2011 Indiana State Fair Signature Food: Pepper Jack Sandwich on Sour Dough
2011 Indiana State Fair: Hoosier Sugar Shack
2011 Indiana State Fair Tweetup
What: 2011 Indiana State Fair Tweetup
When: Thursday, August 11, 2011 from 4-8pm
Where: Indiana State Fair in the hospitality tent behind the Farm Bureau Building
Cost: FREE if you pick up a copy of the Indianapolis Star on Monday, August 8 and cut out the printed ticket in that edition which is good for free admission to the Indiana State Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 10 and 11.
Value coupon books for first 40 people who check in at the hospitality tent!
More information will be released later in the week. Be sure to watch this page for updates and to follow @NaptownBuzz & @IndyStateFair for announcements or signup on the Facebook Event Page.
E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals Pictures
On Day 2 of the 2011 Indiana State Fair monster trucks were the headliner. Here are some photos from the evening session of the E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals.
2011 Indiana State Fair Opening Day In Pictures
It’s Indiana State Fair time again and Naptown Buzz was there on opening day to check things out!
Here are the best photos of the day.
Food on a Stick!
Pigs are everywhere!
More pigs!
Mmmm…Corn Dogs.
Now we’re talking! Deep fried everything!
Try the deep fried butter if you like cinnamon rolls. The Naptown Buzz Crew has yet to try the Kool-Aid.
Fair Food of the Year: Fried Ice Cream.
Pulled lamb & deep fried mac n’ cheese.
Free ice cream from Turkey Hill. They’re rocking the QR codes this year.
Giant corns.
The UPS mini truck.
Lactation station.
Not sure what this does, but it’s old and cool looking.
Maple Syrup & other goodies at the Hoosier Sugar Shack!
Milk truck.
Music in Pioneer Village.
Closest we got to wood carving today.
Splitting a log to make shingles.
The original “juicer”. (At least that’s our story.)
Free range birds.
The surge bucket milker!
“World’s Largest Flag Collection”.
Fair tram #3.
The buzzing bumble bees are busy at the fair too.
Food goodness, Twitter & QR Codes.
King Taters.
We never knew llamas dressed up for Halloween AND there’s a costume contest for it, but we were thrilled to find that out. In this photo we have Jack Skellington & Zero and some sort of prisoner zombie (from what we could tell).
This llama just wants to play baseball.
Bennie the Bean. He stands there and stares a lot in one direction.
Look at all of those potatoes!
2011 Indiana State Fair – Llama Costume Contest
2011 Indiana State Fair – Antique Juicer
2011 Indiana State Fair Promo
2011 Indiana State Fair Discounted Admission
Who doesn’t like saving money? If you’re headed to the Indiana State Fair this year, here are your opportunities for discounted admission.
$7 advanced purchase tickets – Tickets can be purchased at Walmart, CVS, Indiana Farm Bureau offices, The Marten House Hotel, and the Indiana State Fairgrounds Box Office in advanced for a $1 discount per ticket.
Free admission ticket in the Indianapolis Star – On Monday, Aug. 8, the Indianapolis Star will print a ticket good for free admission to the fair on the following Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 10 and 11.
Turkey Hill Dairy $2 Tuesday – On Tuesday, Aug. 9 and 16, visitors are admitted for just $2, compliments of Turkey Hill Dairy with voucher printed from www.turkeyhill.com/indianastatefair.
IPL Carload Day – Large families and groups of friends traveling to the fair together will want to take advantage of this great offer, on Monday, Aug. 15. Admission is only $15 per vehicle for up to 10 people with a voucher printed from www.iplpower.com.
BMV Day – Fairgoers can save $4 off of the $8 gate admission on Aug. 17 by redeeming the voucher available online at www.mybmv.com.
AAA Day – Hoosier AAA members receive free admission on Aug. 18 when they show their valid 2011 AAA membership card at the gate.
Free admission for Military personnel and families – The State Fair is honoring our current and former members of the Armed Forces by offering free admission for them and family members on Thursday Aug. 18, with the presentation of a military ID.
$2 discount with Pepsi brand can – All visitors who bring any Pepsi brand can on the fair’s final day, Aug. 21, will receive $2 off the gate admission.