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When is the state fair? The fair runs from Aug. 8-18. For more information visit the Illinois State Fair website. Contact Steven Spearie: 217-622-1788; sspearie@sj-r.com; X, twitter.com ...
All the rides, music performances, monster truck shows and of course classic fair foods will be back at the Illinois State Fair, running this year from Aug. 8 through Aug. 18.
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The Heart of Illinois Fair is an annual fair located in Peoria, Illinois, featuring livestock competitions, rides, concessions, motor contests, and concerts. It is held at the Expo Gardens, a fairground in northwest Peoria. [1] [2] A full hook up camping area is also featured on the grounds. Exposition Gardens is a non-profit organization whose ...
A second First Aid station will be established nightly on Grandstand Avenue, inside the Illinois State Police Building, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day of the fair.
The Illinois State Fairgrounds is located in Springfield, Illinois. [1] It hosts the annual Illinois State Fair in the summer as well as other events throughout the year. The fairgrounds encompasses 366 acres of land and was added as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [ 2 ]
The first Illinois State Fair was celebrated in 1853 in Springfield. In that first year, the admission fee was 25 cents. The fair moved to Chicago in 1855. [2] The 1850s were a golden age of agricultural journalism, with a wide variety of editors offering many suggestions, well-founded or not, to increase farm productivity.
On Tuesday, it was announced that '90s rockers Gin Blossoms ("Hey Jealousy") would play a free show on the Grand Central Stage at the Reisch Pavilion on Aug. 8, the opening night of the fair.