4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (352+ words) The fairgrounds weren't without setbacks. On Christmas Eve in 1951, an arson fire destroyed the fair's two-story stone exhibit hall and grandstand, structures originally built by Works Progress Administration labor during the Great Depression. The blaze prompted an immediate local rebuilding…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (89+ words) By Margaret Seiler September 4, 2026 Image: Courtesy Margaret Seiler Image: Courtesy Oregon State Fair Between the two arts-and-crafts halls is smaller building packed with scarecrows (including one dressed to look like Weird Al Yankovic, who plays in the amphitheater on Labor…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) The Carolina Classic Fair is giving visitors a chance to save on admission and rides months before the gates open in Winston-Salem. Discounted advance tickets went on sale Monday, Aug. 17, for the 2026 Carolina Classic Fair, which runs Friday, Oct. 2, through…...