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Ex. SEC-26-GM-018 Organizer notice Primary source read

Minnesota State Fair History 2020 Cancelled COVID 19

Minnesota State Fair (livestock shows, 4-H and FFA exhibitions, Miracle of Birth Center staffed by veterinarians)

Minnesota State Agricultural Society · Falcon Heights (State Fairgrounds), MN (Organizer)

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Jurisdiction
Falcon Heights (State Fairgrounds), MN · Minnesota
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-05-22 May 22, 2020
In force
May 22, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • CB
  • MK
  • HR
Collection
Veterinary and Animal Services SEC-26

Operative words

The fair has been held 'every year with only six exceptions:... in 1945 due to federal government travel restrictions during World War II, in 1946 due to a polio epidemic, and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic' (Minnesota State Fair history page, Ex. SEC-26-GM-018)

The organizer's notice

Minnesota State Fair History 2020 Cancelled COVID 19

Notes

2020: Cancelled, one of six cancellations in the fair's history ('in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic'); 2021: Held Aug. 26-Sept. 6, 2021 after Minnesota's emergency ended July 1, 2021. Usual dates: Twelve days ending Labor Day (2020: Aug. 27-Sept. 7). Scale: Not sourced in the exhibits retrieved. Venue orders 2020: MN-022, MN-023, MN-024, MN-031. Venue orders 2021: MN-041.

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