Tennessee State Fair
Fair Dates:2009 - September 11 - 20, 2009
Tennessee State Fair Location:
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
625 Smith Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee
Near downtown Nashville and close to the area's three major Interstate Highways
About the Tennessee State Fair:
The first Tennessee State Fair, which took place in 1869, was held at the Old Fairgrounds, located at the end of the West End Avenue streetcar line. In 1906, the Fair was moved to its current location and has been held annually, except for four years during World War II. Today, the Tennessee State Fair attracts over 230,000 visitors and participants, with recent trends showing a steady growth in popularity.
Featuring a variety of educational and entertaining exhibits, the Tennessee State Fair offers good old-fashioned fun with great midway rides and Kid Zone fun, blue ribbon livestock, agricultural, and creative arts competitions, grilling and cooking competitions, mule pulling, racing pigs (competitors include Tammy Swine-ette and Oprah Hamphrey), cow milking and plenty of tempting fair food.
Other special shows and exhibits include the USDA sanctioned Tigers of India exhibit, a professional high diving show, an aerial thrill show, Volunteer Village, where visitors are able to see how Mennonite farmers have harvested sorghum for hundreds of years, Tiny Acres Little Farmer Interactive Exhibit offering farming fun for younger family members and much more.
Additional Information:
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Tennessee State Fair Web Site
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