Ahh.. just came back from the Fair. Highlights. - $7 parking. Try parking across the street and walking over. If you don’t mind walking 1/4 mile, park at Arden Fair Mall and then walk south. - $10 admission. Gosh, Orange... (1 reply, last updated by toncasmo August 24, 2006)

I’m planning a drive up to Columbia next weekend to go to the SC State Fair. Any recommendations on where to take my 85 year old mother for lunch? Is the food at the fair edible? Do they have anything other than barbeque?... (4 replies, last updated by savdoug October 4, 2007)

a lawnmower or snow shovel my entire adult life). I am very active in the San Diego County Fair as well as the California State Fair system... anyhow- I keep seeing that a LOT of you mention the milk at the Fair. I don’t... (136 replies, last updated by reannd September 5, 2007)

the “promotions.” I understand the State Fair is all about providing a venue for MN businesses to promote themselves, but I was really hoping for some more independent, factual information. ~TDQ (12 replies, last updated by The Dairy Queen August 30, 2006)

I’m going to the State Fair tonight. Anything worth seeking out this year food wise? (13 replies, last updated by speyerer October 21, 2008)

We are heading to Syracuse for the State Fair for the first time...has anyone been? Any thoughts about the food? (can skip the corn dogs, fried dough, or fried oreos/snickers/junkfood commentary – not into that stuff) but... (5 replies, last updated by LJNew September 23, 2009)

I’m going to the Kansas State fair for the first time this weekend and I was wondering if there was anything or vendor in particular that I should go to? I’m a bit particular about bbq as I smoke my own meat from time... (1 reply, last updated by KansasTravel September 14, 2009)

In some ways, the state fair fare seems to have become a kind of weird science competition requiring the use of a deep fryer. Gimme a pronto pub/corndog and maybe an elephant ear and I’m happy at the fair. As I recall, the... (48 replies, last updated by soupkitten September 14, 2009)

Has anyone been to the WV State Fair, and is there anything Chow-worthy there? ...Or is it a corn dog hell? Seems like it could be a fun “experience”. (1 reply, last updated by lagniappe August 12, 2009)

Going to the State Fair on Sunday (AUG 16). It will be my first time there. What are the classic food items? I don’t want to come home and hear people say: "What, you went to the Fair, and you did not have any... (3 replies, last updated by EWW August 24, 2009)

, they decided to sculpt him in butter. There was a public outcry (in Iowa that means 6 people bitched), so it was put to a vote on the fairs website, and was soundly rejected. So, if you if were coming to see MJ in butter, make... (2 replies, last updated by iowagirl August 14, 2009)

Not exactly Westchester County, but fun nonetheless is the New York State Fair, held in Albany in late Aug/early Sept. Also, the Eastern States Exposition (The Big E) is held in Springfield MA in late Sept. THAT is a good one for... (16 replies, last updated by timwhoeatsalot June 1, 2009)

The Iowa State Fair started yesterday. Last year, I got some good feedback from 'hounds regarding a food finder I put together for the fair. This year, as part of a citizens' journalism project, I built an interactive map of the... (0 replies, last updated by jwagnerdsm August 8, 2008)

I find myself with 5 days off in a row (gasp)...I was thinking I might go pet the goats at the State Fair in Timonium. I’ve never been...are there any foods there to definitely try, or more importantly, avoid? I’m... (1 reply, last updated by bmore_flavor August 26, 2008)

It is about time a definitive state fair thread for 2008 gets started dontcha think? I was bored today and drifted over to the website http://www.mnstatefair.org/index.html and noted that they have a “preliminary”... (126 replies, last updated by clepro September 20, 2008)