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It is the largest indoor agricultural event held in the United States. The Farm Show Complex houses 24 acres (97,000 m 2) under its roof, spread throughout eleven halls, including three arenas. [1] The annual event is free to the public and attracts over half a million visitors. [1] This event was first held in 1917 as Pennsylvania's State Fair ...
The York State Fair is a ten-day fair held in July/August in York, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as the York Fair and held in September, it was renamed and rescheduled for 2020, though it was canceled that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] [3] It is one of the oldest fairs in the country, tracing its roots to 1765.
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. [4] [5]
Here's what we know about who will perform, and when, at the Indiana State Fair. Indiana State Fair concerts: First Indiana State Fair free stage acts include '70s rock icons, movie star, Empress ...
Court records show that by 1930, some 50 acres (200,000 m 2) of land had been deeded to the Lycoming County Fair Association. World War I saw the fair's first cancellations. The 1920s brought continued growth for the fair with dramatic increases in attendance. This was due in part to the economic "good times" of the "roaring twenties."
Here are the new additions to the Indiana State Fair's free stage lineup as of June 12: Aug. 10: Fearless: The Taylor Swift Tribute. Aug. 11: Newsboys and Blessing Offor.
In this Sept. 20, 2021 file photo, fair patrons walk among the midway at the Tri-State Fair. This year's Tri-State Fair & Rodeo opens Sept. 13 at the fairgrounds.
As a privately owned business, the faire is not required to report revenues to the public. In a 1998 interview, the owner, Chuck Romito, revealed that "Gross sales for wine purchases and tickets for shows at the Mount Hope Estates--including Christmas, Halloween, Roaring '20s and other theme performances--hover around $4 million," while the faire's expenses were about $2 million.