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What is your reaction to the State Fair attendance figures released Thursday?
I am very surprised at how high they are. This is great news.
I am not surprised. I knew it would be a hit.
I really thought there would be more people than this.
No opinion.
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2010-08-22

State Fair
2010-08-21
State Fair Information | Gatebook | State Fair Map | Hours/Parking Information | Special Events  

1. Veterans Day Celebration
Veterans Day Celebration: Bobby Layne and his Orchestra, 9 a.m., Heartland Events Center
2. Veterans Day Parade
Veterans Day Parade of Colors, noon, Marketplace
3. Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls Concert, 8 p.m., Heartland Events Center
4. Swine
Swine - NE Elite Showman Competition, 11 a.m., Swine Arena
5. Paint Horse Show
Paint Horse Show, 8 a.m., Thompson Arena
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Fairgrounds becomes Nebraska's Largest Classroom

For one day only, the State Fair in Grand Island was turned into Nebraska’s Largest Classroom for kindergarten through sixth-grade students.
Sep 2, 2010 | 10:21 pm

State Fair attendance 'on track' to reach 300,000

Attendance numbers during the Nebraska State Fair's first run in Grand Island are exceeding the expectations of fair officials.
Sep 2, 2010 | 10:21 pm

Make it fried -- on a stick, please

Fried pickle, fried peach or fried Snickers -- if it's fried, on a stick or both, it must be State Fair food.
Sep 2, 2010 | 10:21 pm

Producers give new State Fair livestock facilities big thumbs up

The Beef Show officially got under way Thursday morning with the Dexter breed show at the Nebraska State Fair in its new 57,390-square-foot Livestock Arena.
Sep 2, 2010 | 11:11 pm

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