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Visitors enjoy a night out at the 164th Mississippi State Fair underway at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in downtown Jackson on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in Jackson, MS.
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The fair was founded in 1858. The fair went on hiatus in 1917–18 & 1942–44, when the United States was engaged in World War I and World War II, respectively. In addition, crowd events were reduced in 1917-1918 because of the Spanish flu pandemic , which is estimated to have killed millions of people worldwide.
North American Midway Entertainment, LLC (NAME) is an American provider of midway services based in Farmland, Indiana, that describes itself as "the world's largest traveling outdoor amusement park." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] NAME provides rides, games and food to over 15 million fairgoers every year in 20 states and 4 Canadian provinces. [ 4 ]
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. [4] [5]
The Mississippi State Fair in Jackson is approaching fast. As fairgoers await its arrival, the question stands, "Can fairgoers expect something new?" The Mississippi State Fair is around the corner.
In addition to the Coliseum, the Mississippi State Fairgrounds includes: The Mississippi Trade Mart, the A & I agricultural complex and the Kirk Fordice Equine Center. It was home to the Jackson Bandits minor league ice hockey team from 1999 to 2003. The Fairgrounds hosts the Mississippi State Fair each October.