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The Washington State Fair, formerly the Puyallup Fair, is the largest single attraction held annually in the U.S. state of Washington. It continually ranks in the top ten largest fairs in the United States and includes agricultural and pastoral displays and shows, amusement rides, and concert series. [ 1 ]
Expo '74, officially known as the International Exposition on the Environment, Spokane 1974, [3] was a world's fair held May 4, 1974, to November 3, 1974, in Spokane, Washington in the northwest United States. [2] It was the first environmentally themed world's fair [4] and attended by roughly 5.6 million people. [3]
Born Myrle Vernon King in Walla Walla, Washington, he played softball for much of his early life, and turned his attention to the sport full-time following an enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps. He first assembled his four-man touring team , known as "The King and His Court", in 1946 and took on all comers, first in the Pacific Northwest and ...
The Northwest Washington Fair is an annual county fair in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The six-day August event has been held in Lynden since 1909 and draws approximately 200,000 visitors. [1] [2] The fair includes animal exhibits, agricultural displays, a carnival, and food vendors.
Two Washingtonians — an Episcopal priest and a returning player whose remarks some viewers found controversial — made it to the “Jeopardy!
Walla Walla County (/ ˌ w ɑː l ə ˈ w ɑː l ə / WAH-lə WAH-lə) [1] is a county located in the southeast of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census , its population was 62,584. [ 2 ]
Walla Walla currently has two farmers markets, both held from May until October. The first is located on the corner of 4th and Main, and is coordinated by the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation. The other is at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds on S. Ninth Ave, run by the Walla Walla Valley Farmer's Market. [141]
The fair has only been cancelled three times: during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic (lasting until 1921), World War II, and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. [4] As of 2023, the Evergreen State Fair runs for 12 days in late August and early September with a break day. Approximately 45 percent of waste is recycled or composted as part of a county program.