About the IDEA Curriculum Fair
IDEA has presented the IDEA Curriculum Fair for educators across Alaska since 1999. In 2020 and 2021 we pivoted to a virtual format, and since then have presented a hybrid homeschool convention using the Whova convention app as our platform for both the online and live portions. Attending in person is of course a far richer experience, since you can see things “live” and ask questions of the many homeschool suppliers who traveled here to help you! But if you can’t attend in person, please register and enjoy the virtual Fair experience.
Workshops
The in-person Fair will have live workshops, as usual. We do not have the infrastructure to stream these workshops live from the Fair. However, we will stream virtual workshops THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAIR (April 14-17), so those who can’t physically attend will want to be sure to mark those dates on their calendar!
2025 Fair Timeline
End of March –
Attendee registration for the Fair opens.
Keynote tickets go on sale. Fair is “published” in Whova and registered attendees can start to look around.
April 14-17 (Mon-Thurs) –
Virtual Workshops
April 23-24 (Wed-Thurs) –
Anchorage
April 25-26 (Fri-Sat) –
Soldotna
April 28-29 (Mon-Tues) –
Fairbanks
May 1 (Thurs) –
Juneau
Further information
Click on the links above to go to the region-specific event pages for details about the facility, daily schedule, lunch options, and hotel discounts.
Quick links:
Fair Registration
List of 2025 Exhibitors
List of 2025 Speakers
Fair Admission Fees
Keynote Meal & Presentation
Virtual Workshop Schedule
In-Person Workshop Schedule
