Raw States
U.P. State Fair
Escanaba, MI · Festival
- When
- August 16–22, 2027
- Where
- U.P. State Fairgrounds · Escanaba · MI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
The Upper Peninsula State Fair fills its Escanaba fairgrounds each August with 4-H livestock shows, a carnival midway, and grandstand entertainment. Authorized by the state legislature in 1927 and first held in 1928, it is the U.P.'s only state fair and its largest agricultural gathering.
The history within reach
- U.P. State Fairsame spot
The Upper Peninsula State Fair fills its Escanaba fairgrounds each August with 4-H livestock shows, a carnival midway, and grandstand entertainment.
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