by Marketing | Mar 5, 2026 | Around the Grounds
If you’ve spent any time on the Kansas State Fairgrounds, you likely know the Encampment Building. It’s a familiar landmark for many fairgoers and community groups, but the name itself often raises a simple question: Why is it called that? The answer goes back nearly...
by Marketing | Feb 5, 2026 | Around the Grounds
If you caught the first part of the Lair White House edition of Around the Grounds, you already know that the second story of the building houses the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation (KFF) office. However, this is not your typical office space. The second story of...
by Marketing | Dec 31, 2025 | Around the Grounds
Completed in 2014, the Lair White House is a pillar of the Kansas State Fair with many picturing it instantly whenever it’s brought up. While it may be a well-known piece of the Fair, few have ever been inside. This has left much of the general public and fairgoers...
by Marketing | Dec 31, 2025 | Foundation Spotlight
Do you know where the Official Kansas State Fair Merchandise and Information booth is located on the Kansas State Fairgrounds? Turns out, the small 10’ x 10’ booth is easily missed by some during the Kansas State Fair. That’s understandable, given its size and...
by Marketing | Dec 5, 2025 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
In 26 days the curtain will descend on 2025, and we will awaken to the start of a new year. During our youth it seemed time passed ever so slowly. With age comes times when it passes too quickly. Months become years and years become decades. Writer Hal...
