| Tennessee State Fair | |
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| Genre | State fair |
| Dates | Mid-September (1855–2019) Mid-August (2021–) |
| Location(s) | Nashville, Tennessee (1855–2019) Lebanon, Tennessee (2021–) |
| Years active | 1855–1860; 1866–1871; 1906–1929; 1933–1941; 1946–1964, 1966–1969, 1971–2019; 2021– |
| Website | http://www.tnstatefair.org |
The Tennessee State Fair is an annual state fair, formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee. Until 2021, the fair was generally held in the second week of September, as well as the weekends surrounding it. The fair regularly had attendance over 200,000 people per year while located at the Nashville Fairgrounds.[1] The State Fairgrounds have been under scrutiny since Nashville Mayor Karl Dean announced the closure of the fairgrounds in 2009. After much controversy, a referendum on the city's ability to redevelop the fairgrounds for other uses was held, with the voters choosing to increase the required votes to make changes from a simple majority to two-thirds majority.[2] The Tennessee State Fair and Exposition Commission granted the Tennessee State Fair to the non-profit organization Tennessee State Fair Association through 2018. After 2019, the fair was moved to the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon and held in conjunction with the much larger Wilson County Fair.