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4 unusual facts about State Fair


Keosauqua, Iowa

He is best known for writing the novel State Fair, on which three films (1933, 1945 and 1962) and one musical by that name were based.

State Fair

The title of a 1932 novel by Phil Stong, which inspired three American films and a musical play

Thaddeus von Clegg

The first manufactured kazoo was made by Thaddeus Von Clegg, a German clockmaker in Georgia, and the instrument was introduced to the South at the Georgia State Fair in 1852.

The Moon is Not Blue

Bannister helps them by switching labels on the movie can with State Fair, only to have State Fair end up at the camp.


Donna McKechnie

In 1996, she was awarded the Fred Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer for her performance in a Broadway adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's film State Fair.

Gaston Park

Named for landowner William H. Gaston, the ballpark existed where the State Fair grounds are today in the vicinity of Texas and Pacific rail tracks as well as the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas.

Hutchinson Correctional Facility

Low security inmates at HCF have the opportunity to work on several projects such as highway maintenance, cleanup and maintenance at the annual state fair, assisting various public works departments of the city of Hutchinson and maintenance at Cheney State Park.

James Watson Webb III

Webb was the editor of numerous films including A Letter to Three Wives, The Razor's Edge with Tyrone Power, Wing and a Prayer, State Fair, With a Song in My Heart, Call Northside 777 and Cheaper by the Dozen.

Jane Nigh

She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows, including State Fair (1945), Give My Regards to Broadway (1948, as June Nigh) and Sitting Pretty (1948, uncredited).

Southern New Mexico State Fair

The Southern New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo is an annual state fair, held at a permanent fairgrounds in Las Cruces, New Mexico.


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Churchill Downs

Besides the heat and poor seating, many blamed the lineup of artists, calling them "washed up acts from the state fair circuit." While headliners Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, and Kenny Chesney drew large crowds, other acts that filled slots during the day did not.

Crazy Ray

He was also known as the "Whistling Vendor" at Dallas Tornado soccer games, Texas Rangers baseball games, and at the Dallas Black Hawks minor-league professional ice hockey team at State Fair Coliseum.

Fried Coke

A New York Times article published in 2007 about the Indiana State Fair mentions deep-fried Pepsi as being an innovation.

Go West, young man

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell claimed in his autobiography that Horace Greeley first addressed the advice to him in 1833, before sending him off to Illinois to report on the Illinois Agricultural State Fair.

Illinois State Fair

The Illinois State Fair was featured on the NBC-TV show The Great American Road Trip in July 2009.

Indiana State Fair stage collapse

Messages about the forecasts were relayed to various State Fair personnel via an automated text-messaging system.

Jetset Getset

Using the original, single-word name JetSetGetset, the group performed cover songs to pre-recorded Karaoke tracks at local festivals, as well as some larger venues, including the Kentucky Speedway, the Minnesota State Fair, and the nationally syndicated television program “The Molly B Polka Party” on the RFD-TV network.

L. B. Day Comcast Amphitheatre

B. Day Amphitheatre with 9,000 seats, and named for L. B. Day, an Oregon State Senator and longtime supporter of the State Fair.

Michigan State Fair

Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum, also known as the Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum, is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena located on the fairgrounds.

Minnesota State Highway 51

After crossing over two railroad lines and entering Falcon Heights, the route passes along the east side of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, making it a busy thoroughfare during the State Fair season.

Pickle Family Circus

In 1979, the Pickles extended their tour to perform at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, and in 1981 performed a two-month winter run at the Roundhouse Theater in London.

Wyoming State Fair

The 2012 State Fair, the centennial of the event, was held from August 11-18th, with singer Dierks Bentley headlining the first ever sold-out concert at the fair in Douglas.