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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 Kentucky State Fair is the official state fair of Kentucky which takes place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. More than 600,000 fairgoers fill the 520 acres (2.1 km 2 ) of indoor and outdoor exhibits; activities include sampling a wide variety of food and riding several roller coasters during the 11-day event.
The 2022 N.C. State Fair will be held at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh from Oct. 13-23, so it’s time to start planning your trip. A key — and sometimes stressful — part of planning any ...
The Ohio State Fair is one of the largest state fairs in the United States, held in Columbus, Ohio during late July through early August. As estimated in a 2011 economic impact study conducted by Saperstein & Associates; the State Fair contributes approximately 68.5 million dollars to the state's economy. [ 3 ]
The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 13-day showcase of agriculture, entertainment, education, and technology.With midway rides, concessionaires, exhibits, and concerts, it has become New York's largest annual event and an end-of-summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of families from all corners of the state.
The Minnesota State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Minnesota.Also known by its slogan, "The Great Minnesota Get-Together", it is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance [2] and the second-largest state fair in the United States by total attendance, [3] trailing only the State Fair of Texas, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State ...
Thousands will soon gather for the 2024 Tri-State Fair & Rodeo, opening Friday and continuing through Sept. 21 at the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo. Now in its 101st year, the fair has a long ...
The first fair was held November 20–24, 1855 and named the "Agricultural Fair and Cattle Show". [1] Noah Bartlett Cloud , the editor of Cotton Planter magazine (later known as The American Cotton Planter and Soil of the South ) publicized the first Alabama State Fair Montgomery. [ 1 ]