Fair/Show Calendar, April 2009- March 2010.

[randomness]

Mostly, this is a listing for bedfull_o_books and me, and is neither representative nor exhaustive. But if it was attended by more than half a million in its best year, I tried to list it. If you've got any comments about any of these, or if I've left a big one out, let me know.

Edit: I created a calendar for this in Google Calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gat3q1krl1874eepl1nskei9i0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York

(The embed code doesn't seem to be working. I've deleted the calendar as I'm working on a new, improved one.)

April 2009:
Sydney Royal Easter Show, April 9 to 22, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW. http://www.eastershow.com.au/

July:
Royal Show, July 7 to 10, Kenilworth, Warwicks. http://www.royalshow.org.uk/

Ohio State Fair, July 29 to August 9, Columbus, OH. http://www.ohiostatefair.com/

August:
Ekka, August 6 to 15, Brisbane City, QLD. http://www.ekka.com.au/home/default.asp

Wisconsin State Fair, August 6 to 16, Milwaukee, WI. http://www.wistatefair.com

Indiana State Fair, August 7 to 23, Indianapolis, IN. http://www.in.gov/statefair/fair/index.html

Iowa State Fair, August 13 to 23, Des Moines, IA. http://www.iowastatefair.com/

Illinois State Fair, August 14 to 23, Springfield, IL. http://www.illinoisstatefair.info/

Kentucky State Fair, August 20 to 30, Louisville, KY. http://www.kystatefair.org/

California Exposition and State Fair, August 21 to September 7, Sacremento, CA. http://www.bigfun.org/

Canadian National Exhibition, August 21 to September 7, Toronto, ON. http://www.theex.com/

Pacific National Exhibition, August 22 to September 7, Vancouver, BC. http://www.pne.ca/thefair/index.htm

Minnesota State Fair, August 27 to September 7, St. Paul, MN. http://www.mnstatefair.org/

Evergreen State Fair, August 27 to September 7, Monroe, WA. http://www.evergreenfair.org/page11348.asp

Great New York State Fair, August 27 to September 7, Syracuse, NY. http://www.nysfair.org/

Oregon State Fair, August 28 to September 7, Salem, OR. http://www.oregonstatefair.org/

Maryland State Fair, August 28 to September 7, Timonium, MD. http://www.marylandstatefair.com/

Colorado State Fair and Rodeo, August 28 to September 7, Pueblo, CO. http://www.coloradostatefair.com/

September:
Royal Adelaide Show, September 4 to 12, Wayville, SA. http://www.theshow.com.au/showground/royal-adelaide-show/royal-adelaide-show-home.jsp

Puyallup Fair, September 11 to 17, Puyallup, WA. http://www.thefair.com/puyallup-fair/

New Mexico State Fair, September 11 to 27, Albuquerque, NM. http://exponm.com/en/

Royal Melbourne Show, September 17 to 27, Ascot Vale, VIC. http://www.royalshow.com.au/

Oklahoma State Fair, September 17 to 27, Oklahoma City, OK. http://www.okstatefair.com/

The Big E, September 18 to October 4, West Springfield, MA. http://www.thebige.com/

State Fair of Texas, September 25 to October 18, Dallas, TX. http://www.bigtex.com/

Perth Royal Show, September 27 to October 4, Claremont, WA. http://www.perthroyalshow.com.au/

October:
Tulsa State Fair, October 1 to 11, Tulsa, OK. http://www.tulsastatefair.com/fair/index.asp

Mississippi State Fair, October 7 to 18, Jackson, MS. http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/n_library/departments/fair_com/fair_sfair_funguide.html

South Carolina State Fair, October 14 to 25, Columbia, SC. http://scstatefair.org/state-fair/index.php

North Carolina State Fair, October 15 to 25, Raleigh, NC. http://www.ncstatefair.org/

Arizona State Fair, October 16 to November 8, Phoenix, AZ http://www.azstatefair.com/

January 2010:
Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg, PA. http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/farmshow/site/default.asp

February 2010:
Florida State Fair, Tampa, FL. http://www.floridastatefair.com/state-fair

Comments

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

I really have to get to the BigE this year

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we missed it this year, too. I'm not sure why, because we wanted to go.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

As a matter of fact, the Ohio State Fair was what inspired this post in the first place.

Thanks for the trip around the fairground, btw!

[xse99.livejournal.com]

Now I'm having major MD State Fair nostalgia... I sang there at least once, and I visited most years before I went off to college.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

One of the cool things about compiling this post was finding all the fairs. I had no awareness of so many of them but I figured if I posted some people might speak up about fairs they'd been to.

[xse99.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I remember riding the rides (best part) and seeing lots of cows (some hooked up to milking machines). Oh, and eating funnel cake and other carnival food.