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FAIR BREAKING NEWS - FEB. 12, 2008
Subject: FAIR BREAKING NEWS - FEB. 12, 2008
Send date: 2008-02-12 20:33:47
Issue #: 22
Content:

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FLORIDA STATE FAIR BREAKING NEWS - FEB. 12, 2008. 

JUST ANNOUNCED ...

  

GLITZ - A Las Vegas Revue! -- View a few pictures of this spectacular show. 

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Don't miss the last day of performances on Feb. 13 for Glitz!-A Las Vegas Revue at 1, 3 and 5 p.m.  Get there early for the best seat.  This family-friendly musical production features lavish costumes and tributes to music legends including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and Shania Twain. 

 

FEB. 13-18: WEEK TWO HIGHLIGHTS AT STATE FAIR.  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/118/64/

 

COUNTRY GOLD TOUR™ GUITAR AUCTION BENEFITS YOUTH IN AG!  Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/115/64/  

  

READY TO RUMBLE? STATE FAIR BRINGS 9 WRESTLING MATCHES TO MAIN EVENT ON FEB. 15.    Read complete details at http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/116/64/

  

For a Daily Schedule and Fair Map, visit http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/22/49/     

  

For Admission Information, visit http://floridastatefair.com/content/view/18/46/

 

Fair Discount Days:

SENIOR DAYS - FEB. 12, 13 & 14:  Discount Gate Admission is $6 for ages 55 and older. Discount only available at the gate on these days. 

PEPSI ARMBAND DAYS – FEB. 15, 17 or 18*:  Pay $25 per armband for unlimited rides (participating rides only).  Only available for purchase at the Fair Midway booths on these days.  *RESTRICTIONS TO RIDES & PEPSI ARMBANDS:  Gate Admission is NOT included in the cost of armbands or ride tickets.  All rides require multiple ride tickets be purchased to enjoy the ride.  Pepsi Armbands are only valid during select days and are good for a one-time use only on that day.  To come back on another armband day will require an additional armband purchase for each Armband day.  With each Pepsi Armband, fairgoers can enjoy an unlimited number of rides all day.  A few rides may not accept the Pepsi Armband and will require ride tickets be purchased to enjoy the ride.

4-H & FFA DAY – SAT., FEB. 16:  Must show a 4-H/FFA Member Jacket or Member ID to receive free admission at the gate.  Discount only available on this day for members. 

STUDENT DAY – MON., FEB. 18:  Discount Gate Admission is $6 for ages 12 to 12th grade.  $5 Admission for ages six to 11. Discount only available at the gate on this day.

 


All acts, concerts, scheduled times, exhibitors, prices, and other advertised events are subject to change and/or cancel without notice.  Regular gate admission prices are $10 for ages 12 and older, $5 for children ages six to 11 and free for kids 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

OR

Paul Wilson: info@wilsonmedia.tv
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WILSONMedia
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