A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more-local county fairs.
State fairs began in the nineteenth century for the purpose of promoting state agriculture, through competitive exhibitions of livestock and display of farm products. As the U.S. evolved from a predominantly agrarian to an industrial society in the twentieth century, and the more service economy of the 21st century, modern state fairs have expanded to include carnival amusement rides and games, display of industrial products, automobile racing, and entertainment such as musical concerts. Large fairs can admit more than a million visitors over the course of a week or two. The first U.S. state fair was that of New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually to the present year.[1] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849[2] to 2009.[3][4]
Events similar to state fairs are also held annually in each state capital in Australia, known as royal shows. Australian royal shows are organized by state agricultural and horticultural societies, and are described further in the agricultural show article.
^The Eastern States Exposition, popularly known as The Big E, is a combined state fair for all six (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) New England states. Each state has its own dedicated area during the fair.
^Percentage based on combined population for all New England states.
State fair police departmentsedit
Several state fairs maintain their own police departments, including:
State and county fairs are famous for a variety of competitions that award ribbons. Awards are generally given according to the following scale:[citation needed][4]
First place – blue ribbon
Second place – red ribbon
Third place – white ribbon
Fourth place – yellow ribbon
Fifth place – green ribbon
Sixth place – orange ribbon
Seventh place – purple ribbon
Eighth place – brown ribbon
Attendanceedit
As of 2019, the largest attendance at a state fair in the US is in Texas with the fair having attracted 2,514,637 visitors.[87][88][89] Though it is longer than an average state fair, ergo, it has an advantage.
The largest average per day attendance is at the Minnesota State Fair averaging just under 200,000 people per day.[90]
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^. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013.
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^"Early numbers for MontanaFair attendance and sales". KULR-8 Local News. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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^"Nevada Fair sees second successful year in Carson City".
^Waterson, James and Seymour, Rachel Anne. Pulling Up Stakes: East Texas State Fair Says Goodbye Until Next Year. Tyler Morning Telegraph, October 4th, 2010, p. 1A, 6A
^. wqow.com. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018.
^"Second highest attendance record set at Calgary Stampede". CTV News Calgary. BellMedia. July 15, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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^"2019 Pacific National Exhibition Annual Report: April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020" (PDF). www.pne.ca. Pacific National Exhibition. 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^Draaisma, Muriel. "Ex attendance rises to an estimated 1.5 million this year, CNE officials say". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
^"SuperEx attendance higher than last year". ctvottawa.ca. Bell Media. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^Rider, David (November 1, 2018). "Locked out workers to picket Royal Winter Fair". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^Daniszewski, Hank. "Western Fair blessed with fair weather but attendance figures under wraps". www.lfpress.com.
^Thompson, Sam (June 24, 2019). "Red River Ex sees uptick in 2019 attendance". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^"Winter Fair Attracts More Than 100,000 Visitors But Registers Attendance Drop". Discover Westman. Golden West Broadcasting. April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^Vorrieter, Karlee (2019). "Jump in international buyers, inaugural maple leaf finals rodeo and record-setting registration at Agribition 2019". Industry West. IW Media Group.
