What’s new in Indy? What did you miss or forget about? Here’s the latest curated roundup from around the Circle City, December 18-21, 2021, Edition.
State Fair
Coliseum Renovation to Include Second Arena
After five years of study and several months of finalizing design plans, the Indiana State Fair Commission is preparing to begin a $63 million renovation of the Pepsi Coliseum complex. The project will be paid for through bonding payable with commission revenues. Built in 1939 as part of the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration, the […]
Indiana State Fair Dismisses Animals from the Swine Barn
In a proactive measure, the Indiana State Fair dismissed all the animals from the Swine Barn this afternoon, one day earlier than scheduled. The action comes on the recommendation from the Board of Animal Health after six pigs in the 4-H show developed temperatures over 105 degrees, an indicator of potential illness. “We consider this […]
Winchester Community High School Claims State Fair Marsh Band Day Title
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
Indiana State Fair Free Stage Schedule Released
The 2012 Indiana State Fair is presenting concerts at Bankers Life Fieldhouse including Barry Manilow (Fri, August 3), Train (Sat, August 4), Journey with Pat Benatar and Loverboy (August 8) and Blake Shelton (Fri, August 17), but that does not mean the entertainment will be absent at the fairgrounds. The “Free Stage” at the 2012 […]
2011 Indiana State Fair Opening Day In Pictures
It’s Indiana State Fair time again and Naptown Buzz was there on opening day to check things out! Here are the best photos of the day. Food on a Stick! Pigs are everywhere! More pigs! Mmmm…Corn Dogs. Now we’re talking! Deep fried everything! Try the deep fried butter if you like cinnamon rolls. The Naptown Buzz Crew […]