Eastern Idaho State Fair
- About
Wholesome education and entertainment opportunities are endless at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. The low-priced entry into the fair gives you access to over 200 commercial exhibitors, 70 concessionaires, free entertainment, home arts, and livestock exhibits, and more!
The EISF is proud to have the best fair food in the Intermountain West! In celebration of the delicious array of fair food, the EISF is filled with a buffet of food giveaways and contests through the week.
The Fair offers a variety of FUN with all of the great FREE entertainment on the Free Stages and in the West Events Area. Our large grandstand arena featured in the center of the fairgrounds is packed with entertainment day and night.
- History
- The Fair traces its history back to 1902 when a group of cattlemen wanted to hold a livestock show in Blackfoot. They got together to purchase some land, and the show was held. The Pocatello Tribune came to the show and reported on October 9, 1902: “This is a great day in the history of Blackfoot. There were Cattle to look at as well as floral and agricultural exhibits.” For the next 16 years, the Southeastern Idaho Fair ran continuously, where the first merry-go-round powered by a steam engine arrived in 1906, followed by the Fair board spending $900 in 1912 to have Teddy Roosevelt arrive by train to make a campaign speech. In 1918, financial hardship forced the Fair to shut down.
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