It would be interesting to know what level of attendance is the break even point. Probably different for different types of vendors. Anyone on here know a vendor to find out?
Will the Iowa State Fair happen this year?
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I answered no to the state fair happening but the way things are trending after the governor's news conference today I say it's on although maybe at a stripped down version.
If the fair is a go, and a vendor doesn't show up - they lose their spot. It's stupid, but, sounds like that's the way it goes.
Isn't the decision June 15th?
They may have enough information by then by these previous openings to determine things like that.
Well, they'll have information anyway.
I think on the state fair website they said they need 60 - 70 days to prepare so that would be early to mid June - so that's a go/no-go due date.
That’s ridiculous, but maybe that rule will change because of the odd circumstances
Wal-Mart supposedly restricts one person per 200 sq ft. The fairgrounds are 313 acres or 13,634,280 sq ft. At one person per 200 sq ft, that caps attendance at 68,171 or about 64% of normal. The fair averaged 106,000 per day last year.
Psshhhh, I think WI barflies were posting on Insta-twit T-minus 40 minutes after the Safer at Home order was cut. #saferincrowds
Minnesota has an announcement on our state fair tomorrow. The Star Tribune has a poll open on whether it should happen or not. I assumed there would be an overwhelming 'yes it should in some capacity' type response. Not the case. 70% think it shouldn't happen, 20% think it should, and 10% think it's too early to decide.
Probably 10% or more of that space is not for attendee use - animal pens/show areas, storage and maintenance areas, offices, etc.
Reynolds didn't pull back on her school start date statements so we could NOT have a fair. I'm convinced it will happen in some format.
Their attendance in 2019 was 934,925. The ISF was 1.17 million. So it is a decent sized fair
How many people go to the fair by themselves?? If you need 36sq ft per person, you would have room, but it would be one crazy dance with people moving around, would need people standing on tractors and displays also to get each square foot. The other part would be some places have multiple levels so if a building has two floors that would double the squre feet of that space.