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State Fair competition results available online

October 18, 2018

Many competition results from the 2018 State Fair of Virginia are available online.

Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

Spotsylvania grower breaks State Fair record for giant watermelon

October 8, 2018

The winner of this year’s giant watermelon competition set a new State Fair of Virginia record with a whopping 254-pound entry.

Crops, Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

Agriculture has nonstop presence at State Fair

October 2, 2018

From the moment the front gate opens on Sept. 28, Virginia agriculture will be in the spotlight at this year’s State Fair of Virginia.

Agriculture Business, Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

Registration closes soon for many State Fair competitions

August 30, 2018

Individual registration closes at midnight on Sept. 7 for many competitions at this year’s State Fair of Virginia.

Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

Ag features at State Fair include animals, crops—and pizza?

August 23, 2018

Agriculture will be everywhere when the State Fair of Virginia opens on Sept. 28.

Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

The competition’s heating up: Prepare State Fair entries now

July 9, 2018

Competition guidelines for more than 1,200 categories in which the public can enter are now posted on the State Fair of Virginia’s website.

Food and Drink, Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

Mid-Atlantic milking show will be part of 2018 State Fair

June 21, 2018

The State Fair of Virginia has been chosen to host the American Milking Devon Mid-Atlantic Regional Show in conjunction with its Dairy Cattle Show Sept. 28-30.

Animals and Livestock, Livestock, Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

Secretariat exhibit now running at main street station

May 3, 2018

Just in time for the May 5 Kentucky Derby, The Meadow Event Park has installed an exhibit called “Salute to Secretariat—Virginia’s Triple Crown Legend” in the Main Street Station gallery.

Events, Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News, Programs, Secretariat, State Fair of Virginia

State Fair of Virginia records second-highest attendance since 2009

October 26, 2017

The State Fair of Virginia’s 2017 attendance was nearly 250,000, the second-highest since the fair moved to The Meadow Event Park in 2009.

Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau

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