Kansas State Fair is a State Fair that is held annually, starting the Friday following Labor Day in September, and lasts for 10 days at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas. The 2013 State Fair runs from September 6 through September 15. It is the largest single event in the State, and annually attracts approximately 350,000 people from all 105 Kansas counties and several other states.
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