Colorado State Fair & Exposition

Had a fun time at the state fair this year. We enjoyed the food, entertainment, and overall vibes. We saw the monster truck show at the stadium which was fun and then we watched the eating competition, comedy food show, and the lumber Jack show. I liked how they had a bunch of different options for entertainment. The food was typical fair food. I didn't feel like they needed a million different stands for the same food and the lines were very long at times. The bathrooms were actually surprisingly clean and they were located everywhere. Also enjoyed seeing the animals as well. Wish the shows didn't overlap so much because we wanted to see some others as well. The free parking lot downtown and then taking the bus was convenient and easy. Definitely had fun at the fair and would go again.

The Colorado State Fair 2021 was a unique day event. I have only California fairs to compare. I purchased tickets online prior to the start of the fair for the Rodeo and Dustin Lynch concert, that gave me free admission to the fair. Parking was hard to come by and I chose to park in a surrounding neighborhood dirt lot that was $20 cash. The weather was pretty hot at 99 degrees. You could take your umbrellas in for shade and water in to stay hydrated. There were a few people buying tickets at the booth day of. I had tickets on my phone and they scanned them after the metal detector check. There were the usual deep fried food booths, and booths selling , soda, beer, lemonade, bucket -o-fries , bbq, burgers ect. Only 1 building of vendors which sold goods. Saw a small motorcycle stunt show, and the piggy races . The carnival was ok. I didn't play any games, I normally don't ride any rides. My take way for the midway is that I think due to the pandemic, it was the best they could come up with. Overall, just for the fair portion, I think it is a quick few 2-3 hours to look around at the animals eat, play a few games and listen to free music. The Rodeo and concert was awesome! I come from a ranching family and I forgot how much fun it was to be at the Rodeo. I had purchased seats for members in our group who needed ADA seating and those were down on the ground level with folding chairs and room for wheelchairs and electric mobility chairs. Concert portion was good too . I'd go back for the rodeo and concert for sure .

After reading about some horrible reviews we were pleasantly surprised by the Colorado State Fair. Much smaller then NY State fair, it was clean with many choices of a wide variety of foods and few exhibits. Don't miss the water kiosk mid fair for free cups of water, and the ice cream outside the dairy barn is creamy and delicious. If you can't do dairy, close by is the beer tent. Try free samples to get your perfect brew. Other favorites include the pig race, the quilts, and the art exhibits. Disappointing was the lack of animals in the buildings and the lack of ideas for plantings in a desert environment. When compared to regional county fairs in Upstate NY, this fair would get 4 stars. As a state fair it is definitely under-performing. Now that we're Coloradans, i hope it grows to NY proportions. Btw, come on Tuesday for $2 entry fee!

Both my boyfriend and I spent our three day vacation with salmonella poisoning. On Friday afternoon, we ate a half chicken and a turkey leg from the large food vender closest to the gate. The next three days has been terrible. Their main food vender needs to be checked. Besides some beers and water (bottled) that was the only food we had. Besides that the main workers were rude and disinterested. They we all on their phones after we bought our ticket so we just walked past them. The lady then, rudely, stated we had to get our tickets checked. The rest was fine but you can tell the main cooperation doesn't put any time or effort into the experience.

Do your homework people. And just relax. https://www.coloradostatefair.com/I've always enjoyed it.

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15 bucks to get in is a decent price 40 bucks for an unlimited ride pass is decent too. But23 bucks for a turkey leg 18 for a hotdog 20 for a drink? The food is subpar the portions are lacking why do they allow the vendors to price gouge the public? Then if you want to play games which is like the big thing to do at a fair you have to buy a band and keep feeding it large amounts of cash just to win small stuffed animals you can get online for like a dollar this was the first and last time I attend. very sad

Too Hot to enjoy. Seems we should consider a better time of year for the Colorado State Fair. Late August is the worse time to be outside anywhere in Eastern Colorado. Food vendors more than cranky! I assume because they were hot? The animals didn't disappoint, but again they seemed hot and miserableRides a bit lame. If we are going to keep the state fair in August then we need more misters and cooling areas. We felt very bad for the seniors and small children visiting.

Great fair, good food and very clean. The fair grounds were well tended and even the bathrooms were kept very clean throughout the day. Had a great time at the Colorado State Fair.

We went to the state fair during the $15 admission + rides day which I imagine? is busier than other days. The good: the grounds were super clean + animals were visibly well cared for/in cool clean spaces. they had tons of bathrooms on sight, lots of places to sit, lots of trash cans. Everything was paved and there were ramps for wheelchair users. There was at least one free water station.The bad: Staff seemed like they weren't cross trained on where things were located & were unable to ask one another bc there was no connection between staff members. The staff in general was noticeably unfriendly. I'm not a big believer in customer service bc it's a lot of emotional labor that expects people to leave their humanity at the workplace door but when everyone is that unfriendly it makes me worry the staff is mistreated. The neutral: In typical fair behavior food was excruciatingly expensive, outside beverages (even sealed) were fully banned which seems unsafe for pueblo in august, it was excruciatingly loud during parts of it (we got volume warnings on our watches)