West Allis, Wis. (WFRV) – The 174th Wisconsin State Fair has come and gone, and despite weather forcing this year’s event to end early, officials say the fair was still highly successful.
Our team, vendors, exhibitors, and of course, our Fairgoers look forward to the 11 days of State Fair all year long, and to have that cut short by a 1,000-year rain event is heartbreaking. While the end of this State Fair is not what we had hoped for, the 10 days that we came together to celebrate Wisconsin was truly unforgettable. We are so grateful for the support from around the state of Wisconsin over the last few days and look forward to continuing hosting events that benefit the local economy and community as we recover together.
Shari Black, Chief Executive Officer of Wisconsin State Fair Park
Here’s a look at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair by the numbers:
- 10 days instead of 11
- 892,968 visits
- 10,676 competitive exhibits
- 2,100 Agriculture Exhibitors
- 4,300 bags of shavings delivered to exhibitors
- 81,659 slides down the Giant Slide
- 31,855 potatoes eaten from the Wisconsin Products Pavilion
- Over 330,000 Original Cream Puffs served (all produced in the newly renovated Dairy Building)
- 15,700 orders of Ube Butter Banana French Toast Lumpia served from this year’s Golden Spork Award winner, ‘Lumpia City.’
- 8,672 Purple Rain Refreshers served from this year’s Drinkies winner, ‘the Rock & Roll Beer Garden.’
- $381,350 raised during the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction
- $81,000 raised during the Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Auction (record-breaking)
Wisconsin State Fair officials say a significant portion of the funds raised from the Blue Ribbons Auctions go towards providing scholarships and other benefits for various youth agriculture programs throughout Wisconsin.
With rain and flooding canceling the last day of the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair, to make up for lost time and puffs, fairgoers are invited to the Original Cream Puffs Drive-In from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22. Faigoers can get their cream puffs from the Dairy Building’s North pick-up windows and can use their unused 2025 Cream Puffs vouchers or pre-order cream puffs here.
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Those looking to get their hands on Original Cream Puffs are also welcome to make a pit stop at the Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 INDYCAR Race Weekend, where cream puffs will be available at the to-go location on Grandstand Avenue.
Anyone who had bought tickets and planned to attend the State Fair on the Sunday that was canceled can find more details and updates about how to swap their vouchers for an equal 2026 voucher here.
While the Wisconsin State Fair team is preparing State Fair Park for the Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250, organizers say plans for the 175th Wisconsin State Fair, which runs from Thursday, August 6, 202,6, to Sunday, August 16, 2026, are already being made.
