2020 Central Washington State Fair canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak

[TexasTowelie]

The 2020 Central Washington State Fair has been canceled, officials announced Monday.

The fair was scheduled for Sept. 25-Oct. 4. Members of the Central Washington Fair Association board voted unanimously at their June meeting to cancel this year’s event, according to a news release. It has been cancelled just seven times in its 128-year history.

“No one could have guessed that a worldwide pandemic would add to that history,” said Dave Hargreaves, board chairman.

“It was with a heavy heart that our board of directors voted to cancel this year’s fair. We understand the magnitude of disappointment, but the health and safety of our community takes precedence in this time of crisis,” Hargreaves said in the release.

Read more: https://www.yakimaherald.com/special_projects/coronavirus/2020-central-washington-state-fair-canceled-due-to-covid-19-outbreak/article_2ad81e01-de64-59b1-ac9c-54d8744fa88c.html

[Doreen]

1. Odd this would come up because I was just thinking about fair season earlier today.

I was hoping they would be intelligent enough to cancel them. I was thinking in particular about the Puyallup fair in Washington state. I shudder to think of 2 weeks of people packed in together. I do not think being outside would mean a pinch of shit for how crowded it gets there.