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For other uses see State Fair disambiguation This article uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources Please improve the article by addressing link rot or discuss this issue on the talk page February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U S state s population usually held in late summer or early fall It is a larger version of a county fair often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more local county fairs The Wisconsin State FairState fairs began in the nineteenth century for the purpose of promoting state agriculture through competitive exhibitions of livestock and display of farm products As the U S evolved from a predominantly agrarian to an industrial society in the twentieth century and the more service economy of the 21st century modern state fairs have expanded to include carnival amusement rides and games display of industrial products automobile racing and entertainment such as musical concerts Large fairs can admit more than a million visitors over the course of a week or two The first U S state fair was that of New York held in 1841 in Syracuse and has been held annually to the present year 1 The second state fair was in Detroit Michigan which ran from 1849 2 to 2009 3 4 Events similar to state fairs are also held annually in each state capital in Australia known as royal shows Australian royal shows are organized by state agricultural and horticultural societies and are described further in the agricultural show article Contents 1 List of state fairs 1 1 United States 1 2 State fair police departments 2 Provincial exhibitions in Canada 3 Awards 4 Attendance 5 See also 6 ReferencesList of state fairs editUnited States edit nbsp The 2009 Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks AlaskaState or Region Fair Name Location Attendance year Attendance as of State Pop a a a 9999 a a a 10000000000Alabama Alabama State Fair BirminghamAlabama Alabama State Fair Montgomery MontgomeryAlabama Alabama National Fair MontgomeryAlaska Kenai Peninsula State Fair Ninilchik 7 300 2013 5 99 Alaska Southeast Alaska State Fair HainesAlaska Tanana Valley State Fair Fairbanks 12 49 Alaska Alaska State Fair Palmer 299 698 2015 7 40 68 Arizona Arizona State Fair Phoenix 1 102 044 2015 8 16 37 Arizona Navajo Nation Fair Window Rock 100 000 2016 9 57 58 of Navajo Nation Arkansas Arkansas State Fair Little Rock 473 106 2015 10 15 95 California California State Fair Sacramento 673 237 2016 11 1 7 Colorado Colorado State Fair Pueblo 466 576 2016 12 8 71 Delaware Delaware State Fair Harrington 262 587 2016 13 28 07 District of Columbia DC State Fair WashingtonFlorida Florida State Fair Tampa 395 435 2016 14 1 99 Georgia Georgia State Fair HamptonGeorgia Georgia National Fair Perry Georgia 535 000 2016 15 5 30 Georgia North Georgia State Fair Marietta 320 000 2016 16 3 17 Hawaii Hawaii 50th State Fair AieaIdaho Eastern Idaho State Fair Blackfoot 249 892 2021 17 14 08 Idaho Western Idaho Fair Boise 243 474 2016 18 14 90 Idaho North Idaho Fair 19 Coeur d Alene 168 567 2022 20 5 18 Illinois DuQuoin State Fair Du QuoinIllinois Illinois State Fair Springfield 509 000 2019 21 4 00 Indiana Indiana State Fair Indianapolis 730 000 2016 22 11 07 Iowa Iowa State Fair Des Moines 1 130 260 2018 23 35 93 Kansas Kansas State Fair Hutchinson 359 808 2016 24 12 39 Kentucky Kentucky State Fair Louisville 609 955 2017 25 13 7 Louisiana Cajun Heartland State Fair LafayetteLouisiana Greater Baton Rouge State Fair Baton RougeLouisiana State Fair of Louisiana Shreveport 379 700 2017 26 9 78 Maine Bangor State Fair BangorMaine Skowhegan State Fair SkowheganMaine Fryeburg Fair Fryeburg 166 838 2016 27 12 54 Maryland Maryland State Fair Timonium 588 000 2013 28 9 53 Michigan Michigan State Fair Novi 92 000 2014 29 93 Michigan Upper Peninsula State Fair Escanaba 80 000 2013 30 81 Minnesota Minnesota State Fair Falcon Heights 2 126 551 2019 31 37 90 Mississippi Mississippi State Fair Jackson 733 151 2016 32 24 49 Missouri Missouri State Fair Sedalia 366 218 2013 33 6 04 Montana Montana State Fair Great Falls 54 938 2015 34 5 37 Montana MontanaFair Billings Montana 226 333 2016 35 22 10 Nebraska Nebraska State Fair Grand Island 379 108 2017 36 37 19 