Mississippi State Fair

The Mississippi State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Mississippi each October.[1]

Mississippi State Fair
Mississippi State Fair, October 2014
GenreState fair
Location(s)Jackson, Mississippi
WebsiteMDAC

History

The fair was founded in 1858. In the 1950s, Medgar Evers led efforts to racially integrate the event.[2]

2020 saw the fair operate under strict measures caused by COVID-19 pandemic; such as wearing masks & social distancing. The fair went on hiatus in 1917–18 & 1942–44.

Fairgrounds

The fairgrounds cover over a hundred acres in downtown Jackson. The Mississippi Coliseum is part of the complex. Mississippi's fair grounds is one of the widest.

References

  1. Mississippi Fair Fun Guide Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Arroyo, Elizabeth (2006). Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (2nd ed.). p. 738.

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