Democrat-Led States Skip Great American State Fair
12th June 2026
t least seven states have withdrawn from participating in the Great American State Fair, a 16-day celebration tied to the festivities on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The governors of the seven states — Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington — are all Democrats.
Massachusetts and North Carolina said they declined to participate in the fair, set to begin June 25, because of budget constraints, The New York Times reported. Some states are instead holding celebrations of their own, many years in the making.
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