Nick Offerman will bring his mix of storytelling, musical comedy and woodworking wisdom to the 2026 Alaska State Fair, which on Tuesday named him the final act in its concert series. He is scheduled to appear Sunday, Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Borealis Theatre.
The announcement completes the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series and gives fairgoers one last headliner to circle on the calendar. General public tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Alaska time, while fair member and artist presale tickets are already available.
For many fans, Offerman is still best known as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation, but his stage work has widened far beyond that role. He won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2024 for playing Bill in The Last of Us, can currently be seen in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and has authored six New York Times best-selling books, including Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop’s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery, published last year.
That mix matters because the fair is not booking him as a standard stand-up act. Offerman is an actor, author and humorist, and he is also known as an avid woodworker, so the show is being framed around a performance that folds craft and comedy together rather than leaning on one lane alone. For a crowd expecting only jokes, the woodworking angle gives the date a different shape.
Offerman joins 13 other acts in the fair lineup, including Ziggy Marley, The Beach Boys, Lyle Lovett, Cake, AJR, Twisted Sister, deadmau5, Modest Mouse, BigXThaPlug, Megadeth and Amy Grant. With the final name now set and the first ticket window opening Friday morning, the question for fairgoers is no longer who will fill the slot, but how fast the seats go once sales open.
