FLORIDA FAIR NEWS continued………………...……………………………... 108th Florida State Fair
The 108th Annual Florida State Fair opened with great
fan-fare as the Commissioner of Agriculture, State Attorney General, and Florida’s CFO accompanied by FFA students flipped the switch to start the Fair. This was followed by Commissioner Adam Putnam hosting a Cabinet meeting on the fairgrounds. Then over 800 guests kicked off the Fair with the Opening Governor’s Day Luncheon. Following that it was everyone down the Giant Slide for the Florida Cabinet. With beautiful weather, Friday, February 10th was a re-
cord breaking day as over 78,000 people attended the Fair. Cooler weather over the weekend did slow attendance a bit but plenty of fairgoers came out to enjoy the “Best Time of the Year.” There were lots of new foods, entertainment and attrac-
tion for guests to enjoy. A huge variety of bacon cheese burgers topped with almost everything imaginable, includ- ing macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and even pea- nut butter. Deep fried bubblegum, cool aid and other items finished out guest’s meals. New in the Sweetbay Entertainment Hall was the Ex-
treme Sports Show where skateboarders, bicyclists, and motorcycles thrilled guests with amazing tricks, stunts and jumps. Something brand new to the Florida State Fair was
ida State Fair.
Lawn Mower Races in the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center. These were not your average run of the mill lawn mowers; we’re talking 45-50 mph lawn mowers. In 2012 everything came together for another great Flor-
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and State
Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrate the opening of the Florida State Fair with a slide ride with 4-H and FFA students
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