Has Your State Fair Started?

14 years ago

The Indiana State Fair started yesterday here. I guess it is going to be going on for 17 days. The longest fair ever so they say. I always used to enjoy the fair when I was younger. I liked the animals the best.

Sue

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monica_pa Grieves
14 years ago
I don't think PA has one...if it does, it's probably out west near Harrisburg, and I have no interest in going.
dotmom
14 years ago
Minnesota State Fair starts later this month. My Sis & I are trying to get my daughter to enter the dolls she makes in the (I think) handcraft section. She makes these beautiful dolls, designs and makes the outfits from the 1800"S From everyday typw dresses tp glorious ball gowns. She even made some, copying the traveling suits, called hobble skirts, from the movie, Titanic. I hope she enters, because I'm sure she will win some blue ribbons. Dottie
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Congrats party_music...that's a beautiful basket! When the kids were in elementary school we took them to the county fair every year which takes place about 10 minutes away. It was nice for them to see farm animals up close. And my neighbor always entered a few of her cross stitch pieces so it was fun to see them displayed. Our state fair is about 45 min away but just seemed like a larger version of the county fair a week or two later so we never went. Love the movie State Fair...haven't seen it in quite awhile.
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Hi Dottie - the stockade fence is there, the sod is donated, electricity is provided. You have to level off and weed the site (I start in May, many others start in Sept), come up with a plan and then build everything from there. I had the old wooden fence panels at home along with the fire ring and old wooden chairs. I had a dead patio umbrella ready to haul to the dump and thought it might make a good arbor. All of the plants featured were things I have on hand (many of them get used over and over each year for my fair gardens) except one Fatsia that you can't see in any of these photos. Since the fair is in October and most of the garden sites are in the shade it can be hard to keep plants perky that late in the year. Most gardeners drop in their plants at the last minute for these reasons. There is also a problem of the large oak trees dropping branches, leaves and acorns down onto your garden which ruins any large leaves (my elephant ears always get torn up during the fair). Most of the gardens are installed by groups or families, I tend to do mine by myself so this year I tried to keep things simple and easy to break down. The vine is a rare one in this area - Port St. John's Creeper or Podranea ricosoliana. A nice pink trumpet vine that is normally only hardy to zone 9. Mine tends to die back to the ground each winter but come back (this is a good thing for a rampant growing vine). Every year it is in full bloom in October but not this year. For some reason it never formed a single bud. This is a metal umbrella frame and the biggest issue with it was that once you rip off the fabric it loses its stability and falls apart. I spent days wiring it back together at home only to have it fall apart again during transport to the fair grounds. I didn't keep it when the fair was over, I have another spot to grow the vine and didn't want to deal with the umbrella again.
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linda_in_iowa
14 years ago
Iowa State Fair runs Aug. 13-23. It is supposed to be the best in the country. We are going the first day. I can't wait to see this year's butter cow, carved out of butter. They recycle the butter as many years as possible.
jackie643
14 years ago
Wisconsin State Fair is on now.
patti43
14 years ago
Florida's state fair is long past. It's in the Spring.
Granlan_TX
14 years ago
The Tri-State Fair is around the first of September and lasts for a week. I have no interest in going since I don't have kids around any longer.
Dee1
14 years ago
I haven't heard anything about a state fair this year. Years ago it was held in either Detroit or maybe Ionia. Anyway, our county fair starts the 17th and we will go at least once. When we were younger we used to go every day. I enjoy the animals, the garden entries, and the handcrafts, especially the art entries by the special needs people. They do an amazing job. I look forward to our fair every year. Oh yeah, we also enjoy the "food". Very bad for the health, but always tastes so good.
gadgets
14 years ago
I had to google to find out....Ohio's is going on right now. I've never been to it, but did have the chance to go to Michigan's ages ago.

Shirley
Nita__AZ
14 years ago
The Arizona State Fair runs from Oct 16 through Nov 8. We haven't been there in years so just might go this year. Dances and I went to the Florida State Fair last February and had a blast. Hopefully I will get to go to it again next year.
hayjud_mn
14 years ago
I'm in the same state as Dottie. Our State Fair runs for 10 days and ends on Labor Day, so it will be late this year. We haven't gone for several years. I love looking at all the home-done entries, with the quilts being my special treat.

Our county fair is on right now and we went on Thursday (I had the gut ache all evening to prove it! LOL) We had a great time watching the little pig races!
cynic
14 years ago
Minnesota's State Fair always runs 12 days starting the second Thursday before Labor Day and it runs through Labor Day. With Labor Day being later this year it'll be August 27th through September 7th. I actually would like to go, but no way I'll be able to handle it. Oh well, I can get deep fried food elsewhere.
susanjf_gw
14 years ago
2009
MICHIGAN STATE FAIR

Friday, August 28th
through
Labor Day, September 7th

The Best Entertainment Value In Michigan
Can Be Found At America's First State Fair
With Fun-Filled Fair Events Every Day

detroit mi...this might be the last unless they can find public funding...kind of sad since it's the oldest in the nation...
mariend
14 years ago
Just finished with the ND state fair in Minot ND, and even thought we didn't get to go, crowds were record breaking and cool weather all the time. Sell out crowds for the grandstand events, good food, and many featured local cooking and low calorie types. Each day featured something different--Co-op day, Senior Day, Pride of Dakota, Honor miltary (free admision) etc.
Cherryfizz
14 years ago
I am waiting for the Harrow Agricultural Fair to start soon. This will be its 155th year.

Anne
kathi_mdgd
14 years ago
Ours has come and gone,started towards the end of june,and ended july 5th.I havn't been the last couple years.Getting too old and can't take the heat,and all that walking.
Kathi
pekemom
14 years ago
Colorado State Fair will be nearer the end of the month. It's right here in town so we go almost every year.
maryanntx
14 years ago
The Texas State Fair is from Sept 25 to Oct 18. I haven't been since I was in High School. It's in Dallas which is about a 5 hour drive from where I live.
veta
14 years ago
I am a lifelong resident of Indiana, but have never been to our state fair. We are a few hours away from it, in the South Bend-Mishawaka area.
Veta
socks
14 years ago
I went to our county fair last weekend with my best girlfriend. They had the chocolate covered bacon, but I didn't try it. I had my old standby favorite: kettle corn. Had a lot of fun looking at the animals and shopping. Here's what I got.

Cute t-shirt

Tuberose bulb

Keepeez Have you seen these? Very handy lids which can stick on almost any conatiner.

Hand crank salsa maker
gramzeeinmd
14 years ago
Our State Fair Starts 8/28/2009 - 9/7/2009.
Haven't been in several years and I wanted to go this year on the 28th to See Boyz to
Men but with my surgery I just cannot do all that walking. Maybe next year.
Deb

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