The Arizona State Fair board announced on Thursday the decision to postpone the 2020 Arizona State fair. According to the board, after reviewing all the options, the board voted to postpone the event due to COVID-19.
“As a self-funded state agency the decision to postpone the fair was not made lightly. In addition to providing the majority of the agencies operating income the Fair’s economic impact averages over $90 million annually engages over 300 businesses, and hires 1000 employees,”said Jonathan Lines
For 136 years the Arizona State fair has been an annual October tradition. In 2019 attendance hit 1,262,868, the highest in over a decade.