Thursday, October 15, 2026

Question: In what year was the territorial fair that became the Arizona State Fair first held?

Answer: 1884. The Phoenix-based fair began that year as an industrial exposition, while Arizona was still a territory. A flood in the early 1890s forced a hiatus of more than a decade, and the fair returned in 1905. After statehood in 1912, it was renamed the Arizona State Fair.