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Indiana State Fair - 2015 Highlights

By Carrie Lambert on August 9, 2015
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So I blogged about some tips for visiting the Indiana State Fair last week. Today was the third day of the fair and with two trips under my belt already I thought I should mention a few of the highlights.

Animals … depending on when you visit you might see different animals (some barns rotate animals during the fair IE: goats and sheep). This afternoon we were able to see:

Rabbits (south end of the fair by the main midway). They will move out later this week.2015-08-09 16.32.46editedLlamas. We were lucky enough to be there while they were showing so we got to be up close and personal! These won’t be there for the entirety either.2015-08-09 17.10.12Pigs. Lucky for you, the world’s largest sow and winning sow and litter will stay for the entire fair!2015-08-09 17.17.31 2015-08-09 17.16.39Cows. Again a plus here. While there is a cattle barn that is bursting with activity during show days, there is also a livestock nursery on the north end of the grounds (number 17 on the map) and a few places in pioneer village where you can see cows every day.2015-08-09 14.30.28editedFood. So many options and so many great choices, but please let me indulge you with three of my favorites:

1. Ben’s Pretzels. Right across from the Glass Barn. They typically have a deal on Tuesdays and you can thank me later.2015-08-09 14.35.422. Peach or Apple Cider Slushies. One of our stops every year (and sometimes every visit). Two locations – both on the north side of the track basically on the east/west ends.2015-08-09 17.41.243. Hot Wisconsin Cheese. Located right in between Ag/Hort and Harvest Pavilion the only downside is the word “Wisconsin” instead of “Indiana”.

Now a few places to stop.

FFA Building (north end of track): Putt Putt and a playground!IMG_9162 IMG_9165Centennial Hall: 4H exhibits and a woodworking and sewing project FREE for kids!2015-08-09 15.19.26 2015-08-09 15.39.40Peking Acrobats (Dow AgroSciences Celebration Park)- we caught part of their show today and it was pretty great!2015-08-09 15.54.46 2015-08-09 15.48.32Little Hands on the Farm (north end – conveniently by the shuttle drop off in Family Fun Park!)2015-08-07 15.57.58editedBicentennial Train (north end by Little Hands on the Farm). Pretty static exhibit, but when we went through we got tickets to go visit the Indiana History Center. IMG_9149Glass Barn – I just love the backdrops you can email to yourself!2015-08-07 20.03.59I could go on, but this may be overwhelming! Even if you just stick to this list, you will have a grand ole’ time at the fair.

My last tip … at the very least … do one lap around the track. Consider that “home base”. It gets you pretty much to every major place on the grounds and is a good gauge of how far you’ve been.

Okay, one more tip … check out the daily program so you know exactly what is happening during your visit!

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