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Tagged Wisconsin State Fair

Don’t forget to order your special Valentine’s Cream Puffs!

Matt Wild
January 10, 2023
With just over a month until Valentine's Day, it's time to issue this annual reminder: special strawberry and cocoa versions of Wisconsin State Fair's popular/contentious Original Cream Puffs are available for ...

Stuff We Missed: Yep, the Wisconsin State Fair topped 1 million attendees this year

Matt Wild
August 19, 2022
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Every July, Milwaukee has a field day with the question of how many people a...

We ate all 8 of Wisconsin State Fair’s 2022 Sporkies finalists

Milwaukee Record Staff
August 5, 2022
Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. Starting yesterday and running through August 14, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin is offering up oodles of entertainment, a variety of animals, stands to buy no...

Celebrate the first day of the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair with 9 years of ride-inspection videos

Matt Wild
August 4, 2022
Today marks the glorious first day of the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 4-14, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

Here’s the local lineup for the Lakefront Brewery Beer Garden at the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild
August 1, 2022
One doesn't hit up the Wisconsin State Fair (August 4-14) to eat organic small plate cuisine and witness evocative performance art. People go to the fair to eat cream puffs and weird stuff on a stick, watch pig...

State Fair’s 2022 Sporkies: Fried Pickle Cheese Curd Tacos, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Chicken On-a-Stick, more

Matt Wild
June 28, 2022
It's almost time for the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair (it runs August 4-14), which means it's time to unveil, ponder, and drool over and/or worry about this year's Sporkies finalists. You know, the Sporkies! The S...

608 people got a free cream puff (and a COVID vaccine) at the Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild
August 16, 2021
Proving, once again, that Wisconsinites will do anything for a free food item that would normally cost them $4, Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that 608 people received a COVID-19 vaccine at this year's Wis...

Someone claims they saw a 7-foot winged demon at State Fair and we believe it

Matt Wild
August 10, 2021
It's always something with the Wisconsin State Fair. In 2017 it was the couple humping in the bleachers. In 2018 it was the joker who stole a golf cart and drove it all the way downtown. In 2020 it was, well, n...

We ate all 8 of Wisconsin State Fair’s 2021 Sporkies finalists

Milwaukee Record Staff
August 9, 2021
Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. Starting last Thursday and running through August 15, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin will offer up oodles of entertainment, a variety of animals, stands to buy...

Celebrate the first day of the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair with 8 years of ride-inspection videos

Matt Wild
August 5, 2021
Today marks the glorious first day of the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 5-15, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

Here’s the local-tastic lineup for the Lakefront Brewery/WMSE stage at Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild
July 21, 2021
Hey! The 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is right around the corner! The big shindig takes place August 5-15! Be there!Oh, and while you're there (and before you enjoy the sounds of Billy Idol and Boyz II Men), b...

Nature Is Healing, pt. 12: Wisconsin State Fair headliner lineup is exactly what it should be

Matt Wild
May 14, 2021
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair headliner lineup!• The 2021 Wisconsi...

The people have spoken, and the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is happening

Matt Wild
April 28, 2021
The 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is totally happening, the State Fair announced Wednesday. Health and safety protocols will be in place for the deep-fried event, scheduled for August 5-15."We are happy to conf...

Wisconsin State Fair wants to know if you would attend 2021 Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild
April 9, 2021
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair! And more!• The Wisconsin State Fa...

State Fair’s 2020 Sporkies invite you to “vote for the finalist you think would taste the best”

Matt Wild
August 10, 2020
It's an age-old thought experiment: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In the harsh reality of Wisconsin circa 2020, however, the thought experiment could be upda...

Reminder: The Wisconsin State Fair food drive-thru thing begins this Thursday

Matt Wild
July 20, 2020
Missing the sights, sounds, and smells of the Wisconsin State Fair? Well, even though the 2020 fair wasn't scheduled to begin until August (it was canceled because of COVID-19, don't you know), you can get a de...

Celebrate the first day of the 2019 Wisconsin State Fair with 7 years of ride-inspection videos

Matt Wild
August 1, 2019
Today marks the glorious first day of the 2019 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 1-11, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

Did anyone figure out who stole that State Fair golf cart and drove it all the way downtown?

Matt Wild
August 17, 2018
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• The 2018 Wisconsin State Fair is in the books, and it was a big one: a record...

240 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Wisconsin State Fair (Slim’s Lakefront Brew Pub & Eatery, Door County Fish Boil)

Caleb Westphal
August 10, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.The first time I saw Alice Cooper was at the Fond du Lac County Fair in 2006. I had plans ...

We tried and ranked all the State Fair’s Milk House flavors…on the bleachers where those people had sex last year

Tyler Maas
August 7, 2018
The 2018 installment of the Wisconsin State Fair marks the 30th year of the Milk House. Situated near the South Grandstand Avenue near the Exposition Center, the structure—now called the Milwaukee Bucks Milk Ho...
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