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The Indiana State Fair is an annual state fair that spans 18 days in July and 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. [2] It is the largest event in the state, [3] drawing between 730,000 and 980,000 visitors annually since 2010. [1]
The Indiana Farmers Coliseum (originally Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum and formerly Pepsi Coliseum[ 2] and Fairgrounds Coliseum) is a 6,500-seat indoor multi-use arena, located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The Indiana Farmers Coliseum is home to both the Indy Fuel of the ECHL and the IUPUI Jaguars of the NCAA .
1852: About 30,000 people attended the first state fair in present-day Military Park. People attended primarily to exhibit their animals. 1853: The fair moved from city to city during its early ...
But the fair's 167-year history also means its reach extends well beyond a few weeks of eating every August. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of food have have gone to fight hunger around the state ...
Non-fatal injuries. ~400. The Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion took place in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on October 31, 1963; 81 people died and about 400 others were injured. 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 Indiana State ...
Katie Wiseman, Indianapolis Star. August 2, 2024 at 10:08 AM. Today is the first day of the Indiana State Fair. Each day of the fair has a theme. Some of those themes are tied to specific events ...
58. 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 ...
Lore & Tall Tales at the Indiana History Train All of the events are free with paid fair admission. The new splash pad is unveiled Friday, July 12, 2024 at the Indiana State Fair.