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FAIR BREAKING NEWS ALERT - JAN. 27, 2008
Subject: FAIR BREAKING NEWS ALERT - JAN. 27, 2008
Send date: 2008-01-27 13:02:24
Issue #: 19
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FAIR BREAKING NEWS ALERT - JANUARY 27, 2008


2008 Fair Showtime logo 

  

JUST ANNOUNCED ...


NEW FOODS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT 2008 FLORIDA STATE FAIR!  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/98/64/ 

 

12 FLORIDA BANDS PERFORM AT THE STATE FAIR’S OUTDOOR DOMES.  Read complete details at  http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/96/64/ 
 

CRACKER COUNTRY FEATURES 9 NEW RURAL ACTIVITIES AT STATE FAIR.  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/97/64/
 

CHEER AND DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURN TO 2008 FLORIDA STATE FAIR.   Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/95/64/
 

ENJOY MORE THAN A DOZEN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT STATE FAIR.  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/93/64/


FLORIDA STATE FAIR AUTHORITY HIRES ASSISTANT CONTROLLER.  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/94/64  

    

CORRECTION: Please note the following correction on admission prices for the Tampa Tribune Outdoors Expo & Boat Show on Feb. 29-March 2.  Admission is free on Friday only; on Saturday and Sunday admission is $8 for ages 13 and older and free for ages 12 and younger.  

 

REMINDER:  ONLINE Order Deadline Approaching … Order by 1/29/2008!  Only 2 days left to purchase DISCOUNTED Fair ticket offers at www.floridastatefair.net. 

  

Don’t miss out on fantastic savings on admission tickets, Pepsi Armbands, Family Fun Pack and group discount offers.  Visit www.floridastatefair.net to place your order today before time runs out! 
 

Fair tickets can be purchased through February 6 at participating Sweetbay Supermarkets (not ride tickets or Armbands) or purchase all discount offers in person at the Fair Box Office by close of business on February 6.  

  

All acts, concerts, scheduled times, exhibitors, prices, and other advertised events are subject to change and/or cancel without notice.  Fair gate admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 11; and free for children five and younger.  NO RE-ENTRY is permitted without an admission ticket.  Gates open daily at 9 a.m. and parking is free during the 12 days of the Fair. 
The Florida State Fairgrounds is located just seven miles east of downtown Tampa, with easy access via I-75, I-4, U.S. Highway 301, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and Orient Road.  For more information about the 2008 Florida State Fair, call toll-free (800) 345-FAIR or (813) 621-7821, visit http://www.floridastatefair.com/ or http://myspace.com/floridastatefair.   
The 104th annual Florida State Fair will take place on February 7-18, 2008.  The Florida State Fair – always in Tampa and always in February – is organized by the Florida State Fair Authority under the leadership of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson leads the Fair Authority, which oversees the Florida State Fairgrounds and the annual Florida State Fair.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Denise Shreaves:  shreavd@doacs.state.fl.us 
Manager of Marketing & Public Relations
Florida State Fair Authority
Phone (813) 627-4314
Cell (813) 732-0141
 
OR
Vince Caruso:  carusov@doacs.state.fl.us
Marketing Director 
Florida State Fair Authority
Phone (813) 627-4222  
  
  
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