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The Wisconsin State Fair Park is a fairgrounds and exhibition center in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. It has been the location of the Wisconsin State Fair since 1892. The fairgrounds are open year-round, hosting various expositions (many of them agricultural).
The Wisconsin State Fair is an annual event held at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. The modern fair takes place in August (occasionally beginning late July) and lasts 11 days.
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]
The barn is constructed of white oak, red oak, hemlock and pine with wooden bleachers encircling the show ring. [5] [6] The first fair was held here August 29 through September 1, 1916 and used for all fairs thereafter. The barn signifies the unique agricultural heritage of dairy farming in Wisconsin. [7]
Oklahoma City: Relocated from State Fair Park in 2008 in Oklahoma City 2: Montgomery Ward Building: March 13, 1980 (#80003287) March 8, 2005: 500 W. Main St. Oklahoma City: Delisted due to significant alterations. 3
Hurley, Wisconsin: Central Wisconsin State Fair Round Barn: built 1916 [46] NRHP 1979 Jct. of Vine Ave. and E. 17th St. Marshfield, Wisconsin: The world's largest round barn Dean-Armstrong-Englund Octagonal Barn: built 1893
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Jim Norick Arena (formerly Fairgrounds Arena) is a large multi-purpose arena located at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Completed in 1965 at a cost of $2.4 million, it was the largest indoor facility in Oklahoma City until the construction of the Myriad Convention Center.