The Big E is seeking to avoid crowding issues, which stemmed from record-breaking attendance last year, by offering half-priced tickets for this year’s fair. The fair is hosting a flash sale from 10 a ...

It took five days to set a state fair attendance record in 2025. On Monday, 145,022 people walked through the fair gates, setting a new attendance record for the first Monday of the fair. The previous ...

The 2024 Iowa State Fair was the biggest in the fair's 170-year history. So, what will the encore look like? According to fair officials, total attendance of last year's event was 1,182,682. That's 12 ...

Editor’s note: The story was updated at 12 p.m. Monday to add additional information. After a record-breaking year plagued by viral videos and numerous reports of overcrowding, The Big E drew nearly ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Attendance at the 2025 Iowa State Fair may not have broken the all-time record, but it will certainly go down in the history books. A total of 1,160,121 people attended the Iowa ...

The 2025 Minnesota State Fair was the fifth most attended overall, beating out last year. Labor Day’s attendance of 150,442 brought this year’s total to 1,940,869, according to the fair. That bests ...

PALMER — The Alaska State Fair set an attendance record during a three-week event that also boasted a new state record eggplant, a jump in racing and rodeo grandstand audiences, and some epic ...

If you follow theme parks, you probably noticed something unusual this fall. Guests kept posting photos of short lines, empty switchbacks, and ride boards filled with twenty minute waits. Crowd ...