Expanded alcohol sales coming to state fair
Beer and wine will be sold at evening concerts and at non-student events, including the rodeo, monster truck and horse racing competitions.
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Court rules for Indiana in state fair stage collapse case
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the state is not liable to pay damages incurred by a company that provided stage rigging that collapsed and killed seven people during the 2011 state fair.
High court weighs state fair stage collapse case
The Indiana Supreme Court is weighing arguments to decide if the state is liable for some of the damages faced by a rigging company in the 2011 state fair stage collapse that killed seven people.
Indiana State Fair draws roughly 907,000 to fairgrounds
The Indiana State Fair Commission said that this year’s attendance total is the fifth highest on record. The fair closed out its 17-day run Sunday.
DINING: State Fair newcomers
Here’s what’s being deep fried this year. Plus variations on sundaes, pork sandwiches, and more.
State Fair raises admission fee, expands booze sales
The Indiana State Fair starts its 17-day run Friday. A different Indiana farm operator will be highlighted each day until activities wrap up Aug. 23.
Indiana relaxes bird show ban imposed due to avian flu
Indiana officials who imposed a statewide ban on bird shows have dialed back the emergency rule, but the ban will still keep chickens, ducks and other birds out of August’s Indiana State Fair.
Court upholds $5M cap on state fair stage-collapse case
Indiana won’t have to pay any more damages from the 2011 deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse under a decision by the state Supreme Court.
Ticket prices going up for this year’s Indiana State Fair
General admission tickets for the August fair will be $12, up from $10 last year. Advance ticket prices will rise from from $7 to $8.
Farm operator to be featured each day of Indiana State Fair
The operators of 17 farms from around the state have been picked to represent the "Year of the Farmer" during this summer's Indiana State Fair.
Indiana State Fair to hold job fair, wants to hire 500
State officials say the Indiana State Fair hires about 1,400 seasonal employees every year. More than half of the fair's 218 year-round employees started out as seasonal or summer workers.
Ohio girl hurt at fair challenges Indiana damages cap
Attorneys for a 13-year-old Ohio girl hurt when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair argued Monday that the state's cap on liability damages is unconstitutional and should be thrown out by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
UPDATE: Indiana State Fair attendance tops 950,000
This year’s 17-day run goes down in the books as one of the three most attended.
DINING: State Fair finds
Yes, some of it is deep fried. And it won’t be mistaken for health food. But this year’s new culinary offerings at the Fairgrounds showed surprising range.
UPDATE: Fair opens with first alcohol sales since 1946
The first person to sample alcohol under the new law was 67-year-old Ed Swafford of Liberty. He tried a Bavarian-style ale and declared it tasty.
Three-drink limit for beer, wine at Indiana State Fair
Strict limits will be in place when the Indiana State Fair sells alcoholic drinks for the first since 1946 when its 17-day run begins Friday.
Dozens of brewers, wineries set for Indiana State Fair
About 40 Indiana craft brewers and wineries will be setting up shop in the new wine and beer garden inside the fairgrounds’ Grand Hall.
State Fair prepares to pop cork on alcohol sales
Indiana beers and wines will be available this summer for the first time in seven decades, but there will be several limitations on their sale.
Indiana State Fair announces Free Stage concerts
The Indiana State Fair says its Free Stage during this summer's fair will include performances by several rising country performers and some well-known Grammy-nominated Canadian rockers.
Fairgrounds officials pushing for coliseum sponsorship
The Fairgrounds Coliseum, which reopens Thursday after a $63 million renovation, is likely to receive a new name soon, an Indiana State Fair Commission spokesman said.