-- Over 150 FREE Things to See & Do included with a Fair Admission Ticket --Entertainment Acts & Competitions 1. Celebrate! A Las Vegas-style show – held on select days in the Sweetbay Entertainment Hall enjoy some of the best musical performances of the decades featuring tribute artists singing classics from Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Donna Summer, Tina Turner and Reba McEntire. 2. Comic Book & Toy Convention Day, Presented by Tampa Comic Con – Sat., Feb. 6th from 10 AM - 7 PM in the Sweetbay Entertainment Hall. *Free to enter this special event with fair gate admission ticket featuring comics, action figures, anime, trading cards, artist appearances and autograph signings. Special Guests include Pat Broderick - "Green Lantern", Chuck Dixon - "GI Joe" and "Batman", Drew Geraci - "Justice League", Nicola Cuti - "E-man" and "Spiderman", Amanda Stevens - "X", Joel Wynkoop - "B-Movie King", Jeffrey Breslauer & More ... To Be Announced Soon!. 3. Elvis Extravaganza Impersonator National Finals – Sat. & Sun., Feb. 13-14 in the Sweetbay Entertainment Hall. 4. Fiesta Gigante Day presented by Univision TV – Sat., Feb. 13 in the World Village on the International Stage. 5. FCW Wrestling – Mon., Feb. 15 in the Sweetbay Entertainment Hall. 6. Salute to Veterans performance – Thurs., Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Sweetbay Entertainment Hall (general admission- no reserved seats). *Free gate admission for everyone after 4 p.m. on this day only. 7. Ballroom Dancing Competition 8. Baton Twirling Competition 9. Beer Dome Musical Entertainment 10. Blues Brothers (on Family Theatre stage) 11. Candy Coburn (on Family Theatre stage) 12. Charlie Raymond Big Band – Thurs., Feb. 11 only in Special Events Center building. 13. Cheer and Dance Competition (in the Ford Amphitheatre) 14. Dennis Lee Band (on Family Theatre stage) 15. Everything Fitz fiddlers band (on International Stage) 16. Evidence band – Feb. 12 only (on International Stage) 17. Fireworks Display on 4 nights (both Fridays & Saturdays, Feb. 5-6 and Feb. 12-13) 18. Florida State 4-H Festivities and Fashion Show 19. Gary the Silent Clown (roaming/walkaround entertainer) 20. High School Jazz Festival Day 21. International Talent Competition (on International Stage) 22. Irish-Scottish Day 23. Leon Jacobs (on TECO Entertainment Stage) 24. Oscar the Robot (roaming/walkaround entertainer) 25. Runa Pacha 26. Spanish Lyric Theatre (on TECO Entertainment Stage) 27. Square Dancing Competition 28. Johnny Lowery Steel Drum band (in JACK DANIELS Floating Restaurant) 29. Tadpole the Clown (roaming/walkaround entertainer) 30. Washboard Willy and Wanda (on Childrens & Community Stage)
Animal Acts, Shows & Exhibits 1. Circus Hollywood 2. Doggies of the West (on Childrens & Community Stage) 3. Florida State 4-H Dog Show 4. Frog Jumping Championships 5. Giraffic Exotic Menagerie (petting zoo) 6. Hollywood Racing Pigs 7. Jack Russell Terrier Races 8. Kachunga Alligator Show 9. Police Canine Demonstrations 10. Purebred Dog Show 11. Sea Lion Splash Show 12. Shark Encounter Show 13. Welde’s Big Bear Show
Agricultural Activities & Educational Exhibits 1. Ag Hall of Fame Building – Fresh from Florida Exhibits 2. Ag Venture activities:
3. Salute to Ag Tent 4. Baby Farm Animals 5. Blacksmith & Farriers 6. Insect Encounter 7. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Exhibit:
8. Florida Forest Discovery Center 9. Florida Ranch Rodeo 10. Milking Parlor 11. Open Beef Show 12. Open Boer Goat Show 13. Open Dairy Goat Show 14. Open Dairy Show 15. Open Pigeon Show 16. Open Pygmy Goat Show 17. Open Rabbit and Cavy Show 18. Purebred Poultry Show 19. Steam Engine & Machinery Exhibit 20. Youth Beef Show 21. Youth Boer Goat Show 22. Youth Dairy Goat Show 23. Youth Dairy Show 24. Youth Llama Show 25. Youth Poultry Show 26. Youth Rabbit Show 27. Youth Sheep Show 28. Youth Steer Futurity 29. Youth Swine Show
