Kentucky Fair Attendance Grows
Attendance at this year’s Kentucky State Fair climbed slightly over last year’s total, the third year in a row that more than 600,000 people turned out for the 11-day showcase.
A total of 605,565 visitors attended the fair, compared with 602,897 in 2010. The total was the second highest in five years.
Concert attendance was up 12 percent from 2010 to 46,494 who attended the four Main Stage Concerts, including a sell-out crowd of 15,493 for country entertainer Jason Aldean.
The fair, which ran from Aug. 18 to 28, also yielded a record sum for the live 4-H and FFA Sale of Champions auction with $139,500. That broke the old mark of $127,250 set in 2008.
