Colorado State Fair

Coordinates: 38°14′57″N 104°38′21″W / 38.24903°N 104.63924°W / 38.24903; -104.63924

Colorado State Fair
Genre State fair
Date(s) Aug 28 - Sep 7, 2015
Frequency Annual
Location(s) Pueblo, Colorado
Years active 144
Inaugurated October 9, 1872
Most recent Aug 22 - Sep 1, 2014
Website
coloradostatefair.com

The Colorado State Fair is an event held annually in late August in Pueblo, Colorado. The state fair has been a tradition since October 9, 1872.[1] The fairgrounds also host a number of other events during the rest of the year.

History

When Colorado became a state in 1876, its state fair was already earning its place in history. In 1869, approximately two thousand people converged on what is now Pueblo for a horse exhibition; from that meager beginning was born the Colorado State Fair.

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