Fair Recap 2015
General Information
- Dates: September 11-20, 2015
- Theme: Duck Into the Fair
- Attendance: 194,424 (Up 2.6%)
- Revenue (including ticket sales, booth rentals, food vendor, and carnival commissions, livestock entries, sponsorships, etc.): $2,476,973.58
- Vendors: 233 Commercial, 40 Food
Number of Exhibits
| Department | Open | Youth |
|---|---|---|
| 4H / FFA Demonstrations | 0 | 51 |
| Antique Machinery | 106 | 15 |
| Baking | 246 | 246 |
| Beef Cattle | 308 | 88 |
| Bees / Honey / Eggs | 66 | 62 |
| Cats / Dogs / Pocket Pets | 0 | 49 |
| Cereals / Forage Crops | 31 | 6 |
| Crafts / Hobbies | 737 | 1287 |
| Creature Feature | 12 | 46 |
| Dairy Cattle | 78 | 0 |
| Fine Arts | 246 | 660 |
| Floral | 468 | 83 |
| Floral (Dahlias) | 663 | 0 |
| Food Preservation | 471 | 181 |
| Goats / Pygmy Goats | 832 | 263 |
| Grange / 4-H Educ. Booths | 18 | 12 |
| Horses / Longears | 369 | 409 |
| Horticulture | 1398 | 482 |
| Llamas | 375 | 70 |
| Photography | 769 | 662 |
| Poultry / Pigeons | 57 | 121 |
| Rabbits | 85 | 275 |
| Sewing | 1243 | 259 |
| Sheep | 358 | 173 |
| Swine | 0 | 105 |
| Wine / Beer | 84 | 0 |
| TOTAL EXHIBITS | 9020 | 5605 |
Premium Point Values
- Adult and Youth: 17.5 cents each
New Food Vendors
- Aebleskivers / Philly Express
- Big Country Smokehouse Jerky
New Commercial Vendors
- AAA Heating Air and Plumbing (services)
- Air Brush Magician (airbrushing)
- Art to Suit You (jewelry)
- Cigma Inc. (cosmetics)
- Gazelle Games LLC (puzzle)
- Gideons International Prairie Camp (religious)
- Glo-Tech Inc. (jewelry cleaner)
- Handyman Connection (construction services)
- Healthmate Sauna / OLH Products (saunas)
- Image Works (signs and coasters)
- Inland NW Fuller Center (Tiny House)
- Jamberry (nails)
- Legal Shield (services)
- Le-Vel Thrive (health/diet)
- Mark Everything (novelty)
- Me Designz (home décor)
- Monat Global (cosmetics)
- Northwest Holsters and Novelties (gun cases, purses)
- Northwest Retail (rescue tape)
- Novus Glass (glass services)
- One on One Learning (tutoring services)
- Pain MD (medical services)
- Pathway to Health (religious)
- Rodan and Fields (cosmetics)
- Sacramento Hot Tub Warehouse (hot tubs)
- Siler Chiropractic (chiropractic)
- Specialty Truck and Auto (truck accessories)
- Spokane Consulting (spices and food rubs)
- Stanley Steemer (carpet cleaning)
- Thirty-One Gifts (purses)
- Timeshare Exit Team (vacation options)
- Titan Truck (truck accessories and equipment)
- TM Enterprises (clothing)
- VCA Animal Medical Center (veterinary services)
- Vivid Imaginations (face painting)
- WGU of Washington (education)
- Wooden Roses (gifts)
Fair Ambassadors
The Interstate Fair selected four young adults to serve as the 2015 Fair Ambassadors. Selected were Brianna Fields (Spokane Community College), Kyra Fromm (North Central HS), Caleb MacLean (Joel E Ferris HS), and Madyson Seward (Central Valley HS). The Ambassador's Award, given to any one, any exhibit, or any booth was awarded to VFW (food vendor).
Special Award Winners
Each year the Fair gives four outstanding achievement awards to exhibitors at the Spokane County Interstate Fair for their efforts. This year's Red, White and Blue Award winners were:
- Anderson's Glass (Inside Commercial Booth)
- Raindrop Rain Gutters (Outside Commercial)
- Pennsylvania Dutch Funnel Cakes (Food Booth)
- Watkins (Best Incorporation of Fair Theme)
Best Fair Food Awards
A program started in 2011 has three to five culinary judges from the Inland Northwest present on the first Saturday of the Fair with the task of selecting the best fair food. The 2015 winners were:
- Azar’s for their Greek Nachos (Best Signature Item)
- Big Bear Chocolates for their Triple Chocolate Salted Caramel Apple (Best Dessert)
- Aebleskivers / Philly Express for their Buffalo Chicken Philly (Most Creative)
- SandwicHAVEN for their Buffalo Loaded Mac and Cheese Bites (Best Deep Fried)