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The Oklahoma State Fair is a fair and exposition in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It takes place in mid-September each year, and along with the Tulsa State Fair it is one of two state fairs in Oklahoma. During the eleven-day run, the Oklahoma State Fair attracts close to one million people. [1] The fairgrounds also holds horse shows and rodeos.
Texas State Highway 327 runs through downtown Silsbee south of the city center, leading east to US 96 and west 9 miles (14 km) to Kountze, the Hardin county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau , Silsbee has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km 2 ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.64%, are water.
Jim Norick Arena (formerly Fairgrounds Arena) is a large multi-purpose arena located at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Completed in 1965 at a cost of $2.4 million, it was the largest indoor facility in Oklahoma City until the construction of the Myriad Convention Center .
All Sports Stadium was a stadium located at the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.It had a capacity of 15,000 people and opened in 1961. It was named for the All-Sports Association, a nonprofit charged to recruit amateur and collegiate events to the city.
The Science Museum Oklahoma, originally named the Kirkpatrick Planetarium, was established in 1958. It relocated to a permanent facility at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in 1962. [2] Later that year, the Oklahoma Science and Arts Foundation facility was completed on the fairgrounds. [2]
The fair was not held in 1917 or 1918 due to World War I, nor was it held from 1942 through 1945 due to World War II. In 2020, the state fair's board of directors announced the cancellation of the 2020 fair due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oklahoma. That year, the fair had only allowed junior livestock shows and certain vendors. [5]
Concerts at Oklahoma State Fair Marquee performances at the 2024 Oklahoma State Fair include sets from Uncle kracker, Hinder, Mark Chestnutt, Jefferson Starship and Morris Day & the Time.
Emma Storey, 7, interacts with birds on Sept. 12 inside the Pretty Bird Paradise during the opening day of the Oklahoma State Fair at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.