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The '''Dixie Classic Fair''' is an annual [[fair]] held in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[North Carolina]]. The fair takes place every autumn on the '''Dixie Classic Fairgrounds''' (formerly [[Forsyth County Fairgrounds]]), which is part of the [[Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex]]; the grounds are located adjacent to the [[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]. 371,219 attended the 2007 Dixie Classic Fair, which was a new attendance record. This attendance record elevated the Dixie Classic Fair to the 50th largest attended Fair in North America. |
The '''Dixie Classic Fair''' is an annual [[fair]] held in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[North Carolina]]. The fair takes place every autumn on the '''Dixie Classic Fairgrounds''' (formerly known as the [[Forsyth County Fairgrounds]]), which is part of the [[Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex]]; the grounds are located adjacent to the [[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]. 371,219 attended the 2007 Dixie Classic Fair, which was a new attendance record. This attendance record elevated the Dixie Classic Fair to the 50th largest attended Fair in North America. |
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The fair began in the former town of [[Old Salem|Salem]] as a grain exposition in 1882 (2007 was the 125th anniversary). In 1897, the Piedmont Tobacco Fair was started and shortly thereafter the two events merged together to form the Winston-Salem Fair. The fair moved to its current fairgrounds in 1952 and changed its name to the "Dixie Classic Fair for Northwest North Carolina" in 1956.<ref name="hist">[http://www.dcfair.com/history.html Dixie Classic Fair History]</ref> Today, the event is most commonly known as just the Dixie Classic Fair, with the "for Northwest North Carolina" part largely ignored. |
The fair began in the former town of [[Old Salem|Salem]] as a grain exposition in 1882 (2007 was the 125th anniversary). In 1897, the Piedmont Tobacco Fair was started and shortly thereafter the two events merged together to form the Winston-Salem Fair. The fair moved to its current fairgrounds in 1952 and changed its name to the "Dixie Classic Fair for Northwest North Carolina" in 1956.<ref name="hist">[http://www.dcfair.com/history.html Dixie Classic Fair History]</ref> Today, the event is most commonly known as just the Dixie Classic Fair, with the "for Northwest North Carolina" part largely ignored. |
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Revision as of 18:53, 25 October 2010
The Dixie Classic Fair is an annual fair held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The fair takes place every autumn on the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds (formerly known as the Forsyth County Fairgrounds), which is part of the Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex; the grounds are located adjacent to the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. 371,219 attended the 2007 Dixie Classic Fair, which was a new attendance record. This attendance record elevated the Dixie Classic Fair to the 50th largest attended Fair in North America.
The fair began in the former town of Salem as a grain exposition in 1882 (2007 was the 125th anniversary). In 1897, the Piedmont Tobacco Fair was started and shortly thereafter the two events merged together to form the Winston-Salem Fair. The fair moved to its current fairgrounds in 1952 and changed its name to the "Dixie Classic Fair for Northwest North Carolina" in 1956.[1] Today, the event is most commonly known as just the Dixie Classic Fair, with the "for Northwest North Carolina" part largely ignored.