Celebrating America’s 250th Grant Spotlight: Connecting Families Through Art at America’s State Fairs

Celebrating America’s 250th Grant Spotlight: Connecting Families Through Art at America’s State Fairs Date Wed, 07/22/2026 - 12:00 Guiomar Tue, 07/21/2026 - 16:17 Author Guiomar Ochoa we_the_people.jpg Body Happiness by Todd Baxter “We’ve had fairs in America longer than we’ve had America,” says David Grindle, secretary of the International Association of Fairs & Expositions (IAFE) Education Foundation. The legacy of state fairs dates back to 1766—ten years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence—and continues today as state and county fairs bring communities together to celebrat