Brown County Fair Competitors

The government of Illinois, under the Constitution of Illinois, has three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions. Legislative functions are granted to the General Assembly, composed of the 118-member House of Representatives and the 59-member Senate. The judiciary is composed of the Supreme Court and lower courts. The government of Illinois has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions, but the code departments, so called because they're established by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, provide most of the state's services: Department on Aging Department of Agriculture Department of Central Management Services Department of Children and Family Services Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Department of Corrections Department of Employment Security Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Department of Healthcare and Family Services Department of Human Rights Department of Human Services Department of Juvenile Justice Department of Labor Department of the Lottery Department of Natural Resources Department of Public Health Department of Revenue Department of State Police Department of Transportation Department of Veterans' Affairs

Annually attracting more than a million visitors from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state and Iowa’s great celebration, a salute to the state’s best in entertainment, agriculture, industry and achievement. The Fair boasts the state's largest arts show, the largest foods department of any state fair and one of the world’s largest livestock shows. Midwest Living magazine named the Fair one of the “Top 30 Things Every Midwesterner Should Experience.” The Fair is also included in the New York Times best-selling travel book, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, and is the subject of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s award-winning musical, State Fair. The Fair employs roughly 60 full-time staff members to help plan and execute each year's Fair as well as countless seasonal and Fairtime staff brought on in the summer months to help prepare for the upcoming celebration. All available full-time and seasonal employment opportunities are posted on our website.

The Minnesota State Fair is the region’s most iconic end-of-summer tradition. Twelve days of fun ending Labor Day, the Great Minnesota Get-Together annually welcomes nearly 2 million guests to a world-class showcase of livestock, agriculture, horse, art, talent and creative activities competitions; 1,600+ food items (including 80+ on-a-stick); 900 free entertainment shows by 100+ acts; Mighty Midway and Kidway; 1,000+ vendors; hundreds of demonstrations and exhibits for kids and adults; and more. The fair employs nearly 90 year-round full-time staff members. During the summer, about 450 seasonal staff are added. For the 12 days of the fair, approximately 2,300 people are hired to work for fair departments, and commercial exhibitors employ another 10,000. The Minnesota State Fair is financially self-supporting and does not receive government funding. Revenue from ticket sales, percentages and fees paid by vendors, facility rental, sponsorships and other sources brings the fair to life - powering memorable experiences, world-class operations, and exceptional care of the historic fairgrounds.