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Fair sets another attendance record

September 12, 2003 By admin

The final totals are in and they show the Iowa State Fair set another attendance record. Fair officials say attendance was one-million-12-thousand-309 — just over four-thousand more corn-dog munching and sky glider riding visitors than last year’s record. Last year was the first time the fair topped the one-million mark in attendance, and officials says nearly perfect weather during the first week of this year’s fair helped them do it again. Officials says a seven-percent increase in advance ticket sales helped boost the attendance, along with the visits of seven Democratic presidential candidates. Fair manager Gary Slater says he believes the economy also played a part, as people stayed closer to home this year in spending their entertainment dollars. While this year was a record breaker, next year is a very important one for the fair as it celebrates its 150th year.

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