HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The first official Kansas State Fair was held in Hutchinson in 1913. This will be the first time in its history that the fair has not happened.
As soon as word became official, the fair got to work on rescheduling acts and getting refunds out to those patrons who already purchased tickets.
The fair announced Monday that all gate admission tickets, packages and food tickets already purchased will be valid for the 2021 Kansas State Fair.
Staff is currently working to reschedule the 2020 Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand lineup. If rescheduled, those tickets will also be honored at next year’s fair. How to obtain refunds will be announced soon.
The fair contributes an estimated $74.6 million to the Kansas economy annually, according to a 2018 report by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. The economic impact in the fair’s 60-mile radius is more than $40 million.