Utah State Fair Offers Food Based Fun

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For ten days each September you can find the Utahsheep barn. At each point they perform an activity
State Fair packed with over 300,000 people in therepresentative of what farmer's do and pick up a
town of Salt Lake City. The fair features Grandstandproduct to take with them. For instance, at the grain
entertainment, exhibits, a PRCA Rodeo, and a newsilo they pick up a small amount of grain to take to the
'Utah's Own Food Court' where visitors can eat somechickens, from there they gather an egg for their
tasty carnival treats all grown or made in the state ofbasket. By the end of the path they reach a farmer's
Utah so come down and check it out.market where they can drop off their products and
The Grandstand entertainment at the fair comes at aget paid for them. From there the kid's get to go to the
good price. Depending on the musician or group playing'store' and use their 'money' to buy a real agricultural
your admission ticket may include a free concert. Or ifproduct.
you are purchasing a ticket to see a musical groupChildren and adults both will enjoy the Giant Yellow
that concert ticket includes free admission to the fair.Slide, the western railroad express where you can
All regular fair admission prices include free admissioncatch rides around the fair, and the annual ice cream
to see the rodeo and demolition derby.festival held one day close to the start of the fair. It
For the little ones the fair occasionally sets up the Littleincludes all the ice cream you can eat for a minimal
Hands on the Farm exhibit. This is an interactive exhibitfee.
that teaches children the connection between foodOther food centered activities at the fair include a
grown on the farm and food that can be bought in theCompetitive Sausage Eating Contest and the Beef
grocery store. Children begin their farming journey inFeast, including a Dagwood sandwich and chips for a
the start barn, where they put on aprons and getsmall fee.
baskets. From here they follow a path to a grain silo,