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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 Big E, formally known as The Eastern States Exposition, is an annual fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts, which opens on the second Friday after Labor Day and runs for seventeen days. It is billed as "New England's Great State Fair," the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the fifth-largest fair in the nation. [2]
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How does attendance at the 2024 Iowa State Fair compare to 2023? Attendance in 2024 was up slightly from 2023 when 98,751 people attended the seventh day. Day: 2024 (2023)
Postcard picture of the fair, about 1908. The Danbury Fair (also known as The Great Danbury State Fair) was a yearly exhibition in Danbury, Connecticut. It was begun in 1821 as an agricultural fair, but did not have a regular schedule until 1869 when hat manufacturers Rundle and White helped form the Danbury Farmers and Manufacturers Society. [1]
The 2023 event drew about 125,000, topping the 114,000 in 2022 and 110,000 in 2021. Prior to ... Fair attendance declines 9% due to heat, economy, organizer says
The Tennessee State Fair is an annual state fair, formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee. Until 2021, the fair was generally held in the second week of September, as well as the weekends surrounding it. The fair regularly had attendance over 200,000 people per year while located at the Nashville Fairgrounds. [1]
It's the fourth time the state fair surpassed that mark since 2005. ... That’s an increase from the 461,104 people that visited in 2022 and is the highest attendance number since 515,995 ...