88 Nevada Nevada State Fair Reno ClosedNevada The Nevada Fair Carson City Nevada 22 000 2015 38 77 New England a The Big E West Springfield Massachusetts 1 629 527 2019 39 10 97 b New Hampshire Hopkinton State Fair ContoocookNew Jersey New Jersey State Fair Augusta 420 000 2013 40 4 70 New Mexico New Mexico State Fair Albuquerque 497 000 2016 41 23 83 New Mexico Southern New Mexico State Fair Las CrucesNew Mexico Northern Navajo Nation Fair ShiprockNew York Great New York State Fair Syracuse 1 329 275 2019 42 6 8 North Carolina North Carolina State Fair Raleigh 1 028 364 2016 43 10 34 North Carolina Dixie Classic Fair Winston Salem 357 416 2011 3 7 North Carolina North Carolina Mountain State Fair Fletcher 187 819 2007 44 1 89 North Dakota North Dakota State Fair Minot 293 123 2016 45 39 64 Ohio Ohio State Fair Columbus 921 000 2016 46 7 95 Oklahoma Oklahoma State Fair Oklahoma City 900 000 2012 47 23 21 Oklahoma Tulsa State Fair Tulsa 1 206 000 2016 estimate 48 31 10 Oregon Oregon State Fair Salem 295 000 2016 estimate 49 7 43 Pennsylvania Allentown Fair Allentown 500 000 approx 2014 50 3 91 Pennsylvania Butler Fair Prospect 240 000 approx 2011 51 1 88 Pennsylvania Bloomsburg Fair Bloomsburg 364 037 2015 52 2 85 Pennsylvania The Reading Fair Reading 40 000 2016 53 0 3 Pennsylvania York State Fair York 555 252 2016 54 4 34 Rhode Island Washington County Fair Richmond around 100 000 55 9 48 South Carolina South Carolina State Fair Columbia 464 878 2016 56 9 62 South Dakota South Dakota State Fair Huron 211 371 2016 57 24 77 Tennessee Tennessee State Fair Nashville 115 000 2015 58 1 76 Tennessee Delta Fair Memphis about 200 000 2016 59 3 05 Tennessee Tennessee Valley Fair Knoxville 180 000 approx 60 2 75 Texas South Texas State Fair Beaumont 175 000 2014 61 65 Texas State Fair of Texas Dallas 2 547 289 2022 62 7 24 Texas East Texas State Fair 63 Tyler about 250 000 estimate from 2016 64 93 Texas North Texas State Fair Denton 200 000 estimate from 2023 65 68 Utah Utah State Fair Salt Lake City around 300 000 2014 66 10 19 Vermont Vermont State Fair Rutland 40 000 50 000 2022 67 9 83 Virginia State Fair of Virginia Caroline County 238 000 2014 68 2 86 Washington Central Washington State Fair Yakima 312 191 2016 69 4 42 Washington Evergreen State Fair Monroe 342 631 2016 70 4 85 Washington Northwest Washington Fair Lynden 189 154 2015 71 2 68 Washington Washington State Fair Puyallup 1 117 323 2012 72 15 82 West Virginia State Fair of West Virginia Fairlea 155 000 160 000 2016 73 8 65 Wisconsin Wisconsin State Fair West Allis 1 015 815 2016 74 17 64 Wisconsin Central Wisconsin State Fair Marshfield 85 000 2015 75 1 48 Wisconsin Northern Wisconsin State Fair Chippewa Falls 90 000 2016 76 1 56 Wyoming Wyoming State Fair DouglasNotes The Eastern States Exposition popularly known as The Big E is a combined state fair for all six Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont New England states Each state has its own dedicated area during the fair Percentage based on combined population for all New England states State fair police departments edit Several state fairs maintain their own police departments including California Exposition and State Fair Police Iowa State Fair Police Minnesota State Fair Police Department Wisconsin State Fair Park Police DepartmentProvincial exhibitions in Canada editA few annual exhibitions in the summer in Canada are similar to state fairs in the United States Province Fair Name Location Attendance year a a a 9999 a a a 10000000000Alberta Calgary Stampede Calgary 1 275 465 2019 77 Alberta K Days Edmonton 702 327 2019 78 British Columbia Pacific National Exhibition Vancouver 731 708 2019 79 Ontario Canadian National Exhibition Toronto 1 500 000 2019 80 Ontario Ottawa SuperEX Ottawa 422 095 2009 81 Ontario Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Toronto 300 000 average per annum 82 Ontario Western Fair London 170 000 2015 83 Manitoba Red River Exhibition Winnipeg 203 624 2019 84 Manitoba Royal Manitoba Winter Fair Brandon 110 000 2018 85 Saskatchewan Canadian Western Agribition Regina 121 326 2019 86 Awards editState and county fairs are famous for a variety of competitions that award ribbons Awards are generally given according to the following scale citation needed 4 