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The 2022 N.C. State Fair will be held at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh from Oct. 13-23, so it’s time to start planning your trip. A key — and sometimes stressful — part of planning any ...
The California State Fair returns for another fun-filled 17-day stretch of thrill rides, funnel cake, concerts and cannabis starting Friday. This summer marks the 170th year of the State Fair ...
Adult fairgoers will be able to legally smoke weed at Cal Expo for the first time.
North Carolina State Fair station is a seasonal Amtrak station serving the North Carolina State Fairground in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is served by Amtrak's Carolinian and Piedmont trains when the fair is in operation in mid-October. [2] [3]
When the society disbanded, the State took over the fair. [4] In 1927, the North Carolina Legislature designated 200 acres (81 ha) for new fairgrounds at the Blue Ridge Road and Hillsborough Street intersection on the west side of Raleigh. [5] [4] This site is still used for the North Carolina State Fair but has expanded to 344 acres (139 ha). [3]
According to an editorial published in the Daily Alta California on November 5, 1850, fairs were common on the east coast of the United States.They believed the newborn state had potential to hold a great "exhibition that would astonish the world", comparing its accomplishments to "the poet's imagined Minerva, when she burst full armed from the brain of Jove, through the cleft made by Vulcan's ...
Rides and concessions cast light for visitors on the ground and riding the Sky Ride tram, left, after sunset at Cal Expo during the California State Fair on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Sacramento.
In 1948, the state purchased approximately 900 acres of undeveloped land along the American River north of downtown Sacramento. Funds were not allocated to begin construction on this land until 1963, and the State Fair continued at the Stockton Boulevard grounds until 1967. [9] The California Exposition was dedicated on Monday, May 22, 1967.