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The Maryland state Fair is held in Timonium from the weekend before- thru Labor Day weekend. Lots of county fairs throughout the summer. 4-h competitions, rides, carnival food, games, horse racing, farm animal exhbitions and "petting zoo", etc. Lots of fun- but usually the hottest and most humid week of the year!
i am from NJ originally, and I dont think i ever went to the state or any county fairs!
Yes, Illinois has a State Fair. When I get the chance to go I always head for the Pork Pavillion to get a butterfly pork sandwich. Amy
Another fan of the Pork Pavillion. We eat lunch there every year. This year I had the Pork Chop Dinner which included a baked potato, applesauce, roll, and drink. They also have BBQ sauce!
Not to brag but, Texas has a great State Fair. We have been going every year since we moved to the area. If you have ever been, all I have to say is Fletcher's corny dogs! It starts Sept. 28th and ends Oct. 21st this year and we will definetly be there.
I TX state fair corny dogs!! Haven't had one in ages. Grew up in Dallas, and we got a state fair day off of school every year, with free tickets (admission, not rides ).
Wisconsin has the best fair (all bias intended!). It is West Allis outside of Milwaukee just past Miller Park, home of the world's best baseball team the Milwaukee Brewers. (Do you see a pattern here?) We could only afford a couple of days for our honeymoon while Paul was in Law School at Marquette so we honeymooned at the State Fair. So every year we go to celebrate our anniversary. We used to go from open til close but after 36 years, we go from open til 4PM. That's the best we can muster now especially if it's humid. They have world famous cream puffs in the Dairy building and the Lions do the best roasted over a pit sweet corn you'll ever taste. Then there's Saz's BBQ and the shaken lemonade and the chocolate covered bananas with nuts. Oh, yes there are shows, and animals and of course, SHOPPING. It runs from the 1st Thursday in Aug over two weekends. We love it. Come To The Fair! Bigred
We don't have a "state" fair, but NH has a bunch of agricultural fairs during the fall... The Deerfield Fair is my favorite... I went every year as a kid, and then DH and I had our first offical date there 9 years ago!
Indiana has a pretty big State Fair, in Indianapolis.
It's located about 1 mile from the house I grew up in (4 yr.old to 22 yr. old),
It was our big Vacation every year - hey, when you're poor, you take your fun where you can.
I saved my money almost all year to go
Now, we take our kids every year. Best part is the Dairy Association Barn - it's shaped like an Indiana Round Barn - and they sell Dairy Products out of it - Milk, Choc. milk, Shakes so thick you can stand a spoon up in them, the worlds best grilled cheese sandwiches (pick from 4 different breads and 3 cheeses), Ice cream and fried cheese!!
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It starts Sept. 28th and ends Oct. 21st this year and we will definetly be there.
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