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Florida State Fair in 2013. In 1904, the South Florida Fair Association was formed and plans for a new exhibition were proposed. The fair was founded as the South Florida Fair in downtown Tampa and renamed the Mid-Winter Festival a few years later. The name finally changed to the present Florida State Fair in 1915. [7]
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The Florida State Fairgrounds in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida, hosts the annual Florida State Fair and various other events. [1] Covering 355 acres (1.44 km 2 ), it features a variety of buildings.
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.
During the Sunshine State’s mild winter, it’s certainly a fair time to be living in Florida. That’s especially true when looking ahead at all of the county and state fairs and festivals ...
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Expo Hall is an indoor arena located at the Florida State Fairgrounds in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida.It is used primarily as an exhibition hall during the Florida State Fair, but has also hosted concerts and sporting events.
East Lake-Orient Park is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,753 at the 2010 census, [3] up from 5,703 at the 2000 census following an expansion of its borders. The area is the home of the Florida State Fairgrounds, which hosts the Florida State Fair in mid-February of ...