Indiana State Fair reports attendance increase from 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 850,000 people descended on the Indiana State Fairgrounds during the 167th iteration of the Indiana State Fair, an increase from 2023’s attendance.

According to a news release from the state fair, this year’s attendance reached 854,236, compared to 2023’s attendance of 840,414. Officials said many vendors and partners also reported record sales during this year’s fair, which ran from Aug. 2 through Aug. 18.

More than 10,000 exhibitors and youth competitors showed or displayed more than 52,000 animal and non-animal projects during the 2024 fair, according to the release.

“We are thrilled with the overwhelming success of this year’s Indiana State Fair,” Cindy Hoye, the executive director of the Indiana State Fair Commission, said in the release. “The fair is an annual testament to the hard work and dedication of our leadership, staff, youth competitors, partners, volunteers, and all participants. We are grateful to all our fairgoers who came out this year to celebrate this iconic summertime tradition.”

On its Facebook page, the American Dairy Association of Indiana, the operator of the Dairy Bar, provided some state fair-related statistics of its own, stating that it served the following amount of products during the state fair:

• 72,000 milkshakes
• 39,000 grilled cheese sandwiches
• 12,200 bowls of ice cream
• 4,400 ice cream cones
• 7,600 orders of mozzarella sticks
• 2,600 kids meals
• 9,600 glasses of milk

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