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1.
Minnesota State Fair
(founded 1859)
Primary focus:
Agriculture, art and Industry
Attendance:
1.8 million
Notable:
Art Deco buildings and gardens
2.
Iowa State Fair
(founded 1854)
Primary focus:
Agriculture and industry
Attendance:
More than one million
Notable:
Inspired a Broadway musical and
three movies
3.
Eastern States Exposition
(founded 1917)
Primary focus:
Agriculture, heritage
and creativity
Attendance:
More than one million
Notable
: Home to one of the oldest horse
shows in the U.S.
4.
State Fair Of Texas
(founded 1886)
Primary focus:
Agriculture, community
and education
Attendance:
Roughly three million
Notable:
Fair Park is a National Historic
Landmark
5.
Great New York State Fair
(founded 1832)
Primary focus:
Live entertainment, consumer
competitions
Attendance:
More than one million
Notable:
One of the Northeast’s biggest
gatherings of Baby Boomers
6.
California State Fair
(founded 1855)
Primary focus:
Agriculture, commerce,
state pride
Attendance:
780,000
Notable:
Home to largest food festival in
Northern California
7.
Indiana State Fair
(founded 1852)
Primary focus:
Agriculture, live entertainment
Attendance:
955,000
Notable:
Glass barn where farm work is
demonstrated
8.
Ohio State Fair
(founded 1850)
Primary focus:
Food, agriculture
Attendance:
Nearly one million
Notable:
Home to one of the world’s longest
portable sky rides
9.
Arizona State Fair
(founded 1885)
Primary focus:
Live entertainment and fair
activities
Attendance:
One million
Notable:
Spirit dancers and a bear show are
top attractions
10.
North Carolina State Fair
(founded 1853)
Primary focus:
Agriculture and commerce
Attendance:
More than one million
Notable:
Fair artists weave rugs, carve wooden
bowls and form hand-coiled pottery
Source: USA Today
America’s Top 10 State Fairs
Highest Grossing Festivals
In The World (2015)
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Indio, California
$84.26 million
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Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
San Francisco, California
$24.31 million
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Stagecoach Country Music Festival
Indio, California
$21.88 million
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Pinkpop Festival
Landgraaf, Netherlands
$15.32 million
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Rock am Ring Rock Festival
Mendig, Germany
$15.22 million
Taylor Swift
performs at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.