After winning the Indiana State Fair Band Day title for the second year in a row, Winchester Community High School can again call itself “Indiana’s Best Band.” This is Winchester’s third Band Day championship overall. Winchester’s show entitled “If It Is To Be…It Is Up To Me” also won first place in the preliminary class […]
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Tickle Me Elmo III wins Second World’s Largest Hog title
Boar weighs in at 1,303 pounds In his third appearance at the Indiana State Fair’s World’s Largest Male Hog Contest, Tickle Me Elmo III tipped the scales at 1,303 pounds, winning the competition by a margin of 343 pounds. Owner Cory Patton, 22, of Sellersburg, Ind., won the competition with Tickle Me Elmo in 2010, finished […]
2012 Indiana State Fair Day #1
Friday At the Fair St. Vincent Health Day Aug. 3, 2012 Today’s Highlights Opening Day Celebration Dairy Bar: 8:30 a.m. Indianapolis Children’s Choir Free Stage: 11 a.m. King Michael: A Tribute Free Stage: 6 & 8 p.m. World’s Largest Male Hog Contest Swine Barn: 7 p.m. Indiana Marching Bands Fight for Bragging Rights Today one […]
Giveaway: 2012 Indiana State Fair Tickets
Would you like to attend the 2012 Indiana State Fair Tickets for FREE courtesy of the Indiana State Fair? We have five pairs of tickets to giveaway to the 2012 Indiana State Fair, which runs August 3-19. To enter please fill out the form below or e-mail us with your full name,valid e-mail address by 11:59pm on Sunday, August 5, […]
Spaghetti ice cream named State Fair’s “Signature Food”
Colorful concoction defeats five other dairy creations Monroe Concessions’ Spaghetti Ice Cream has been voted the 2012 ‘Signature Food’ at the Indiana State Fair. Online voters selected this dish after reading the insights from a panel of eight judges who tasted all six entries. Fairgoers can find the winning dessert on Main Street across from […]
Local food specialties featured at State Fair’s new DuPont Food Pavilion
Pavilion celebrates all components of Indiana’s “food chain” Everyone loves food. Hoosiers, in particular, love growing it, cooking it and learning about it. That’s why the fair created the new DuPont Food Pavilion located on Main Street near the iconic Midway Arch. The pavilion teaches fairgoers about the state’s “farm to fork” link while featuring more than 30 Indiana-made […]
Blake Shelton at Banker’s Life Field House August 17th
Country music superstar and judge of TV’s “The Voice” Blake Shelton is back on the road and performing at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as part of the 2012 Indiana State Fair Concert Series on Friday, August 17. Doors open at 6:00pm, show starts at 7:00pm. Purchase of an Indiana State Fair Concert ticket will get you […]
2012 Indiana State Fair Grandstand Schedule
The Indiana State Fair’s Hoosier Lottery Grandstand has a full line-up of activities for 2012. The long list of competitions, family shows and motor sports scheduled throughout the fair’s 17 days includes the return of the Lucas Oil Indy Mile AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National motorcycle race for the first time since 1998. Here is […]
“Year of Dairy Cows” at 2012 Indiana State Fair
New Cowtown USA exhibit offers dairy-related activities, snacks The Indiana State Fair would be quite different without creamy grilled cheese sandwiches or thick milkshakes in the Dairy Bar. This year, the Indiana State Fair celebrates the value of the dairy industry to Hoosiers with the “Year of Dairy Cows” presented by the American Dairy Association (ADA) […]
Renew Your License at the State Fair
The Indiana State Fair is a special treasure and, again this year, we are offering half-price admission on BMV Discount Day. On Wednesday, August 15, your family and friends will be admitted for $5 each. Simply click this link, print the BMV Discount Day coupon and bring it with you to the fair. Please be […]