South Florida Fair
The logo of the South Florida Fair
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| Slogan | "Share the Fair" |
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| Location | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Owner | Palm Beach County |
| Opened | 1912 (105 years) |
| Previous names | Palm Beach County Fair (1912–1960) |
| Operating season | January 12 – January 28 , 2018 (17 days) |
| Rides | |
| Total | Over 100 (at least) |
| Roller coasters | 2 |
| Water rides | 0 |
| Website | SouthFloridaFair.com |
The South Florida Fair is an annual fair held in West Palm Beach, Florida, every January or/to February. The fairgrounds site occupies 100 acres (0.40 km2; 0.16 sq mi) and is located on the site of the former Palm Beach Speedway at the intersection of Southern Boulevard (US 98/SR 80) and Fairground Road. It is set up to make it adjacent to the Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre. In 2012, the fairground celebrated its 100th anniversary since its opening in 1912. Nearly 500,000 people attended the South Florida Fair each year.
The fair features a midway of rides, games, and concessions, themed exhibition halls, an agricultural and livestock agriplex, and smaller exhibition areas. There is also Yesteryear Village, a history park on the northeastern corner of the property.
The fair began as the Palm Beach County Fair in March 1912, the Great Depression caused the South Florida Fair to operate with only a midway before ceasing to operate at all in 1937 also due to the effects from the Great Depression. The attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 disrupted plans to restore the South Florida Fair in 1942. The fair resumed in 1946 at the Palm Beach International Airport, it was moved off of that site when the Airport began to operate during the Korean War. The Fair was moved to the Palm Beach Speedway from 1953 to 1955 and it was also incorporated in 1953. Again, the location was moved to the campus of Palm Beach Community College in 1956; the property was later given back to the college.
In 1957, the fair was moved from John Prince Memorial Park. Finally, in 1958, the Palm Beach Speedway was purchased and is still the current location of the fair. The fair was renamed South Florida Fair to its present-day name for the 1960 event.
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