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| Arizona State Fair | |
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 La Grande Wheel, in the Arizona State Fair, is one of the larger transportable Ferris Wheels in the world. The height of La Grande Wheel is 40 metres (130 ft).[1] | |
| Genre | State fair |
| Dates | October (Closed Mondays & Tuesdays)[2][3] |
| Location(s) | 1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 85007 |
| Years active | 1884–1916, 1919–29, 1933–41, 1946–2019, 2021– |
| Website | http://azstatefair.com/ |
The Arizona State Fair is an annual state fair, held at Arizona State Fairgrounds.
It was first held in 1884, but has had various interruptions due to cotton crop failure, the Great Depression era, World War I & World War II years & the COVID-19 pandemic. From 1946 to 2019 and since 2021, the fair has been held annually. It was a territory fair before Arizona was a state.
The Arizona Exposition and State Fair (official name) is a self-supporting state agency, and receives no money from the state's General Fund. The fairgrounds serve as a host facility for a number of different tradeshows, events, and entertainment. The fairgrounds is the location for the Maricopa County Fair, the Arizona National Livestock Show, the Maricopa Home and Garden Show, and more.
The Fair typically has around 75 amusement rides, 110 food booths, and 300 commercial sales booths. The Arizona State Fair is one of the top 5 state fairs by yearly attendance in the country, drawing over a million visitors annually.
Fair patrollers include security guards, the Phoenix Police and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
- ^ "The Arizona State Fair has come to Phoenix". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Month Calendar | Arizona State Fair". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ^ "Hours & General Information | Arizona State Fair". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-10-21.