State Fair Meadowlands: New Ticketing Transforms Marketing, Promotion and the Fair Experience
As one of the first large-scale fairs of the summer, many industry observers view the State Fair Meadowlands as a barometer of the fair season, particularly the large-scale Northeast Summer ... [read more]
New Carnival and Fair in Los Angeles; update on California fairs
A New “State Fair” Comes to Los Angeles Rising up to fill the gap left by the Los Angeles County Fair, which is waiting until May 2022 to make its return, the State Fair Santa Anita Park ... [read more]
H-2B Crippling Provisions Removed from FY22 Labor Bill
At yesterday's full committee markup of the FY22 Labor HHSE bill, Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD-1) offered an amendment to remove provisions 116, 117 and 118 from the bill. Congressman Rutherford and ... [read more]
San Bernardino County Fair Concludes Successful Run with New Pay-One-Price Format
With a theme of “Reunite at the SBC Fair,” the San Bernardino County Fair closed out a three- weekend 2021 run June 13th. Marking its 74th edition this year, the fair had an interesting ... [read more]
Oregon State Fair to open without Restrictions
Through a press release, the Oregon State Fair announced today that it would be operating in 2021 without restrictions. Like most events, the 2020 state fair did not take place due to the ... [read more]
Washington and Idaho State and County Fairs are on Track for 2021 Runs
Washington and Idaho are both reopening, and so are their state and county fairs. With usual annual attendance ranging up to 315,000, the Central Washington State Fair in Yakima is scheduled this ... [read more]
The Los Angeles County Fair Makes a Move
Fair announces a date change from September to May in 2022
The major thrills, chills and animal exhibits that make up the LA County Fair will be experienced at a different time of year when it returns in 2022.This year, the fair was already canceled; and ... [read more]
Labor Shortage: H-2B Workers are Essential for the Survival of the Amusement Industry
Strategies for long term cap relief are on the table
As many carnivals, concessionaires, and amusement parks are trying to recover after a year when most fairs and events were cancelled due to COVID-19 related shutdowns, another issue has reemerged ... [read more]
Mid-Atlantic State Fairs - Balancing Unclear Restrictions With Marketing Schedules
Similar to other states, the upper-mid-Atlantic region that includes Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia have their state fairs greenlit. But for some fairs, even when that go ahead came in time to ... [read more]
Minnesota State Fair Officially Returns Aug. 26 - Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2021
St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota State Fair's board of managers took a series of actions today affirming that the Great Minnesota Get-Together will return Aug. 26 through Labor Day, Sept. 6, ... [read more]
