Mississippi State Fair
# Mississippi State Fair

The Mississippi State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Mississippi each October.

## History

The fair was founded in 1858. In the 1950s, Medgar Evers led efforts to racially integrate the event.

2020 saw the fair operate under strict measures caused by COVID-19 pandemic; such as wearing masks & social distancing. The fair went on hiatus in 1917–18 & 1942–44.

## Fairgrounds

The fairgrounds cover over a hundred acres in downtown Jackson. The Mississippi Coliseum is part of the complex. Mississippi's fair grounds is one of the widest.