First place blue ribbon Second place red ribbon Third place white ribbon Fourth place yellow ribbon Fifth place green ribbon Sixth place orange ribbon Seventh place purple ribbon Eighth place brown ribbonAttendance editAs of 2019 the largest attendance at a state fair in the US is in Texas with the fair having attracted 2 514 637 visitors 87 88 89 Though it is longer than an average state fair ergo it has an advantage The largest average per day attendance is at the Minnesota State Fair averaging just under 200 000 people per day 90 See also editAgricultural show Rodeo Trade fair World s fairReferences edit New York State Fair The Encyclopedia of New York State Syracuse University Press www syracuseuniversitypress syr edu Retrieved 20 April 2018 History of the Michigan State Fair www michigan gov Archived from the original on November 25 2009 Granholm cuts State Fair from budget Archived from the original on November 3 2013 a b It s official State Fair a goner Archived from the original on November 3 2013 KP fair has big changes 9 June 2014 Tanana Valley State Fair begins Friday 3 August 2016 2015 Fair Continues Upward Trend 24 October 2015 State Fair attendance stayed on par despite heavy rain Navajo Nation AG Expo 4th of July PRCA Rodeo gt CANCELLED nnfair navajo nsn gov Arkansas State Fair sets new attendance record 19 October 2015 Kirk Marjorie California state fair attendance drops 14 percent The Sacramento Bee Colorado State Fair attendance drops in 2016 but event considered a success 7 September 2016 Home Delaware State News Bay to Bay News Venuestoday com www venuestoday com Georgia National Fair sets new attendance record 11Alive com 18 October 2016 Retrieved 2023 03 19 320 000 visitors attend over North Georgia State Fair s 11 day run 5 October 2016 Eastern Idaho State Fair sets historic attendance records East Idaho News 2021 09 16 Retrieved 2023 03 19 Staff KBOI News 2016 09 09 Western Idaho Fair attendance up 12 000 people in 2016 KBOI Retrieved 2023 03 19 North Idaho State Fair www nisfair fun We didn t expect to see that much in growth North Idaho State Fair sets attendance record krem com August 31 2022 Retrieved 2023 03 19 Illinois State Fair sets revenue record with Snoop Dogg Reba McEntire major draws Chicago Tribune 19 September 2019 Rainy weather hurts attendance at 2016 Indiana State Fair wthr com August 22 2016 Retrieved 2023 03 19 Fair Dates amp Attendance Kansas State Fair attendance in 2016 third highest ever AP NEWS 2016 10 24 Retrieved 2023 03 19 Tribble Greer Carolyn August 31 2017 It was a good year for the Kentucky State Fair Louisville Business First Retrieved November 16 2017 Weather Affects Attendance at State Fair of Louisiana Fair attendance up over last year 10 October 2016 Patrick 2022 09 19 2022 Maryland State Fair sets records with move to three weekends Morning Ag Clips Retrieved 2023 03 19 Michigan State Fair attendance up 15 Upper Peninsula State Fair Escanaba Michigan Minnesota State Fair Attendance www mnstatefair org 9 June 2016 Archived from the original on 9 December 2014 Retrieved 4 September 2019 Mississippi State Fair sets attendance record October 28 2013 Press Release Missouri State Fair Archived from the original on 2014 02 22 Montana State Fair numbers solid this year The Washington Times Retrieved 2023 03 19 Early numbers for MontanaFair attendance and sales KULR 8 Local News 22 August 2016 Retrieved 2023 03 19 Rollin Kelli 5 September 2017 State Fair 2017 attendance nears all time record The Grand Island Independent BH Media Group Inc Retrieved 5 September 2017 Nebraska State Fair Sets a New Attendance Record Press Release PDF Nevada Fair sees second successful year in Carson City Big e Attendance Records Moss Linda 7 July 2013 N J s State Fair Meadowlands wraps up beats last year s attendance NorthJersey Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 New Mexico State Fair attendance increased 8 percent 29 September 2016 Daily Attendance Newsroom ncstatefair org Archived from the original on 26 July 2016 2007 NC Mountain State Fair ncagr com Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Attendance numbers released for ND State Fair 31 July 2016 Ohio State Fair Attendance Just Short of a Record 8 August 2016 Carnivalwarehouse com s 2012 Top 50 