Fair Saint Louis
Established in 1878 and reconstituted in 1981, the Veiled Prophet Fair, nominally the Fair Saint Louis starting in 1992, is an annual festival held during the July 4 holiday in downtown St. Louis, Missouri at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Some call it "America's largest birthday party". The event showcases a variety of attractions, educational activities, a barbecue competition, stages featuring popular entertainers, and an enormous fireworks display held nightly.
Background
Known as the "Veiled Prophet Fair" (or sometimes just "VP Fair") to the public, and officially prior to 1992, Fair Saint Louis was organized by the Veiled Prophet Organization, a secret society of prominent St. Louisans who also put on the "Veiled Prophet Ball", a debutante ball held annually in December, as well as the Veiled Prophet Parade, which usually kicks off Fair Saint Louis.
2013 Music Schedule
The lineup for the 2013 Fair St. Louis Musical Schedule is as follows:[1]
July 4
July 5
Brett Michaels
July 6
References
- ↑ "Fair St. Louis Music Schedule". July 2013.
- Spencer, Thomas M. The St. Louis Veiled Prophet Celebration: Power on Parade, 1877-1995 (University of Missouri Press: 2000).
External links
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- Veiled Prophet Grand March music by 19th century St. Louis composer J. W. Postlewaite
- Veiled Prophet Photographs collections at the University of Missouri–St. Louis
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