Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ]
The fair traditionally runs for 21 days in September; there is also a "Spring Fair" which takes place for four days in April. The Puyallup Fairgrounds is used for other events during the offseason. [ citation needed ] The Washington State Fair was originally the "Puyallup Fair" until it was renamed in 2013; "Do the Puyallup" has been its long ...
Puyallup station, a Sounder commuter rail station; Washington State Fair, formerly the Puyallup Fair; Puyallup River, a river in the U.S. state of Washington; Lake Puyallup, developed along the south edge of the Puget Sound Glacier; Puyallup Glacier, a glacier on the west flank of Mount Rainier in Washington; MV Puyallup, a Washington State ferry
The Puyallup Fairgrounds remained closed to the public until the end of the war, operating as an army training facility. [1] After the Assembly Center closed the U.S. Army 943rd Signal Service Battalion were station at the camp for training before departing. The first postwar fair took place in September 1946. [2]
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]
For many years The Shoppe was a mainstay at the Puyallup Fair, performing several times a day. In 2012 The Shoppe reunited for a reunion run at the Puyallup Fair, from September 17 to September 23. They would also reunite for the Puyallup fair in 2013, and one final time in 2018 to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
The city is home to the annual Evergreen State Fair, a county fair which takes place in late August and early September at a fairground located northwest of downtown Monroe. It is the second largest fair in Washington state, behind the Puyallup Fair, and attracts approximately 350,000 over its twelve-day run.
What links here; Upload file; Special pages; Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL; Download QR code