North Dakota State Fair Survives Kid Rock Cancellation with Record Crabtree Midway
Fair extends midway contract with Crabtree Amusements an additional three years
The 2022 North Dakota State Fair set revenue records on the Crabtree Amusements midway, but outside of industry members and observers, most everybody else probably associates this year's fair only ... [read more]
California State Fair Returns with Record Ride & Food Sales
The California State Fair made a triumphant return after a two-year hiatus. Although some hot spells suppressed daytime numbers, attendance reached 652,873, an increase of 8.9 percent over the 2019 ... [read more]
Ventura County Fair Returns After 2 Year Hiatus
Shuttered for two years due to the pandemic, the Ventura County Fair returned August 3 through 14th, themed as "A Country Fair with Ocean Air” with a tag line of “VC Fair Rides ... [read more]
Soaring Attendance & Spending: Erie County Fair Rolls Into 2022
Ideal weather, enthusiastic fairgoers and a dedicated team were some of the components that enabled the 2022 Erie County Fair to fully live up to its perennial declaration: the “Best 12 Days of ... [read more]
Orange County Fair Provided a Juicy 2022 for Guests
Fair surpasses 1 million attendees
“Orange” you glad you came? Preliminary attendance numbers are in for the Orange County Fair, and it looks to be close to 1,055,173 visitors who attended this year's event. Eleven fair ... [read more]
San Mateo County Fair Adjusts & Pivots to Attendance Upticks & Record Midway Grosses
The San Mateo County Fair went into 2022 with a reasonable but not overly optimistic forecast. Running in 2021, the San Mateo was one of a few California Fairs to get the green light – ... [read more]
Funtastic Shows has wet run at Portland Rose Festival
The Portland Rose Festival – the carnival attraction portion of which is known as the CityFair event – had a few soggy thorns in its celebration this year. A deluge of rain put a damper ... [read more]
After 2-Year Absence, Ohio State Fair Returns With Cashless Midway
The Ohio State Fair was the largest state fair outside the state of California to cancel last year – technically, the fair cancelled in 2020 during the lockdown but was held in 2021, just not ... [read more]
El Dorado County Fair Breaks Attendance Records
Held on Father's Day Weekend June 16-19, the El Dorado County Fair broke its 2019 attendance record of 67,000 with an epic 73,000 guests. The fair's theme “The Magic is Back!” was ... [read more]
Destination Delaware: Summer Nights, Carnival Lights Attract Out-of-State Fairgoers
The 2022 Delaware State Fair may have sweltered, but never faltered. A triple-digit heatwave stymied attendance at the 103rd Delaware State Fair, though reaching 299,511, was ... [read more]
