Will the Iowa State Fair happen this year?

Will the Iowa state fair happen in 2020?

  • Yes

    Votes: 84 27.5%
  • No

    Votes: 177 58.0%
  • I will not be going if it does open because of COVID-19

    Votes: 44 14.4%

  • Total voters
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alarson

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I think it'll happen in some way. No concerts, maybe no midway. WAY pared down.

I voted no, but i could see this happening. To 90% of fairgoers, that essentially means 'no fair' though. Attendance would probably be miniscule.
 

CySmurf

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I think it happens. That's A LOT of money to lose if it doesn't and a lot of cattle people really rely on it for sales.
If that's the case, you could still have a bastardized version of the fair to accommodate that.
 

simply1

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The mullet hunting should be at an all time high.
 

Sparkplug

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With Oregon canceling all festivities, athletic events with fans, etc, I’m predicting no State Fair.
 

CapnCy

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I think it will with mods (like so many other things) and the worst will be CONSTANT shaming/opinions on every event/decesion.

People will make choices and others will judge.

I've been really thinking about that moving forward....what I will be willing to do/not do as we reopen....and also the long-term societal changes...no office candy dishes, birthday candles, etc. Lol
 

isufbcurt

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Governor's emphasis on personal responsibility and Iowans doing the right thing.

Oh ok.

In the last couple days there have been a lot of racing events scheduled starting next Saturday night (the day after the current restrictions end). I know a lot of the promoters have been in constant contact with the Governor's office and they wouldn't be scheduling these high purse races if they didn't know they were going to be allowed to have fans in attendance.
 

BCClone

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Oh ok.

In the last couple days there have been a lot of racing events scheduled starting next Saturday night (the day after the current restrictions end). I know a lot of the promoters have been in constant contact with the Governor's office and they wouldn't be scheduling these high purse races if they didn't know they were going to be allowed to have fans in attendance.

Have they had anything like scheduled tune up runs, where you get a chance to go out on the track and check the car on an actual track? Could probably limit things to a couple cars at a time to hold the 10 person limit. I know a track in the local area, was going to dump a load of money into their track to get back to what it was and fix the infield they said. First year promoter, could be a mess for him.
 

TruClone

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After "food for thought" is digested it turns into a turd.

This article was a turd from around the 3rd sentence.

This is not another flu. Just stop.
The article never says it's "just another flu." Read it or don't read it, that is your choice. It's just a different perspective.
 

Macloney

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The article never says it's "just another flu." Read it or don't read it, that is your choice. It's just a different perspective.

Read the first sentence, it says "another flu" in the first ******* sentence.

I read it and it's a turd. Your different perspective sucks.
 

madguy30

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The article never says it's "just another flu." Read it or don't read it, that is your choice. It's just a different perspective.

First sentence:

"In my lifetime, there was another deadly flu epidemic in the United States."

Also 100,000 deaths over a year's time with less technology and information sounds a bit different than 100,000 in 3 months in 2020.