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Wisconsin State Fair announces final two main stage acts

Published April 16, 2012

Wisconsin State Fair officials announced the final two Potawatomi Bingo Casino Main Stage headlining acts for this year's Wisconsin State Fair today.

Wisconsin State Fair announces five main stage shows for 2012

Published Feb. 20, 2012

Wisconsin State Fair officials have announced five of their 11 main stage shows for the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair, which runs Thursday, Aug. 2 - Sunday, Aug. 12 this year.

Discover Wisconsin launches new division, hires former Fair CEO

Published Nov. 5, 2011

Discover Mediaworks has launched a new division focusing on destination marketing and branding. It will be led by a former CEO of Wisconsin State Fair Park Randy Prasse.

Best festival and event food, 2011: Wisconsin State Fair

Published Oct. 28, 2011

If you're a purist, you can claim that Milwaukeeans embrace the City of Festivals for the opportunity to embrace ethnic culture and amazing live music. We, however, think it's all about the food. And maybe the beer. In this "new for 2011" category, the readers of OnMilwaukee.com picked the Wisconsin State Fair as the best festival and event food by a two-to-one margin. We agree

"Fifi the Hat Lady:" a new nickname for an old lover of hats

Published Sept. 17, 2011

Of the hundreds of nickname stories I've been blessed to hear over the past three years, this one, involving the 1938 Wisconsin State Fair and a woman who would become known as "Fifi the Hat Lady," is still my favorite.

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STATE FAIR MOB ATTACKS

8/4/2011 West Allis, WisconsinSeveral people were hurt, and cars damaged, at Wisconsin's State Fair when a mob of 100 black teenagers began randomly attacking whites.They picked fight after fight with innocent people, after State Fair closed, the mob took to the street, blocking traffic, pou...

Question about transportation to State Fair

I've been looking everywhere and haven't found much info one way or another ... does anyone know of any bars/restaurants in the area (anywhere really) that offer a shuttle to the state fair?

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