One of Iowa’s top annual tourist attractions wrapped up Sunday. Clay County Fair Manager Jeremy Parsons says the highlight of the nine-day run of the fair was the weather.
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Many improvements were made to the fairgrounds in Spencer after the centennial year in 2017 and Parsons says fairgoers are happy with the changes.
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The Clay County Fair is billed as “the world’s greatest county fair.” The acts on the fair’s grandstand this year included Lee Brice, Tesla, Oak Ridge Boys, and Sesame Street Live! An estimated attendance figure for the 2018 fair hasn’t been released. More than 335,000 people attended the Clay County Fair in 2017. The 2019 Clay County Fair is scheduled for September 7-15.
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