The 106th annual Florida State Fair will take place on February 4-15, 2010. The Florida State Fair – always in Tampa and always in February – is organized by the Florida State Fair Authority under the leadership of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson leads the Fair Authority, which oversees the Florida State Fairgrounds and the annual Florida State Fair. For more information about visit the Florida State Fair or the Fairgrounds online , call toll-free (800) 345-FAIR or (813) 621-7821.
Some of the daily shows scheduled to take place include the following:
1. CIRCUS Hollywood Presented by Brandon Ford
Sun. – Thurs. 1:30, 3:30 & 5:30 pm
Fri. – Sat. 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30 pm
2. Live Shark Encounter
Sun. – Thurs. 1, 3 & 5 pm
Fri. – Sat. 1, 3, 5 & 7 pm
3. Kachunga Alligator Show
Sun. – Thurs. 12, 2 & 4 pm
Fri. – Sat. 12, 2, 4 & 6 pm
4. Sea Lion Splash – Daily 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30 pm
5. Hollywood Racing Pigs Presented by GFS Gordon Food Services
Daily 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 pm
6. Welde Bears Show Presented by The New York Yankees
Daily 2, 4 & 7 pm (At 12 pm – Bears play in pool)
7. Family Theater Presented by Chevrolet – Stop by the Chevy display and check out the Safe Childrens Coalition activities and FWL Fishing Simulator
a. Dennis Lee – 11 am, 1 & 5 pm daily
Extra Show: Fri., Feb. 5 & Sat., Feb. 13 at 8 pm
b. Blues Brothers band – 12, 3 & 7 pm daily
Extra Show: Fri., Feb. 12 at 8 pm
c. Candy Coburn – 2, 4 & 6 pm daily
Extra Show: Sat., Feb. 6 at 8 pm
d. Everything Fitz – Fri, Feb. 5 & Mon., Feb. 15 at 3 pm
8. TECO Entertainment Area
a. Leon Jacobs – Daily 12, 2 & 4 pm
b. Spanish Lyric Theatre – Daily 6, 7 & 8 pm
9. Frog Jumping Show
Sun. – Thurs. 12, 2 & 4 pm
Fri. – Sat. 12, 2, 4 & 6 pm
10. Community & Children’s Stage Presented by BankAtlantic
Doggies of the Wild West – Daily 1, 3 & 5 pm


Other activities include the following:
- Celebrate! Show (3, 5 & 7 pm)
- Florida Art & Craft Showcase (Daily 9 am – 10 pm)
- Quinceañera casting call sponsored by Centro Tampa (3-6 pm)
- Everything Fitz – Canadian fiddlers (1 & 5 pm)
- Talent Competition (2 & 4 pm)
- PBS Kids cartoon character appearances: Super Why, Maya & Miguel (various times daily)
- Latin Connexions 2010 Latina Movers & Shakers Awards (6-9 pm)
- Wine & Grape Juice Competition (9 am – 5 pm) sponsored by Cabot Cheese
- Baking Sweepstakes Competition (9 am – 2 pm)
- Wood Carving & Craft Demos (10 am – 9 pm)
- Dairy Farmer Interaction (9 am to 12 pm)
- Make your own Domino’s Legend Pizza (1-4 pm)
- Kids Cookie Decorating (11 am – 2 pm) sponsored by Sweetbay Supermarket
- Purebred Dog Shows (Hourly from 11 am – 5 pm)
- Everything Fitz (3 pm). Stop by the Chevy display and check out the Safe Childrens Coalition
activities and FWL Fishing Simulator.
- Doggies of the Wild West (1, 3 & 5 pm) and performances every hour on the Community Stage
CRACKER COUNTRY (Daily from 9 am – 6 pm)
- Musical entertainment from the Sweeney Family Band and Pleasant Family Old Time String
Band.
- Hands-on Farm Site, Felting, Flax Processing, Lye Soap Making, Appalachian Style Pottery,
Open Fire Cooking, building a Log Corn Crib, Woodworking/Birdhouses, Spinning and Weaving,
Sewing, Doll Making and Honey/Beekeeping.
LIVESTOCK EVENTS
Institute of Food & Agricultural Science Day sponsored by University of Florida
- Youth Beef Showmanship/Show (9 am), Southeastern Miniature Zebu Classic (6 pm), and Milking Parlor (11 am, 1, 3 , 5 & 7 pm)-
- Open Junior & Senior Goat Show (9 am)
- Salute to Ag/Mooternity Ward (various times)
- Ag Cooking Demos (various times starting at 11 am)
- Purebred Poultry Judging (9 am) / Youth Rabbit Judging (10 am)
- Ag Venture (Daily 9 am – 6 pm)
EQUESTRIAN EVENTS
- Equine Encounter (Daily 11 am – 3 pm)
- All Breed Gaited Horse Show (8 am)
- Carriage & Driving Horse Show (10 am)
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT…More music performers are listed on the Fair MAP page.
- Johnny Lowery – Steel Drums (Daily 12, 2, 4 & 6 pm)
- Runa Pacha – musical flutes (Daily 11 am – 5 pm)
- High School Jazz Festival (8 am – 8 pm)

















