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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Des Moines, IA · Iowa
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-06-10 June 10, 2020
- In force
- June 10, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Restaurants and Food Service SEC-05
Operative words
the Board voted to "postpone the 2020 Iowa State Fair until August 12-22, 2021, amid ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns"; holding a Fair "in accordance with current health guidelines related to COVID-19 wasn't feasible"; the Board wished to give "concessionaires, vendors and Fairgoers... ample notice" (Fair Board release)
The organizer's notice
Iowa State Fair Board release postponing the 2020 Fair to 2021 (June 10, 2020)
Notes
2020: Postponed to Aug. 12-22, 2021 by Board vote June 10, 2020; a virtual fair ran Aug. 13-23, 2020. 2021: Held Aug. 12-22, 2021 (Wikipedia). Usual dates: Aug. 13-23, 2020 scheduled (eleven days in August). Scale: 'attracts approximately one million people over 11 days' (Fair Board release, June 10, 2020). Venue orders 2020: IA-018, IA-021, IA-022. Venue orders 2021: IA-046, IA-047.