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Ex. SEC-22-GM-036 Organizer notice Primary source read

Iowa State Fair homepage: 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (capture June 21, 2020)

Iowa State Fair 2020 and 2021 (eleven days; tents, staging, equipment and vehicle rental in Des Moines)

Iowa State Fair Board · Des Moines, IA (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Des Moines, IA · Iowa
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-06-10 June 10, 2020
In force
June 10, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • PR
  • EQ
  • CR
  • MK
  • CB
Collection
Rental and Leasing SEC-22

Operative words

The Board voted 'to postpone the 2020 Iowa State Fair until August 12-22, 2021' (Wikipedia quoting the Board; the release, Ex. SEC-08-GM-019, states that a fair 'in accordance with current health guidelines related to COVID-19 wasn't feasible')

The organizer's notice

Iowa State Fair homepage: 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (capture June 21, 2020)

Notes

2020: Postponed to 2021 by the Board's vote of June 10, 2020, the first cancellation since World War II: 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (organizer's homepage, June 21, 2020 capture, Ex. SEC-22-GM-036); the Board's release is Ex. SEC-08-GM-019. 2021: Held Aug. 12-22, 2021 inside 2021 Q3. Usual dates: Aug. 13-23, 2020 planned; Aug. 12-22, 2021. Scale: More than 1.1 million visitors in a normal year (Wikipedia, secondary). Venue orders 2020: IA-017, IA-018, IA-021, IA-022.

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