{{Short description|Fair held in Wisconsin}} {{coord|44|57|0.82|N|91|23|42.95|W|type:event_region:US-WI|display=title}} {{Use American English|date=January 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox recurring event | name= Northern Wisconsin State Fair | logo= File:Northern Wisconsin State Fair Logo.png | image= Northern Wisconsin State Fair.jpg | caption= Northern Wisconsin State Fair, July 2010 | location= Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | years_active= 1897–1916, 1919-41, 1946-2019, 2021- | dates = Mid-July | genre = State fair | website = {{URL|http://www.nwsfa.com/}} }} The '''Northern Wisconsin State Fair''' is a state fair held annually in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was started in 1897 when the state government recognized the difficulty northern Wisconsin citizens had in trying to reach the Wisconsin State Fair held in West Allis. The fair had an attendance of 90,000 in 2001. Since then, the fair's attendance has grown slightly. In 2013,<ref>{{cite press release | title = Northern WI State Fair Attendance | publisher = Northern Wisconsin State Fair | date = July 2013 | url = https://www.northernwistatefair.com/pressreleases.html?id=2 | accessdate = September 10, 2013 }}</ref> the attendance was 70,956 compared to 68,000 in 2010.<ref>{{cite news | author = Chuck Rupnow | title = Attendance boost expected at Northern Wisconsin State Fair, director says | quote = Last year's fair drew about 65,000 people, compared with 68,000 in 2010, Volk said. | newspaper = Leader-Telegram | date = July 15, 2012 | url = http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_9c787b10-cf02-11e1-abaf-0019bb2963f4.html | accessdate = September 10, 2013 }}</ref> In 2015, the attendance was 84,720<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chippewa.com/news/local/northern-wisconsin-state-fair-releases-main-stage-lineup/article_3e0a5d43-3e30-5898-b2a1-a1193d4216da.html|title=Northern Wisconsin State Fair releases 2016 main stage lineup|last=ben.peterson@lee.net|first=BEN PETERSON|access-date=2016-09-19}}</ref> and in 2016, it again surpassed 90,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weau.com/content/news/Director-Fair-numbers-up-at-Northern-Wisconsin-State-Fair-387328931.html|title=Director: Fair numbers up at Northern Wisconsin State Fair|last=Clark|first=Judy|access-date=2016-09-19}}</ref>

==See also== *Central Wisconsin State Fair *Wisconsin State Fair

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==External links== {{stack|{{commons category|Northern Wisconsin State Fair}}}} * {{official|http://www.nwsfa.com/}} Wisconsin Category:Tourist attractions in Chippewa County, Wisconsin Category:Culture of Wisconsin Category:Festivals established in 1897 {{authority control}}