FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEATHER FORCES THE FAIR TO CLOSE EARLY TODAY.

- Ag Hall of Fame Banquet starts tonight at 7 p.m. as scheduled. -
 

4800 U.S. Highway 301 North
Tampa, FL 33610
Phone (813) 621-7821             Fax (813) 740-3505             http://www.floridastatefair.com/

[NEWS RELEASE] TAMPA, FL. — February 12, 2008, 6:00 P.M.  Florida State Fair officials have closed the Florida State Fair today due to inclement weather.  “Safety for our Fair guests is our top priority,” said Charles “Chuck” Pesano, Executive Director of the Florida Fair Authority. The Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet with Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson will go on as planned at 7 p.m. tonight in the Charles M. Davis Special Events Center.

The Fair is scheduled to open tomorrow at 9 a.m.

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 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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