream Gals
  • Kelli Boyle DUO GOODS
  • Sweet and Delightful scented creations
  • The Tattooed Stylist
  • Hinterland Co.
  • Ginger Snap Accessories and Boutique
  • Just North of Normal
  • Baked Alaskan Designs
  • Black Magic Woman Metalworks
  • Golden Elements
  • Lil Mushroom Studio
  • Epic Sages
  • M&H Treasures
  • The Bow Tree
  • John Trigg Ester Library
  • Magnolia Flower Art
  • Last Frontier Tie-Dyes
  • Wendell & Mary Stalker

The Ester Community Park is beautiful and unique in many ways beyond its fantastic playground, large stage and lush grassy field. The privately-owned park is completely separate from the Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks & Recreation department and is maintained, paid for and operated entirely by volunteers with the non-profit Ester Community Association, using private donations, income from facility reservations and annual fundraisers.

Parking at the park is limited so people are encouraged to carpool if they are able. The spacious lawn has lots of room to spread out – bring a chair or blanket and enjoy live music on the biggest outdoor stage and best grass in Fairbanks.