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Arizona State Fair through the years

The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
This prize-winning guitar by James Jarrel of Phoenix featuring the Arizona flag was on display in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Superstition Spacemodeling Society has an Arizona-themed rocket on display in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair WPA Civic Building was built during the Great Depression in 1938.  (Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez/KJZZ / file | staff)
The 2021 Arizona State Fair is at the fairgrounds in Phoenix from Oct. 1-30. (Ben Giles/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
A case of the winning jams and jellies at the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix on Sept. 22, 2023.  (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
This quilt by Marilyn Thibodeau of Tempe features cactus designs and was on display in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2303. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Arizona State Fair on opening day, Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
Culinary entries at the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
A food vendor at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
This vendor features Mexican dishes at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
This vendor features dishes in the style of Sinaloa, Mexico, at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
This art piece made by Eva Mallory of Peoria was on display in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
The Veterans Memorial Coliseum once housed the Phoenix Suns, giving it the moniker “The Madhouse on McDowell.” (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
This art piece in the 6th Grade category by Anna Chesney of Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary also features a cactus and was on display in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair on Sept. 22, 2023. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
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