The 82nd Arkansas State Fair ended with a record number of fairgoers on the last Sunday, propelling this year’s event to ranking as the second largest fair the Natural State has seen thus far.
A tremendous day of weather and a capacity crowd at the Lotto Main Stage enjoyed highly-spirited and festive national Hispanic bands throughout the evening.
A Sunday record-setting crowd of 59,844 came through the gates, catapulting the Fair to an overall attendance number of 476,114. This late surge propelled the fair to ranking it as the second largest in their 82-year history.
“It was one of the best fairs we have ever had,” said interim General Manager Tiffany Wilkerson. “Eight days of good weather, innovative promotions and a widespread marketing campaign helped us attract and entertain fairgoers from across the state.”
This year’s State Fair boasted three all-time daily attendance records – Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday all posted 82-year bests.
Attendance numbers were not the only noteworthy achievements to report,” said Wilkerson. “The Sale of Champions livestock auction raised over $136,000 for youth 4-H and FFA scholarships. Our dedicated staff, volunteers, corporate and media sponsors, and advertising agency helped us once again put on a first-class event.”
For more information, visit www.ArkansasStateFair.com.
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