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The Iowa State Fair was held in a different community every two years after it was first established. The first fair was held in Fairfield in 1854. The other towns that hosted the fair included Muscatine, Oskaloosa, Iowa City, Dubuque, Burlington, Clinton, Keokuk and Cedar Rapids. [2] The state fair moved to Des Moines permanently in 1878.
New Hampshire Renaissance Faire New Hampshire: Fremont, temporary Undetermined period; annual charity event: 2004 – (05b) Mid-May for two consecutive weekends appx. 4500 New Hampshire RenFaire: New Jersey Renaissance Faire New Jersey: Liberty Lake Day Camp and Picnic Grove, Bordentown; permanent
A Renaissance Festival (medieval fair or ren faire) is an outdoor gathering that aims to entertain its guests by recreating a historical setting, most often the English Renaissance. Renaissance festivals generally include costumed entertainers or fair-goers, musical and theatrical acts, art and handicrafts for sale, and festival food.
A new Ames event will transport residents to a different world. The first Ames Renaissance Faire is coming to town next weekend, April 13-14. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday ...
The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa, every August. It began in 1854 and has been held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1886. It is based in the state capital Des Moines, Iowa over an 11 day period in August.
It hosts the annual Muscatine County Fair. The Muscatine County Historic Preservation Commission received a grant from the State of Iowa to study the fairgrounds in 2014. [ 2 ] Most of it was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places as the West Liberty Fairgrounds Historic District in 2015. [ 1 ]
The city was the site of the first and second Iowa State Fairs. [9] The first fair was held October 25–27, 1854, on 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land surrounded by a 10-foot-high (3.0 m) fence. The total cost to hold the fair was around $320, and public admission was 25 cents per person.
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