Age: 137 years

2009 Attendance:     496,951

Location:        Colorado State Fairgrounds

Pueblo, Colorado (located 110 miles south of Denver, CO)

A 100-acre parcel of land, owned by the State of Colorado, 80 acres of which are contained within an 8 foot stone wall. The city of Pueblo, proclaimed by the United State’s Congress in 1993 as “ America ’s Home of Heroes,” is not only home to the state’s largest community gathering of the summer. Fair visitors can also enjoy other local attractions like the Riverwalk, Pueblo Zoo, Nature Center or the Arts Center. Whether it’s a single day’s experience of endless enjoyment or several days of studying the many displays and enjoying the area, the Fair is a year-long memory for all participants and visitors.

Dates:             Aug. 27 – Sept. 6, 2010

                        Aug. 26 – Sept. 5, 2011

Hours of Operation: Fair Hours – 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Indoor vendors – 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Outdoor Vendors – 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

More:

• More than 300 Commercial Exhibits
• 52 year-round buildings
• Livestock Entries: 4,600
• Small Animal Entries: 1,900
• Horse Exhibits: 1,000
• Creative Arts and Fine Arts Exhibits: 8,000
• One of the largest 4-H Horse Shows in the nation
• Year-round off-season events including (but not limited to):
  
  • Professional Bull Rider Challenger Series
  • Tough Man Competition
  • National Little Britches Rodeo Finals
  • Cinco de Mayo Festival
  • Supercross Motorsports
  • National Street Rods
  • RMAC Basketball championships
  • CHSAA 2A High School Basketball Championships
  • Numerous high school basketball and wrestling tournaments
  • Big-name concerts
  • Nationally sanctioned horse shows