Washington State Fair

About the Business

Specialties

The Washington State Fair is the largest single attraction held annually in the state of Washington. The Fair continually ranks in the top ten largest fairs in the world. The Washington State Fair hosts two annual events, the 17-day Washington State Fair every September, and the four-day Spring Fair in Puyallup every April.

History

Established in 1900.

Ten decades ago, the Puyallup Valley community joined together an in effort to create a "Valley Fair." The Fair provided a place to exhibit animals of all kinds, and it also became an area to show the crops which flourished in the valley's rich land. Then, as well as now, people came from near and far to visit the Fair. The founders began the Fair, yet it was the Fairgoers who made it the success it has become. In 1900, the community had no idea the tradition which had begun, nor could they have imagined the treasured memories each decade would bring...