After a long morning of competition, only 16 bands remain in the hopes of becoming the winner of the 2014 Music Travel Consultants Indiana State Fair Band Day tonight. The highest scoring of the 40 bands that performed during preliminaries at 9 a.m. this morning will move on to the final competition at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand. […]
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2014 Indiana State Fair Day #3 Schedule
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #3: Elanco Day Sunday, August 3, 2014 Today’s Highlights 4-H Beef/Dairy Feeders & Beef Heifers— Coliseum at 8 a.m. Hispanic/Latino Music Festival pres. by Honda — Free Stage from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Domino Sugar/ Indiana State Fair President’s Contest: Strawberries — Home & Family Arts Bldg. at 2 p.m. […]
Spotosaurus Rex is 2014 “World’s Largest Hog”
Two-and-a-half years ago David Lamb purchased a 10 pound hog that is not so little anymore. Spotosaurus Rex weighed in at 1,007 pounds tonight to claim the title of World’s Largest Male Hog at the Indiana State Fair. The hog belongs to the Woodward and Lamb families from Carroll County. “We feed him 25 to […]
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #2 Schedule
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #2: Band Day Saturday, August 2, 2014 Today’s Highlights 4-H Horse & Pony Contesting classes—Youth Arena at 8 a.m. 4-H Beef Showmanship — Coliseum at 8 a.m. Taste of the Wild Cookout — DNR Amphitheater at 11 a.m. Vocal Throwdown Preliminaries — Subaru Main Street Stage; Jr. from 1:30—3 p.m. & […]
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #1 Schedule
2014 Indiana State Fair Day #1: Opening Day Friday, August 1, 2014 Today’s Highlights Giant Hot Air Balloon Launch — Infield at sunrise (approx. 6:15 a.m.) 4-H Horse & Pony Contesting Classes — Youth Arena at 8 a.m. Opening Ceremonies — Coliseum at 8 a.m. All Day Ride Survival with unlimited rides for $30 — […]
Indiana Beer and Wine Exhibition to educate visitors about Indiana’s growing ag sector
New area brings beer back to fair for first time since 1946 INDIANAPOLIS – Dozens of beer and wine producers from all over Indiana will take part in the Indiana State Fair’s new Indiana Beer and Wine Exhibition located in the Grand Hall on Main Street. The new exhibition, open only to adults 21 […]
‘A Time to Celebrate’ at the Indiana State Fair
The Indiana State Fair is always a celebration. It celebrates agriculture, youth and all foods deep-fried or served on a stick. But this year’s fair is historic for another reason – a reopened Fairgrounds Coliseum following an 18-month, $53 million renovation. As a result, it is the “Year of the Coliseum” at the fair, which […]
Indiana State Fair to hold job fair May 29
Indiana State Fair to hold job fair Thursday, May 29th Hundreds of hourly positions open for 17-day fair INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Indiana State Fair is hoping to fill more than 500 hourly positions during a job fair May 29 from 3 to 6 p.m. Most of the jobs are temporary positions that cover the […]
Sun King Brewery wins Indiana State Fair Brewers’ Cup
Indianapolis’ own Sun King Brewery claimed the Brewers of Indiana Guild Championship Brewery Trophy during theIndiana State Fair Brewers’ Cup competition over the weekend. Sun King earned the title after receiving the most points of the 31 professional breweries entered in the 23 different categories of beer, which included four first-place beers. The other big award handed out […]
2013 Indiana State Fair: Free Stage Entertainment Schedule
The schedule is set for the MARSH FREE STAGE at the 2013 Indiana State Fair : August 2: KARMIN August 3: MATT NATHANSON & COCO JONES August 4: HISPANIC MUSIC DAY featuring Banda Las Tapatias and Bana Pelillos August 5: BLIND MELON and VERTICAL HORIZON August 6: HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR with The Turtles featuring Flo & […]