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The fair is organized by Maricopa County Fair, Inc, a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that receives no tax revenue or funding from Maricopa County. The members of the organization are forty-five elected commissioners and two ex officio members. The Board of Directors is composed of nineteen volunteer members. [3]
The Fair typically has around 75 amusement rides, 110 food booths, and 300 commercial sales booths. The Arizona State Fair is one of the top 5 state fairs by yearly attendance in the country, drawing over a million visitors annually. Fair patrollers include security guards, the Phoenix Police and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
It is currently used yearly to host the Arizona State Fair and the Maricopa County Fair, as well as for other events. The Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, an arena at the fairgrounds, hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992. In 1992, the team moved to what is known today as Footprint Center.
The Arizona State Fair schedules concerts, comedy shows and other events in the Coliseum during the Fair's annual season (which begins each October). For several years, it hosted portions of Arizona's high school basketball championships; those were moved to the newer Gila River Arena (now Desert Diamond Arena ) in 2005 and returned to the ...
In North Central Ohio, fair season begins July 1 with the Marion County Fair and ends Oct. 5 with the Loudonville Independent Fair. Ohio Department of Agriculture announces 2024 fairs schedule ...
Steuben County Fair's first ever all inclusive livestock sale Aug. 17 The 2024 Youth Livestock Sale will be like none other before. The sale takes place at 1 p.m., Aug. 17 in the Livestock Pavilion.
Lawrence County Fair schedule. Some events are happening at specific times throughout the fair. Expo Hall - July 7-12, 5-10 p.m.; July 13, 3-8 p.m. Steel Horse Carnival - July 8-13, 5-10 p.m.
Maricopa County Fair; Marion County Fair (Indiana) Marshfield Fair; Martin County Fair; N. Neshoba County Fair; North American International Livestock Exposition;