Pima County Fair
Pima County Fair, 2007
The Pima County Fair is a funfair that happens every year. The Pima County Fair runs for 11 days in the month of April. It features live animal shows, concerts, carnival rides, vendors and hundreds of local groups perform every year. The Pima County Fair is one of the most popular attractions in Tucson, Arizona.
The 1st Pima County Fair
According to historian David Leighton, of the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, the first Pima County Fair was held from October 25–28, 1911. The Tucson Chamber of Commerce and the Pima County Fair Commission chose the
Elysian Grove amusement park (located about where Carrillo School, south of the Tucson Convention Center is now at) as the location for the first fair. Elysian Grove consisted of two parts, the fields which were in the
open and the pavilion which had a roof over it. The pavilion held three rows of booths that where rented by local Tucson businesses and also held displays of various items, as well as contests. During the four-day event there was a high school football game between Tucson High School and Phoenix High School, numerous animal exhibitions such as a stock show, dog show and poultry show as well as many displays put on by local educational institutions.[1]
Concert lineup (as of Apr, 2013)
Concert lineup (as of Apr, 2014)
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