Colorado State Fair

The Colorado State Fair is an event held annually in late August in Pueblo, Colorado. The state fair has been a tradition since October 9, 1872.[1] The fairgrounds also host a number of other events during the rest of the year. Organizationally, the fair is one of the divisions of the Colorado Department of Agriculture.[2]

Colorado State Fair
Colorado State Fair in 2015
GenreState fair
Date(s)28 August – 7 September 2020
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Pueblo, Colorado
Years active147
InauguratedOctober 9, 1872
Websitecoloradostatefair.com

History

When Colorado became a state in 1876, its state fair was already earning its place in history. In 1869, approximately two thousand people converged on what is now Pueblo for a horse exhibition; from that meager beginning was born the Colorado State Fair.

See also

Colorado Department of Agriculture

References

  1. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/sfair/hist.html
  2. "About Us". Colorado Department of Agriculture. Colorado Official State Web Portal. Retrieved 2018-02-05.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.