Wyoming State Fair
The Wyoming State Fair is a large agricultural fair and rodeo that takes place every August in Douglas , Converse County , Wyoming . The exhibition lasts seven days and is located in Wyoming State Fair Park, the exhibition center on the West Yellowstone Highway , directly on the North Platte River . In addition to the rodeo, there are numerous competitions in a wide variety of categories, which mainly concern agriculture. Furthermore, there is a large culinary offer and performances by local and nationally known artists, especially from the country and western area.
history
The State of Wyoming's first agricultural fair was held near Cheyenne in 1886 as the First Annual Wyoming Territorial Fair . In the following years there were similar events in Laramie , Sheridan and Casper . After Douglas became the venue in 1905, the event eventually stayed there. Only in the years 1935 to 1937 were there no exhibitions because of the financial bottlenecks during the Depression and in the years 1942 to 1945 because of the Second World War .
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The fair is officially recognized by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture . This office has its own department for this event.
During the exhibition there will be around 455 campsites on the exhibition grounds, the number of normal parking spaces is very limited.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.wystatefair.com/ WSF main page
- ↑ History of WSF on the official website ( Memento from April 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Structure of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture
- ↑ http://www.wystatefair.com/docs/2010/PremiumBook.pdf (link not available)
Coordinates: 42 ° 45 ′ 31 ″ N , 105 ° 23 ′ 31 ″ W.