Wisconsin State Fair
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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 for 11 days. The 2006 Fair was held from August 3 to August 13.
The first Wisconsin State Fair was held in 1851 in Janesville with approximately 8,000 to 12,000 people in attendance [1]. The fair would migrate to different towns before finding its permanent home in West Allis in 1892. According to State Fair officials, 860,078 people attended the 2005 Fair.
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[edit] Events and entertainment
- The 2005 Fair introduced the famous Budweiser Clydesdales
- Circus World Museum shows and exhibits
- Agricultural exhibits of horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, rabbits, and other animals
- The Birthing Barn (introduced in 2004) in which fairgoers can witness the birth of farm animals
- Live music
- A great variety of food and drink, including Profiteroles (cream puffs)
- A large number of vendors
- There is a large carnival featuring rides from Murphy Brothers Exposition. Some rides that might appear at this fair are Rainbow Valley's Freak Out, Spin Out, Super Loops, Kamikaze, Double Shock, Yo-Yo, Sizzler, a Zyklon Roller Coaster, and much more.
[edit] Fairgoer demographics
- Average age of a fairgoer: 39
- 42% of children are between the ages of 11 and 15
- 88% of fairgoers reside in Wisconsin – half of them live in metropolitan Milwaukee
- Average visits to the fair: 2 times
- Average hours spent at the fair: 6 hours
[edit] Notable attendance records
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Wisconsin State Fair Park website
- End of 2005 State Fair press release (PDF)
- "Fun Fair Facts", source of demographics and attendance records
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