Arizona State Fair

Arizona State Fair
Dates	Oct. 14 - Nov. 6 (closed Monday & Tuesday)
Location(s)	1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Years active	1884 - Present
Genre	State Fair
Website	http://www.azstatefair.com/

The Arizona State Fair is an annual state fair, held at a permanent fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona. It was first held in 1884, but has had various interruptions due to cotton crop failure, the Great Depression era, and World War II years. Since 1946, the fair has been held regularly each year. It was a territory fair before Arizona was a state.

The Arizona Exposition and State Fair (official name) is a self-supporting state agency, and receives no monies from the state's General Fund. The fairgrounds serve as a host facility for a number of different tradeshows, events, and entertainment. The fairgrounds is the location for the Maricopa County Fair, the Arizona National Livestock Show, the Maricopa Home and Garden Show, and more.

The Fair typically has around 75 carnival rides, 110 food booths, and 300 commercial sales booths. The Arizona State Fair is one of the top 5 state fairs in the country drawing well over a million visitors annually.

2012 Fair

In 2012, the fair will be held (tentatively) from Oct. 12 - Nov. 4, 2012 (Closed Mondays & Tuesdays).

2011 Fair

In 2011, the fair was held from Oct. 14 - Nov. 6, 2011 (Closed Mondays & Tuesdays).

Concert Lineup

Performer	Date & Time
Trace Adkins	October 15 - 7pm
Billy Idol	October 16 - 7pm
The Band Perry	October 19 - 7pm
Snoop Dogg	October 20 - 7pm
Judas Priest	October 21 - 5pm
Wallace & Ladmo Show	October 22 - 4pm
Darius Rucker	October 27 - 7pm
Brett Michaels	October 28 - 7pm
Los Temerarios	October 29 - 7pm
Arizona Derby Dames	October 30 - 5pm
Sublime	November 3 - 7pm
Old School Jam featuring Stevie B, Tone Lōc, Lisa Lisa, Debbie Deb, and Young MC	November 4 - 8pm
Big Time Rush	November 5 - 7pm

2010 Fair

In 2010, the fair was held from Oct. 15 - Nov. 7, 2010 (Closed Mondays & Tuesdays).

Concert Lineup (as of Oct. 7, '10)

Performer	Date & Time
Jason Derülo	October 20 - 7pm
Blake Shelton	October 21 - 7pm
Colbie Caillat	October 22 - 7pm
Bret Michaels Roses & Thorns World Tour 2010	October 23 - 7pm
Selena Gomez	October 24 - 5pm
Lynyrd Skynyrd	October 28 - 5pm
Arizona Derby Dames	October 31 - 7pm
Old School Jam Featuring: Midnight Star: No Parking on the Dance Floor, Freak-A- Zoid, Operator, Wet My Whistle, Slow Jams, Midas Touch; Montel Jordan: This is How We Do It, Get It On Tonight, Talk Show, Let’s Ride; Rob Base: It Takes Two, Joy and Pain, Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is, Get On The Dance Floor; Newcleus: Jam On It(The Wikki Wikki Song), Jam-On’s Revenge, Two Slices Of Jam, I Wanna Be A B-Boy; Expose: Point of No Return, Exposed To Love, Let Me Be The One, Seasons Change, Come Go With Me	November 5 - 8pm
Megadeth	November 6 - 7pm
Miranda Cosgrove	(Canceled)
Bullet For My Valentine	November 7 - 10pm

2009 Fair

In 2009, the fair was held from October 16 to November 8

Concerts

Performer	Date & Time
Bob Dylan	October 17 - 7pm
Stone Temple Pilots	October 18 - 7pm
Lady Antebellum	October 21 - 7pm
The Black Crowes	October 22 - 7pm
ABBA: The Music	October 23 - 7pm
John Michael Montgomery & The Honky Tonk Tailgate Party 2009 Featuring: Mark Wills, Jeff Bates, and Trent Willmon	October 24 - 7pm
NWA Wrestling Showcase	October 25 - 5pm
Raven-Symone	October 28 - 7pm
Old School Jam Presents Freestyle Explosion Stevie B. – Spring Love, Party Your Body, Dreaming Of Love, Because I Love You (Postman Song) Lisa Lisa - Can You Feel The Beat, Head To Toe, All Cried Out, Lost In Emotion, I Wonder If I Take You Home Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music, Lookout Weekend Shannon - Let The Music Play, Give Me Tonight Trinere All Night, They’re Playing Our Song, You’ll Be All I'll Ever Need	October 30 - 8pm
Creation Festival Tour: The Tour featuring JARS OF CLAY, Thousand Foot Krutch, Audio Unplugged, featuring Mark & Will from Audio Adrenaline with special guests B. Reith, This Beautiful Republic and FM Static	October 31 - 5pm
Rodney Atkins with Julianne Hough	November 1 - 7pm
David Cook	November 3 - 7pm
Arizona Derby Dames all girl roller derby	November 5 - 7pm
Little Big Town and Billy Currington	November 6 - 7pm
Kelly Clarkson	November 7 - 7pm

2007 Fair

In 2007, the fair was held from October 12 to November 4.

Concerts

Performer	Date & Time
Gretchen Wilson	October 13 - 7pm
Daughtry	October 14 - 7pm
"Weird Al" Yankovic	October 16 - 7pm
Live and Collective Soul	October 19 - 7pm
Rihanna	October 20 - 7pm
Kid Rock	October 23 - 7pm
Montgomery Gentry	October 26 - 7pm
Howie Mandel	October 27 - 7pm
Alice Cooper	October 31 - 7pm
Sugarland and Little Big Town	November 1 - 7pm
GQ, Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Dazz Band, MC Magic, Amanda Perez and Sophia Maria	November 2 - 8pm
Steve Miller Band	November 3 - 7pm

History

1884 - 1891

The origins of the Arizona State fair start in 1884, when residents of the Arizona Territory organized the Arizona Territorial Fair to provide family entertainment. The fair was held near the banks of the Salt River , just west of Central Avenue. Entertainment included horse, pony and mule races, while agriculture, cattle (dairy and beef) and home economics were the common exhibits.

The Territorial Fair continued annually at this location until 1891 when the Salt River flooded and wiped out the buildings and racetracks.

2006

Fair attendance was an all time high of 1,303,690 over the 21-day period running from October 13 - November 5.

External links

• Fair web site