Tours
Tour Information
Winter Tours 2024-2025
Winter Tours will be most Thursdays and Sundays, October 24th through December 19th.
We will take a break for the holidays and the coldest and darkest months, then resume winter tours mid February through early April.
If you do not see your preferred date listed, it is sold out. Please do not come to the farm without pre-purchasing a ticket.
Pricing: Winter Tours are $20 for adults, $10 for youth, and under age 5 are Free.
Guided tours are offered Thursdays and Sundays at 2pm. All tours must be purchased ahead of time online, and tours do sell out. Please do not come to the farm for a tour without a ticket.
Come prepared for the weather, uneven ground, snow, ice, and/or mud. Tours are primarily outside and there is not a lot of heated space at the Large Animal Research Station! Temperatures of -20F or colder will cancel the tour. A bathroom is available on site.
All ticket holders will receive instructions for how to get onto the farm for the tour.
Have a group of ten or more? We can offer you a private tour time, reach out to uaf-lars-tours@alaska.edu or call 907-474-5724.
Community Events
2024 Birthday Bash: Saturday June 1st, Noon-4pm
Meet the New Members of our Herd! Join the Large Animal Research Station, Fairbanks Children's Museum, University Center for One Health, One Tree Alaska, and your friends at LARS for a fun afternoon birthday party! Our new calves will be in the display areas and our staff will be on hand to answer questions. Enjoy lunch from the T's BBQ Connection food truck! Free and open to all, Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Parking is limited at LARS--Please take the FREE PARKING SHUTTLE!
Park on West Ridge and wait for the shuttle to pick you up at the Akosofu Building (click for a photo and a map)! The shuttle will be leaving the Akosofu building
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Leaving Akosofu Building/性欲社 West Ridge |
Leaving the Large Animal Research Station |
| 11:30am | 12:00 noon |
| 12:30pm | 1:00pm |
| 1:30pm | 2:00pm |
| 2:30pm | 3:00pm |
| 3:30 pm | 4:00pm |
| 4:15pm | 4:30pm |
2024 Locals Day: Saturday September 7th, 10am-3pm
Bring 3 non-perishable food donations to give to the Food Bank and enjoy a tour! Tours will be given every hour on the hour from 10am to 3pm with the last tour at 3pm. Discounts will be available at the gift shop! Come celebrate the end of the summer season with us.