State Fair wraps up

Save the date for next year’s fair

August 30, 2021 at 4:10 pm CDT

The Hoosier Cruiser Super Wheel was new to the State Fair this year. The 150-foot-tall ride had 36 climate-controlled gondolas to give guests a stunning view of the fairgrounds. (AgriNews photo/Erica Quinlan)

INDIANAPOLIS — Over 830,000 people attended the Indiana State Fair this summer, where the theme was “Celebrating the Hoosier Spirit.”

The 165th Indiana State Fair returns July 29 through Aug. 21, 2022. It will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Here are a few highlights from this year’s fair:

A butterfly exhibit is available for guests to walk through at the DNR Complex of the State Fair. (AgriNews photo/Erica Quinlan)

Visitors at Goat Mountain could feed a variety of goats at the State Fair. (AgriNews photo/Erica Quinlan)

A sculpture named “Barnyard Basketball” was on display at the State Fair. It was made out of nearly 5,000 cans that were donated to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. (AgriNews photo/Erica Quinlan)

Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects art exhibition was featured at the Indiana State Fair. The butterfly sculpture was made out of 39,708 LEGO bricks and took 330 hours to build. The Monarch butterfly depends on milkweed as a food source for its larvae. (AgriNews photo/Erica Quinlan)

For more information, visit www.indianastatefair.com.