by KFF Team | 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 KFF Team | 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 KFF Team | 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...
by KFF Team | Dec 4, 2025 | Foundation Spotlight, Press Releases
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation, As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a year full of progress, promise, and innovation at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Guided by the spirit of, “Today’s history is yesterday’s innovation. Today’s...
by KFF Team | Nov 7, 2025 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Twenty days from today, America’s families and loved ones will be seated together for a Thanksgiving feast, an American tradition that saw its origin 400 years in 1621. The first Thanksgiving dinner was held near Plymouth Rock where English settlers stepped off the...
