The Southeast Alaska State Fair and Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival are no longer the only events of their kind in the region.

New “state fairs” were held recently in Sitka and Juneau and 400 tickets to an inaugural Capital Brewfest in Juneau sold out within an hour on Sept. 15.

The Haines-based Southeast fair and the annual “brewfest” are two of the town’s largest summer events, attracting participants from communities around…