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The Indiana State Fair is an annual state fair that spans 15 days in August [1] in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.The Indiana State Fair debuted in 1852 at Military Park in Indianapolis and is the sixth oldest state fair in the U.S. [4] It is the largest event in the state, [5] drawing between 730,000 and 980,000 visitors annually since 2010. [1]
The Corteva Coliseum is a 6,500-seat indoor multi-use arena, located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. It was originally called the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum and later the Pepsi Coliseum, [6] Fairgrounds Coliseum, and Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009.
Number of rides at the Indiana State Fair midway: More than 50. The age of the fair compared to other states: Indiana has the sixth oldest state fair. Cost to construct the new swine barn: $50 million
In 1931, someone stole 16 tons of manure from the fair. That year the National Guard exhibited a new-fangled helicopter. And that's just the start.
The Indiana State Fair stage collapse was an incident during an August 13, 2011, outdoor concert by Sugarland as part of their Incredible Machine Tour at the Indiana State Fair in which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstorm hit the stage's temporary roof structure, causing it to collapse. The structure landed among a crowd of ...
Indiana State Fair 2024 theme This year's theme, The Art & Nature of Fun, is a partnership with fair sponsor Newfields . Read more about this year's theme .
On October 31, 1963, a gas explosion occurred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis, United States, killing 81 people and injuring about 400 others. It was one of the worst disasters in the history of the state. On the night of October 31, over 4,000 people were in the coliseum to watch a Holiday on Ice performance.