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Welcome to the 2012 NeW mexico State Fair!<br />
Dear Visitors,<br />
It’s fall in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong>, and Fair is in the air! We’ve spent<br />
the last six months preparing so that the experience you<br />
have here today will be one of those you never forget.<br />
The way we see it, the Fair is about making memories—the<br />
memories of a lifetime—which is why we’ve endeavored<br />
to make the 2012 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> State Fair one for the<br />
record books. You see, the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> State Fair is about<br />
tradition, and we’re worked hard to preserve those things<br />
we think make our fair unique and vital: a focus on our<br />
state’s agricultural heritage and on the importance of<br />
the farming and ranching industries in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> even<br />
today; an open door and a staging area for all of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong>’s many rich<br />
and diverse cultures to coalesce in a single place even if for only a few weeks<br />
each year to teach and learn from each other, and, most importantly, to share<br />
their cultural traditions. But we’ve also kept up with changing times. From<br />
our energy saving lighting throughout the grounds and a broad recycling<br />
program that reuses wastewater and manure, the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> State Fair is<br />
all about integrating technology into our operation. The State Fair truly is a<br />
place where the past meets the future.<br />
We’re also here, we believe, to further education in ways that can’t be<br />
achieved in any single classroom in the state. Whether through our School<br />
Days Program or by just visiting the Fair with family for a day, children have<br />
the chance to experience everything hands-on: from live milking of cows and<br />
sheep to petting zoos, live storytelling and other children’s entertainment,<br />
handicrafts, theater arts, and everything from sheep shearing demonstrations<br />
to the ancient art of blacksmithing. It would take several days to enjoy all the<br />
Fair has to offer, and we sincerely hope you’ll visit us again and again this<br />
year. To that end, we’ve made parking free and kept admission prices the<br />
lowest among any Fair in the country, and we’ve gone over-the-top on new<br />
features like the mobile Zip Line, Full-Contact Jousting, new carnival rides,<br />
a laser light show, dozens of free live entertainers daily, and we’re hosting<br />
the Centennial Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge to find the best in the<br />
state … If you wanted it at the Fair, chances are, “We’ve got that this year. For<br />
realz!” Plus, we’ve worked hard to keep our grounds clean, safe and beautiful.<br />
We’re glad you decided to spend some time with us at the 2012 State Fair,<br />
and we hope you’ll come back and visit us again before the gates close on yet<br />
another historic year. We sincerely hope you have a fair to remember!<br />
Yours truly,<br />
Dan Mourning<br />
General Manager<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> State Fair coMMiSSioN<br />
chairman Larry Kennedy, Albuquerque<br />
Secretary-treasurer Kenneth “Twister” Smith, Caballo<br />
members<br />
David “Hossie” Sanchez, Belen Ruth Bitsui, Corrales<br />
Kenneth “Buster” Goff, Hobbs Matt Rush, Clovis Charlotte Rode, Albuquerque<br />
FAIR HOURS<br />
EXHIBIT BUILDINGS<br />
DAILY<br />
9 A.M. TO 9 P.M.<br />
MANUEL LUJAN JR. EXHIBIT<br />
COMPLEX<br />
MONDAY THRU THURSDAY & SUNDAY<br />
9 A.M. TO 9 P.M.<br />
FRIDAY & SATURDAY<br />
9 A.M. TO 10 P.M.<br />
ENTERTAINMENT STAGES<br />
MONDAY THRU THURSDAY 1 P.M. TO 9 P.M<br />
FRIDAY 1 P.M. TO 10 P.M.<br />
SATURDAY SUNDAY12 P.M. TO 10 P.M.<br />
(times may vary daily by stage)<br />
INFORMATION & SOUVENIRS<br />
The State Fair has three Information<br />
Centers (inside Gates 1, 4 and 8)<br />
staffed with veteran Fair-lovers who<br />
can tell you all you need to know.<br />
Souvenirs are available at select<br />
Information Centers and kiosks<br />
throughout the grounds.<br />
FIRST AID<br />
The professionally staffed Emergency<br />
and First-Aid Center is located at the<br />
corner of Racetrack and Avenue of the<br />
Governors, near the entrance to the<br />
Midway. Paramedics and Emergency<br />
Medical Technicians are available<br />
during Fair hours. Additional First<br />
Aid stations are located at the Indoor<br />
Horse Arena at the north end of the<br />
Fairgrounds and at Tingley Coliseum<br />
during Tingley events.<br />
WHEELCHAIRS & STROLLERS<br />
Wheelchairs, strollers and wagons<br />
are available for rent at two locations:<br />
inside Gate 8 entrance (infield tunnel<br />
just south of Tingley Coliseum) and<br />
inside the Red Gate entrance near<br />
the Downs. All rentals require a valid<br />
driver’s license and deposit. Rental<br />
locations are open Sunday through<br />
Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and<br />
Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.<br />
CARNIVAL<br />
OPENS AT NOON MONDAY-THURSDAY<br />
OPENS AT 11 A.M. FRIDAY-SUNDAY<br />
(opening times may vary daily)<br />
ATMS<br />
Fast cash is available at one of<br />
approximately 12 cash machines<br />
strategically located throughout the<br />
Fairgrounds. Please note that a service<br />
charge – in addition to any fees your<br />
bank may charge – will be assessed.<br />
LOST AND FOUND<br />
While the Fair cannot assume<br />
responsibility for lost or stolen items,<br />
every reasonable attempt is made to<br />
reunite lost items with their owners.<br />
Lost and Found is located in the<br />
Security Office south of the Boxcar<br />
Stage.<br />
LOST CHILDREN<br />
The State Fair provides a free Tag-Your-<br />
Tots State Police van on Avenue of the<br />
Governors near the Fine Art Gallery.<br />
Children who have become separated<br />
from their parents or guardians will be<br />
escorted by State Police or State Fair<br />
personnel to the Public Safety Building<br />
located south of the Boxcar Stage.<br />
Please contact any uniformed law<br />
enforcement officer if your child is lost.<br />
PUBLIC RESTROOMS<br />
Many of the public restrooms on the<br />
grounds have recently been renovated<br />
or upgraded. You’ll find them at the<br />
following locations:<br />
Food Court Pavilion behind Free Stage<br />
Entrance to Indian Village*<br />
Downs at Albuquerque Racetrack and<br />
Grandstand*<br />
Inside Tingley Coliseum*<br />
Inside the Creative Arts Building<br />
McDonald’s Farm<br />
At the Southwest Dairy Farmers Barn<br />
Inside the Horse Complex<br />
*Diaper changing stations<br />
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