Facts About The Fair

  • The Pensacola Interstate Fair is a licensed business operating 365 days a year and serves the useful purpose of providing the facilities for the developing of the Agricultural, Educational, Scientific, Livestock, Cultural and Commercial resources of the community and surrounding area.
  • Every year the Pensacola Interstate Fair generates over $8 million dollars of consumer spending in the the local economy and is proud to be a major part of Pensacola’s economy.
  • 80% of the over $2.5 million dollar Fair’s budget is spent and stays in our local economy.
  • The Fair operates SOLELY and ONLY through the funds derived from it’s annual FAIR. It does not receive any subsidy or any financial aid from any source, CITY, COUNTY, STATE, FEDERAL OR BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
  • The Pensacola Interstate Fair generates over 300 jobs each year for our local economy.
  • The Pensacola Interstate Fair gives $30,000 a year in scholarships to local students and has since 1983 given over $1,015,000 to more than 1,076 students to further their education. In addition, The Pensacola Interstate Fair has endowed scholarships through the Pensacola Junior College Foundation.
  • The Pensacola Interstate Fair awards over $100,000 in prize money to exhibitors every year.
  • The Pensacola Interstate Fair provides an atmosphere of entertainment and fun for the WHOLE FAMILY.
  • The Pensacola Interstate Fair provides an opportunity for local citizens to showcase their talents and hobbies each year.
  • The Pensacola Interstate Fair is actually a non-profit corporation run by a Board of Directors representing all walks of life and residential areas of Pensacola.