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Western Washington State Fair: It’s a Doozy!

by Mary Jo Manzanares on September 13th, 2006

fair-llama.jpgDo you remember Pat Boone in “State Fair” singing:  “ Our state fair is the best state fair, it’s the best state fair in the state.”

If you live in Washington (the state), you probably feel that way about the Western Washington State Fair, more commonly referred to as the Puyallup Fair. 

With the theme, “It’s a Doozy,” this year’s fair runs September 8-24th. 

While the Fair features the stereotypical midway, with carnival rides and games, this is also a REAL fair, with cows, and pigs, and huge squash, and handicrafts.  4-H’ers from around the state show off their prize animals and projects.  It’s serious business.

fair-pig.JPGI love the animals, especially the ones where I can sneak a little pet.  And the exhibit with the mother pig and 16 piglets always draws a crowd.  I even walk through the cow barns, temporarily suspending thoughts of a nice, juicy steak as I do.  (Photos are from last year’s Fair.)

There’s also a rodeo and a concert series.

Information about general admission Fair tickets, as well as to the special events, is available through the Fair website.

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1 opinion for Western Washington State Fair: It’s a Doozy!

  • gordon hobbs
    Aug 2, 2007 at 10:55 am

    realizing that linden is to say the least bible country
    you have a large portion of your fair goers are canadian, and we are used to beer gardens, i am sure you could un one with closly restricted hours and
    have i guarded by some of your strapping big youths, it would generated revenue for charites of
    your chioce , and the last time i read the bible the
    consumption of wine was mentiones fairly often.
    you can only dictate to the willing or weak.

    thank you for you time and positive thoughts

    gordie hobbs

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