Raw States
Arizona State Fair
Phoenix, AZ · Festival
- When
- October 1 – November 1, 2026
- Where
- Arizona State Fairgrounds · Phoenix · AZ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
The state fair, held on the Phoenix fairgrounds since 1905. Note that it operates Thursdays through Sundays across this span rather than daily; the 2026 season runs under the theme A State of Wonder.
The history within reach
- Arizona State Fairsame spot
The state fair, held on the Phoenix fairgrounds since 1905.
A law requiring police to check immigration status on any lawful stop, and making it a state crime to lack papers.
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Seven adjoining pioneer cemeteries holding some 3,700 graves, including the city's founders and victims of its epidemics.
- Arizona statehood1.2 mi
The last of the contiguous states, admitted 49 years after becoming a territory, Congress had objected to its constitution's provision for recalling judges, which Arizona removed and then restored immediately after admission..