Cracker Country areas & activities 1. Explore an early country store and learn about the art of the barter. 2. Explore the small two-room Smith House. 3. Get an 1898 school lesson in a one-room school. 4. Grind corn at the Hands-On Farm. 5. Have your early Florida history questions answered by highly trained and talented docents. 6. Learn about 1890’s kitchen gardens. 7. Learn about antique roses and herbs. 8. Learn about chair caning. 9. Learn about early bee keeping in rural Florida. 10. Learn about early Florida food-ways. 11. Learn about Florida Archeology. 12. Learn about old time coiled pottery. 13. Learn about quilting. 14. Learn about rug hooking. 15. Learn about spinning and weaving at the Rural Folklife Area. 16. Learn about telegraphy. 17. Learn about the rare (some are even endangered) breeds of poultry at Cracker Country. 18. Learn how cream was churned into butter. 19. Learn how Florida Crackers got that name. 20. Learn how hams were cured and smoked in early rural Florida 21. Learn how soap was made in early rural Florida. 22. Learn how to weave decorative pieces from cabbage palm leaves. 23. Listen to old time country and bluegrass music. 24. Listen to old time gospel music in the old church. 25. Pick up a copy of the Cracker Country Chronicle. 26. Play with old time folk toys at the Hands-On Farm 27. Print your own post card. 28. See a complete collection of Florida Governor’s oil portraits. 29. See antiques from the late 1800s. 30. See how banjos were made from gourds. 31. See how baskets are hand woven. 32. See how dolls were made from corn shucks. 33. See how food was cooked over an open fire. 34. See old fashion split rail fences. 35. See people dressed as they would have been in 1898 in rural Florida. 36. Tour an early post office, operated by the USPS seven days per week. 37. Tour Okahumpka Train Depot and watch model trains. 38. Tour the boyhood home of Florida’s 25th Governor, Doyle E. Carlton. 39. Tour the Carlton-Woodbury Exhibit Gallery. 40. Try your hand at field work at the Hands-On Farm 41. Wash clothes on a scrub board at the Hands-On Farm. 42. Watch a blacksmith make tools and other useful things. 43. Watch a reproduction log corn crib being built. 44. Watch antique tool demonstrations. 45. Watch corn being milled into meal and grits. 46. Watch cow whips being made. 47. Watch old time printing presses being operated. 48. Watch sugar cane syrup being made.
Equestrian Shows & Competitions 1. All Breed Gaited Horse Show 2. Carriage & Driving Horse Show 3. Draft Horse Pull 4. Draft Horse Show 5. Driving Horses, Ponies and Miniature Horses 6. Equine Encounter 7. Mounted Drill Team Competition 8. Mounted Drill Team Demonstration 9. Mounted Law Enforcement Training & Critique
Florida Craft Exhibits & Demos 1. Antique Display 2. Aquarium Beautiful Show 3. Baking Competition 4. Basket Making 5. Cabot Creamery Cheese Tasting 6. Cake Decorating 7. China Painting 8. Cooking Demonstrations 9. Decorative Art Demonstration 10. Exotic Tropical Fruit Tasting 11. Fine Handcrafted Furniture & Art 12. Food Preservation Competition 13. Hibiscus Flower Show 14. High School All State Art Exposition 15. High School All State Art Portfolio Competition 16. Horticulture 17. International Wine & Grape Juice Competition 18. Kids Cookie Decorating 19. Lindsay Olive Competition 20. Needlework 21. Photography – Youth & Fine Art 22. Reproduction Porcelain Doll Competition 23. Scale Models 24. Sewing Competition & Demonstration 25. Sweepstakes Baking Competition 26. Technology Student Competition 27. Wood Carving & Turning Demonstrations
28. Florida Art & Craft Showcase in the Expo
Hall – this NEW area features more than 60 of
the country’s finest artists and craft people
selling handmade goods. Even if you don’t want
to spend money on buying an item, the displays
are sure to attract your ‘window-shopping’ eye
with the uniqueness and fine craftsmanship. For more information,
call 813-621-7821 or toll-free 1-800-345-3247. |
Florida State Fair
Tampa, Florida
February 4-15, 2010
