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{{Short description|Annual fair held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds}} |
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The '''Maricopa County Fair''' is annually held in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] at the [[Arizona State Fair]]grounds. It began in the 1950s as a county fair and citrus festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2018/04/06/maricopa-county-fair-2018/491000002/|title=Maricopa County Fair: Rides, agriculture exhibits and fried cookies|last=Latzko|first=Laura|date=2018-04-06|website=azcentral|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/location/arizona-state-fairgrounds-6476586|title=Arizona State Fairgrounds|website=Phoenix New Times|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Every year the fair holds a different theme. Exhibits hundreds of livestock exhibits from local [[4-H]] and [[National FFA Organization|FFA]] clubs and chapters, arts, science fair, cook-offs, rides, tractor shows, live entertainment from musical artists, group tours, vendors, monster trucks, demolition derby, motocross, and food fill the fairgrounds. Saturday night hosts the Junior Livestock Auction when exhibitors have a chance to sell their projects they've worked on all year. The largest group of participants of the Maricopa County Fair is Arizona's youth. |
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The '''Maricopa County Fair''' is annually held in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] at the [[Arizona State Fair]]grounds. |
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The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused the fair to be cancelled in 2020-21. It resumed in 2022 following the hiatus. |
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== Operations == |
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The fair is organized by Maricopa County Fair, Inc, a private [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3)]] organization that receives no tax revenue or funding from [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]. The members of the organization are forty-five elected commissioners and two ex officio members. The Board of Directors is composed of nineteen volunteer members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maricopacountyfair.org/about.html#|title=Maricopa County Fair the largest county fair in phoenix|website=www.maricopacountyfair.org|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> |
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Private security guards, the [[Phoenix Police Department|Phoenix Police]] & [[Maricopa County Sheriff's Office]] patrol the fair. |
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==References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* http://www.maricopacountyfair.org/ |
* [http://www.maricopacountyfair.org/ Maricopa County Fair April 6-10 2022] |
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 7 November 2022
The Maricopa County Fair is annually held in Phoenix, Arizona at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It began in the 1950s as a county fair and citrus festival.[1][2]
Every year the fair holds a different theme. Exhibits hundreds of livestock exhibits from local 4-H and FFA clubs and chapters, arts, science fair, cook-offs, rides, tractor shows, live entertainment from musical artists, group tours, vendors, monster trucks, demolition derby, motocross, and food fill the fairgrounds. Saturday night hosts the Junior Livestock Auction when exhibitors have a chance to sell their projects they've worked on all year. The largest group of participants of the Maricopa County Fair is Arizona's youth.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the fair to be cancelled in 2020-21. It resumed in 2022 following the hiatus.
Operations
[edit]The fair is organized by Maricopa County Fair, Inc, a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that receives no tax revenue or funding from Maricopa County. The members of the organization are forty-five elected commissioners and two ex officio members. The Board of Directors is composed of nineteen volunteer members.[3]
Private security guards, the Phoenix Police & Maricopa County Sheriff's Office patrol the fair.
References
[edit]- ^ Latzko, Laura (2018-04-06). "Maricopa County Fair: Rides, agriculture exhibits and fried cookies". azcentral. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "Arizona State Fairgrounds". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "Maricopa County Fair the largest county fair in phoenix". www.maricopacountyfair.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.