Tag: el paso county fair
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El Paso County Fair hits attendance, revenue goals
Leaning into the Americana combo of the country’s 250th and Colorado’s 150th anniversaries, the El Paso County Fair drew tens of thousands of attendees over eight days in July. Held at fairgrounds near Calhan east of Colorado Springs, the fair drew over 31,000 attendees, similar to last year. Popular events included livestock shows, a demolition…
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El Paso County Fair hits attendance, revenue goals
Leaning into the Americana combo of the country’s 250th and Colorado’s 150th anniversaries, the El Paso County Fair drew tens of thousands of attendees over eight days in July. Held at fairgrounds near Calhan east of Colorado Springs, the fair drew over 31,000 attendees, similar to last year. Popular events included livestock shows, a demolition…
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‘A fun slice of Americana’: 121st annual El Paso County Fair aims to draw 25,000 attendees
“United We Celebrate” is the theme for the 121st annual El Paso County Fair, which kicked off Saturday at the Calhan fairgrounds. “We’re having a lot of people coming in dressed for the theme,” said manager Theresa Odello. “The whole El Paso County community really seems to be taking the USA 250/Colorado 150 celebration to…
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El Paso County fair returns this weekend with livestock, carnival rides and more
Now celebrating its 121st year, the fair traces its roots back to 1905, when farmers gathered in a Calhan schoolyard to celebrate a successful potato harvest The El Paso County Fair has a little bit of everything. Need a funnel cake? Done. Want to pet livestock? Easy. Prefer watching trucks smash into each other until…
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El Paso County Fair opened this weekend with music, carnival rides, a sensory day and more
This year’s El Paso County Fair offers more music and rodeo, increased discount days and more attention to those who struggle with sensory overload. More people than ever attended last year’s fair: 34,000 versus 26,000 in 2022. And fair officials are catering to the expressed desires of previous attendees by doubling up on concerts, offering…
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El Paso County Fair offers more music, events, Sensory Day
This year’s El Paso County Fair offers more music and rodeo, increased discount days and more attention to those who struggle with sensory overload. More people than ever attended last year’s fair: 34,000 versus 26,000 in 2022. And fair officials are catering to the expressed desires of previous attendees by doubling up on concerts, offering…
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El Paso County fairgoers react to Trump assassination attempt
While hundreds of people reveled among the games, rides and food trucks at the El Paso County Fair on Sunday, a primary topic of conversation was an apparent attack on former President Donald Trump the day before. At a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, a gunman fired several rounds in Trump’s direction, one of…
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El Paso County fairgoers react to Trump assassination attempt
While hundreds of people reveled among the games, rides and food trucks at the El Paso County Fair on Sunday, a primary topic of conversation was an apparent attack on former President Donald Trump the day before. At a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, a gunman fired several rounds in Trump’s direction, one of…