Explore: State Fairs

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

2007. "Best State Fairs: 2015 10 Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards". 10Best USA Today. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020. "Minnesota State Fair". May 17

and State Fair Soldiers during WWII. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 fair, ending a 107-year streak of hosting annual fairs in

partner during the state's battle with wildfires. According to an editorial published in the Daily Alta California on November 5, 1850, fairs were common on

the consent of the legislature and the annual fairs became officially "State Fairs." Gradually the fair came to be seen in a new light. It continued to

the state capital Des Moines, Iowa over an 11 day period in August. With over a million visitors, it is one of the largest and best known state fairs in

Florida State Fair in 1915. The World Wars cancelled the fairs in 1918 & 1942–1945. In 1975, the Florida Legislature created the Florida State Fair Authority

annual state fairs in Idaho; the others being the Western Idaho Fair, which is held to the west of Boise, the state capital, and the North Idaho Fair, held

Medieval, and Fantasy fairs held in the United States. These include: any long running (20 plus years) fairs, and established fairs (5 plus years) that

Subsequent Michigan state fairs were held in other cities until 1905, when it received what was its permanent home for decades at the Michigan State Fairgrounds