Indiana Insider Blog

The animals are a tradition, the Midway is a blast and the wide variety of circus performers will be spectacular, but the 22 new food items at the 2019 Indiana State Fair are sure to steal the show! From bacon poutine... Read more

Do you know Indiana’s tie to North America’s longest underground river, the Empire State Building, space travel and a popular gum that doubles your chewing pleasure? You can find out the answers to these questions and more in The Bicentennial... Read more

The 2016 Indiana State Fair is less than a month away (August 5-21)! In honor of our state’s 200th birthday, this year’s fair theme is “Celebrating Indiana’s Bicentennial”. In that theme, the State Fair staff compiled a list of 200 FREE... Read more

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.... Read more

The Indiana State Fair. If you know me at all, you will know that I’m crazy about the state fair. I typically visit multiple times a year, I search for all the new and exciting things to do, I faithfully... Read more

As I sit here and write this I can hardly contain my excitement. The Indiana State Fair starts tomorrow! I grew up going to fairs. My Mom loves fairs and she has (thankfully) passed down that love to me. Since... Read more

I always enjoy spring in Indiana. Not only for the warmth and the end of the ice and slush, but for what it’s going to bring in sounds and smells. This is what I really love about Indiana. I love... Read more

Several weeks ago, Andy Klotz told me he thought we would never beat 2009’s record attendance of nearly 974,000. “School starts early, and the weather was really nice that year,” he said. “Plus the Coliseum is under construction. I don’t... Read more

As you may know, the Indiana State Fair ended this weekend with a record setting 978,296 visitors! Were you one of them? If so, did you stop by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development’s booth? If yes, then you probably... Read more