Delaware State Fair
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The Delaware State Fair is the annual state fair for the state of Delaware. It is held in Harrington. The fair is a ten-day event at the end of July.
[edit] History
The first fair was held in 1920 and was known as the Kent and Sussex County Fair. It lasted four days and was held on thirty acres. Today the fairgrounds encompass over 300 acres and feature concerts, wrestling, rodeo, races, agricultural exhibits, slot machines, a midway, and other typical stair fair demonstrations and events.
[edit] Concerts
The Delaware State Fair has long been a center for regional entertainment, drawing in crowds from the rest of the state, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. It is one of few local concert venues, so has been able to attract many popular acts to Delmarva, among them:
- Brad Paisley
- Toby Keith
- Carrie Underwood
- Chris Daughtry
- Gloria Estefan
- Milli Vanilli
- New Kids on the Block
- Tiffany
- Color Me Badd
- George Jones
- Tammy Wynette
- Alan Jackson
- LeAnn Rimes
- Joe Diffie
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Presidents of the United States of America
- Savage Garden
- Pam Tillis
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Charlie Daniels Band
- Travis Tritt
- Jo Dee Messina
- Larry the Cable Guy
- Bill Cosby
- Shai
- Sawyer Brown
- Brooks and Dunn
- Tracy Lawrence
- Young MC
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