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Name of the Event: |
The Evergreen State Fair |
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Type of Event: |
Ranked #1 in Washington County Fairs |
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Ranked #12 in average daily attendance nationally* |
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Ranked #19 in overall attendance nationally* |
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Our 2007 attendance: 882,095 |
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*Source: MCW – carnivalwarehouse.com, December 2007 |
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Dates: |
The 2008 Fair: 21 August – 1 September, 2008 |
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Location: |
Monroe, Washington (25 miles north of Seattle) |
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Participants: |
Open to the general public for the full day, 10:00 – 10:00pm |
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Attendance/Fair: |
Estimated at 100,000, on weekend days; Approximately 900,000 for the 12 days |
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Demographics: |
Of 26,272 people surveyed at the 2007 Fair: |
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Gender: Female: 59%; Male; 40%; 1% did not respond |
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Age: 0 - 15: 11%; 16 - 30: 27%; 31 – 45: 28%; 46 – 61: 23%; 62+: 11% |
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Miles to travel to The Fair: 1 – 10: 23%; 11 – 30: 51%; 31+: 25% |
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How many in your party: 2 – 15%; 2 – 21%; 3 – 18%; 4 – 18%; 5+: 24% |
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Media: |
Press Releases; Media Kits; Radio; TV; Newspapers; Outdoor: Bus boards and Billboards; Pepsi Electronic Reader Board on Highway 2 Collateral Materials: Our Official Fair program; Our official Equestrian Park Program; and our Daily Schedules (printed by Sound Publishing); calendars, brochures, posters; four unofficial Fair Guides printed by various other periodicals (Lake Stevens Journal, Monroe Monitor, Tribune Papers and in the Daily Herald). Banners; bumper stickers; merchandise; and many years of experiencing The Fair!
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