State fair

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A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population. 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.

Originally a state fair was just a competitive exhibition of livestock in various competitions, the display of farm products which were not necessarily for sale, and the competition among various fair goers and participants in such categories as handicrafts, baked goods, jams and jellies, etc., but has since been expanded to include carnival amusement rides and games, music, races, tests of strength and skill, etc. Large fairs can see more than a million visitors over the course of a week or two.

Events similar to state fairs are also held annually in each state capital in Australia, known as Royal Shows. Australian Royal shows are organised by state agricultural and horticultural societies, and are described further in the agricultural show article.

Contents

[edit] List of state fairs

[edit] United States

Fair name Location Attendance (year)
Alaska State Fair Alaska
Tanana Valley State Fair Alaska
Arizona State Fair Arizona
California State Fair California 941,502 (2006) [1]
California Mid-State Fair California
Colorado State Fair Colorado 400,351 (2006) [2]
Connecticut Agricultural Fair Connecticut
Delaware State Fair Delaware
Florida State Fair Florida 434,067 (2006) [3]
South Florida State Fair West Palm Beach, Florida
Georgia State Fair Georgia
Illinois State Fair Illinois 700,000 (2006) [4]
DuQuoin State Fair Illinois
Indiana State Fair Indiana
Iowa State Fair Iowa 1,053,978 (2006) [5]
Kansas State Fair Kansas
Kentucky State Fair Kentucky 614,477 (2006) [6]
State Fair of Louisiana Louisiana
Greater Baton Rouge State Fair Louisiana
Bangor State Fair Bangor, Maine
Maryland State Fair Maryland
Michigan State Fair Detroit, Michigan
Upper Peninsula State Fair Michigan
Minnesota State Fair Minnesota 1,680,579 (2006) [7]
Missouri State Fair Missouri 340,000 (2005) [8]
Nebraska State Fair Nebraska 289,683 (2006) [9]
Nevada State Fair Nevada
New England's Great State Fair Massachusetts
Hopkinton State Fair New Hampshire
Meadowlands State Fair New Jersey
New Mexico State Fair New Mexico
North Carolina State Fair North Carolina 795,930 (2005) [10]
North Dakota State Fair North Dakota 247,970 (2006) [11]
Great New York State Fair New York State 932,387 (2006) [12]
Ohio State Fair Ohio 814,512 (2006) [13]
Oklahoma State Fair Oklahoma
Oregon State Fair Oregon
Tennessee State Fair Tennessee
Tulsa State Fair Tulsa, Oklahoma
South Carolina State Fair South Carolina
South Dakota State Fair South Dakota
South Texas State Fair Texas
State Fair of Texas Texas Appx 3 million (2003) [14]
East Texas State Fair Texas
Utah State Fair Utah
State Fair of Virginia Virginia
Central Washington State Fair Washington
Evergreen State Fair Washington
Puyallup Fair Washington
State Fair of West Virginia West Virginia
Wisconsin State Fair Wisconsin 861,408 (2006) [15]
Central Wisconsin State Fair Marshfield, Wisconsin
Northern Wisconsin State Fair Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Wyoming State Fair Wyoming

[edit] Awards

State and county fairs are famous for a variety of competitions. Awards are generally given according to the following scale

[edit] See also

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