Fairs PDF carnivalwarehouse com Archived from the original PDF on 2 June 2013 About Us tulsastatefair com Archived from the original on 13 April 2016 Oregon State Fair reports increase in attendance revenue About Us Allentown Fairgrounds Archived from the original on 20 July 2014 The Big Butler Fair Always Over the Fourth The Big Butler Fair Fair Attendance thebloomsburgfair com Archived from the original on 1 April 2017 5 Door and Window Replacement in Berks County PA thereadingfair How many people attended the 2016 York Fair For the 50th a full slate of favorites 2016 Fair Closes with Banner Attendance South Carolina State Fair 24 October 2016 Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 South Dakota State Fair Attendance Up Slightly Over 2015 KDLT News Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 State fair continues to build attendance from past years Columbia Daily Herald Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Delta Fair Attendance Down This Year Local Memphis Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Tennessee Valley Fair www tnvalleyfair org South Texas State Fair attendance up 10 000 from last year 7 April 2014 Daily Attendance Waterson James and Seymour Rachel Anne Pulling Up Stakes East Texas State Fair Says Goodbye Until Next Year Tyler Morning Telegraph October 4th 2010 p 1A 6A East Texas State Fair Sponsors North Texas Fair amp Rodeo Retrieved 20 March 2023 Utah State Fair draws crowds generates profits for 2014 season Deseret News 2014 10 15 Retrieved 2023 03 20 State fair sets new attendance record The Mountain Times 2022 08 24 Retrieved 2023 03 20 Storms muddy State Fair of Virginia s traffic revenue 6 October 2015 Final weekend pushes state fair attendance over 312 000 KHQ 3 October 2016 Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Attendance at Evergreen State Fair second highest in 6 years 17 September 2016 Townsend Debbie Attendance up at Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden Bellingham Herald Puyallup Fair attendance tops 1 1 million beats last year The News Tribune Archived from the original on 13 November 2013 Davis Austin 25 August 2016 A look back at the 2016 State Fair WWVA Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Shafer Dan 16 August 2016 Wisconsin State Fair attendance tops 1 million www bizjournals com Retrieved 2023 03 20 Central Wisconsin State Fair sets record Nearly 90K people attended the Northern Wisconsin State Fair wqow com 18 July 2016 Archived from the original on 5 August 2018 Second highest attendance record set at Calgary Stampede CTV News Calgary BellMedia July 15 2019 Retrieved April 2 2021 Ramsay Caley July 29 2019 Weather to blame for lowest K Days attendance since 2006 Northlands says Global News Corus Entertainment Retrieved April 2 2021 2019 Pacific National Exhibition Annual Report April 1 2019 March 31 2020 PDF www pne ca Pacific National Exhibition 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Draaisma Muriel Ex attendance rises to an estimated 1 5 million this year CNE officials say www cbc ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation SuperEx attendance higher than last year ctvottawa ca Bell Media 31 August 2009 Retrieved 10 July 2014 Rider David November 1 2018 Locked out workers to picket Royal Winter Fair Toronto Star Torstar Corporation Retrieved April 2 2021 Daniszewski Hank Western Fair blessed with fair weather but attendance figures under wraps www lfpress com Thompson Sam June 24 2019 Red River Ex sees uptick in 2019 attendance Global News Corus Entertainment Retrieved April 2 2021 Winter Fair Attracts More Than 100 000 Visitors But Registers Attendance Drop Discover Westman Golden West Broadcasting April 1 2018 Retrieved April 2 2021 Vorrieter Karlee 2019 Jump in international buyers inaugural maple leaf finals rodeo and record setting registration at Agribition 2019 Industry West IW Media Group Daily Attendance State Fair of Texas Retrieved 2021 09 25 State Fair of Texas Welcomed More Than 2 5 Million Fairgoers in 2019 NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth 21 October 2019 Retrieved 2021 09 25 How Much It Costs To Visit the 10 Biggest State Fairs in the US finance yahoo com Retrieved 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