Lights Dim on 2008 Colorado State Fair

The 2008 Colorado State Fair, in Pueblo, CO, has come to a close offering eleven days of entertainment to nearly 490,000 people.

“I am proud of the fair we put on this year. State Fair staff and management offered a wide range of family attractions while staying true to our goal of supporting youth and agriculture,” said General Manager, Chris Wiseman

Highlights from the 2008 Colorado State Fair:

• Attendance was slightly up from 2007; 486,659 people attended the 2008 Fair which is 1,621 more than 2007.
• The 2008 Colorado State Fair Jr. Livestock Sale presented by Colorado’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives drew in more than $393,200 for Colorado’s 4-H and FFA youth.
• The Fair offered more free, family attractions that ever before including sea lions, monkeys, daredevils and tigers.
• Louis Sandoval, 71, of Pueblo, Colo. drove home in a new 2008 Dodge Avenger after the rodeo on August 28 and all he had to do to win it was purchase a rodeo ticket.
  Sugarland played to a sold out crowd of 7,816 people.
• The Tough Enough to Wear Pink auction raised close to $9000 for the St. Mary Corwin Cancer Patient Needs Fund.
• US Smokeless Tobacco won the sponsor calf dressing for the third time, beating out seven other Colorado State Fair sponsor teams.

“The Colorado State Fair staff and management strive to offer a wide variety of family attractions that entertain and educate. I believe the increasing attendance numbers is a reflection of that effort,” said Wiseman.

For more information about the 2008 Colorado State Fair, visit www.coloradostatefair.com.