Fairs and Carnivals

3+ day, 10+ 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, 1+ 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, 4+ day ago   (276+ words) The Iowa State Fair’s iconic butter cow sculpture is back, and Sarah Pratt is celebrating 20 years as its sculptor. Pratt said the sculpture, located inside the Agriculture Building across from the Iowa Pork Tent, takes about 80 hours to create, depending…...

3+ week, 5+ 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…...