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GOING GREEN – STATE FAIR PROMOTING ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL USE.  Read complete details at  http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/108/64/

GOVERNOR CRIST TO SPEAKS AT STATE FAIR LUNCHEON.  Read complete details at  http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/105/64/  

A STATE FAIR FIRST: 5 ROLLER COASTERS & "YOU NAME IT" CONTEST!  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/100/64/ .  For contest rules, click here. 

CIRCUS HOLLYWOOD RETURNS WITH MUCH FANFARE TO 2008 FLORIDA STATE FAIR.  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/99/64/ 

FLORIDA STATE FAIR BANS TRANS-FAT COOKING OIL - Taste of the Fair could change…for the better!  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/102/64/

WINE & GRAPE JUICE COMPETITION MARKS 20TH YEAR.   Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/107/64/

  

LAST CALL FOR DISCOUNT TICKETS! 

Discounted Fair admission tickets can be purchased through February 6 at participating Sweetbay Supermarkets (not ride tickets or Armbands).  The Fair Box will also sell all discount offers through February 6 for admission tickets, Pepsi Armbands, Family Fun Pack and group discount packages.  Don't miss out on fantastic savings just before the State Fair begins this Thursday!

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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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Denise Shreaves: shreavd@doacs.state.fl.us Manager of Marketing & Public Relations Florida State Fair Authority Phone (813) 627-4314 Cell (813) 732-0141

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Vince Caruso: carusov@doacs.state.fl.us Marketing Director Florida State Fair Authority Phone (813) 627-4222


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