Utah State Fair

We ventured out to the State Fair on Wednesday, September 16th.  The weather was gray and rainy, but we went anyway.  When we arrived at 3:30 pm, the security guard informed us that the fair was rained out and that they were closed until 5 pm.  We were disappointed and kept talking to the gentleman.  There were puddles everywhere and pockets of power outages here and there.  He mentioned that the only thing open right then was the art displays.  We begged him to allow us in, as those are the main reason we love visiting the fair.  He finally relented and let us in, probably because he was tired of hearing us beg and whine. So basically, we had the whole fair to ourselves for about an hour and a half!

We enjoyed looking at the antique car area.  There were some good looking cars.

We hung out in the art building for awhile while it rained outside.  The kids made their own creations.

This clever raisin bread caught my eye.

Later, we spotted the butter sculpture.

It was definitely a different experience than we've ever had.  The fair was missing people who didn't feel like being drenched.  We really enjoyed having free reign, though many things were closed.

The best part of the whole experience was the circus event!  Tickets were included with fair admission, you just had to be on time.

The hour-long circus was pretty entertaining!  From acrobats, to camels, to motorcycles, there was something for everyone.  My personal favorite was the costume changers.  They switched into probably 20 outfits in mere minutes.  We were happy to stay dry in the tent too.

We checked out the bees and honey booth.

And we loved looking at the animals.

On our way out, the Castle of Chaos spook alley people invited us to go through for free.  They took out all the scary workers and we basically got a tour led by a guide.  Lincoln loved the 'haunted house' and talked about it for several days afterward.  It was cool that they let us do that.

All in all, the fair was a different, but positive experience.  On our way out, the parking lot was still flooded.  One family waited for their dad to 'swim' out to fetch their car.  He took off his shoes and socks, then rolled up his pants as he waded toward his vehicle.  The water was easily past his ankles!  Good thing we parked on the street!