state fair

     

A state fair is a competitive an recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more-local county fairs.

Trivia about state fair

  • Michigan claims the nation's oldest one, starting in 1849; don't miss the pig races or the midway
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Iowa State Fair.) Will Rogers, Gene Crane & Pat Boone starred in different versions of this film about a family's adventures at the Iowa State Fair
  • Musical numbers in this 1945 film include "All I Owe Ioway" & "It's a Grand Night for Singing"

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