GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska State Fair organizers hope they’ll be able to attract an even bigger crowd to Grand Island this year by selling the event to residents of the state’s two largest cities.
This year will be the fair’s third in Grand Island after more than a century in Lincoln. Last year’s fair attracted about 330,000 people.
Nebraska State Fair Executive Director Joseph McDermott said that the marketing budget will increase this year to make sure every corner of the state hears about it, especially people in Omaha and Lincoln.
The fair board met Friday in Kearney. McDermott says fair attendance from eastern Nebraska isn’t as strong as he’d like.