Indiana State Fair - Entertainment and Education

The Courier-Journal -

Innovation keeps state fair fresh for 150 years
Admission to the first Indiana State Fair in 1852 was a mere 20 cents, and the 30,000 people who showed up for the three-day event were mostly farmers hoping to learn about the latest agricultural technology and machinery.

This month's state fair — the 150th — will likely draw more than 800,000 visitors who will pay $6 to enter the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Indianapolis' north side.

Most of them won't be farmers. But the 12-day event still will celebrate the state's agricultural history, giving urban and suburban families an up-close look at the hogs, sheep and cattle raised by their rural counterparts and at the tractors and machinery used to grow corn, soybeans and other crops. (more...)