The International Association of Fairs and Expositions recently released the listing of the Top 100 attended fairs/expositions in the world in 2008, and the Puyallup Fair came in eighth place in the world, and sixth in the United States. T
The Puyallup Fair has been in IAFE’s Top 10 in attendance for decades.
“Our 2008 Puyallup Fair drew big crowds through the 17-day run, though rain the last three days slowed down crowds a bit,” said Kent Hojem, CEO, Puyallup Fair. “In total, we greeted 1,163,969 guests.”
Top 10 Fairs/Expositions in 2008, based on attendance (Source: IAFE)
1. Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Houston, 1,802,158
2. Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minn., 1,693,533
3. Canadian National Exhibition Assn., Toronto, 1,310,000
4. L.A. County Fair, Pomona, Calif., 1,303,655
5. San Antonio Livestock Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 1,300,513
6. Calgary Exhibition & Stampede, Calgary, Alberta, 1,236,351
7. San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, Calif., 1,235,698
8. Puyallup Fair 1,163,969
9. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa, 1,109,150
10. Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, 1,095,426
Other fairs in the state of Washington on the Top 100 list include:
25. Evergreen State Fair, Monroe, 761,867
65. Central Washington State Fair, Yakima, 304,692
78. Clark County Fair, Ridgefield, 265,000
88. Spokane County Interstate Fair, Spokane, 242,159
96. Northwest Washington Fair, Lynden, 222,000
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