Kansas State Fair
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For 10 days each September, Hutchinson is home to the largest event in Kansas - the Kansas State Fair, where visitors will find good old-fashioned fun. The Fair features over 280-acres of the best of Kansas' agriculture, livestock and commerce, as well as live entertainment. Great concerts under the stars, PRCA rodeo, auto racing, numerous free attractions, & free entertainment.
The agrarian heritage of Kansas is saluted with numerous livestock shows, crop exhibits and farm equipment displays. A wide range of domestic arts, floriculture, crafts and professional arts are displayed as well. An innovative education program for teachers to bring their classes offers an experience like no other.
Popular Fair attractions include an animal birthing center and an exotic animal petting zoo. Concerts range from country to pop at the 10,000-seat grandstand and three other stages throughout the grounds fun.
The fairground facilities provide an appealing and functional setting for more than 250 events annually including: auto races, flea markets, livestock shows, the Mennonite Relief Sale, motor coach conventions and trade shows.
Kansas State Fair
Phone : 800-362-FAIR (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : info@kansasstatefair.com
Web: www.kansasstatefair.com
State Fairs
Harvey County West Park Fishing
The 310 acre park offers a 16 acre fishing lake stocked with channel cat, largemouth bass and crappie. The Little Arkansas River offers good flathead and channel cat fishing and is accessible to small boats and canoes. No gas motors are allowed on the lake. There is a bait shop open during season with rental boats. There is no entry fee to fish, hike, use the beach or picnic areas.
An ADA compliant restroom complements the disabled patrons visit.
State license requirements apply for fishing.
Harvey County West Park Camping
Campers will find a variety of campsites with electricity as well as a number of primitive sites both with access to restrooms and bathhouses. In addition , West Park offers a softball diamond, nature and horse trails, playground equipment, swimming beach, enclosed and open-air shelters for rent and a bait shop open during season with rental boats.