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This venue is home to one of the country's oldest and most renowned state fairs, but the huge annual summer event is only the beginning. The Fairgrounds is the perfect spot for agricultural conventions, shows, and expositions. It's also well-suited for car club rallies and shows, auctions or swap meets, or sporting events, such as harness racing, dirt bike races, horse and dog shows, and more. Host an event in the stately, historic Expo Building with more than 60,000 square feet, or go large with the drive-in doors and 39,000 square feet at the Orr Building. The Illinois Building features an auditorium and theater seating for 470, and the Arena offers a coliseum for more than 7,000 spectators. Fairgrounds facilities allow you to create the ideal blend of large and small, old and new. All facilities are within a convenient distance, with plenty of available parking.
Arena 6-acre arena floor 261,000 sq.ft. 4,688 permanent grandtand seating and concession stands Additional amphitheater seating for 3,000
Artisans Building 126' x 50' 6,300 sq.ft. Finished wood floors
Coliseum Renovated in 2018 116' x 241' 27,956 sq.ft. floor 2,688 permanent seats 142.5' x 220' 31,350 sq.ft. warm-up arena adjacent
Exposition Building 200' x 120' 34,800 sq.ft. main floor 27,774 sq.ft. mezzanine 60,547 total sq.ft.
Grandstand 8,912 permanent seats 2,700 bleacher seats 1,350' x 800' infield area 21,000 sq.ft. beneath seating area Home of the fastest dirt mile track in the world
Illinois Building 104' x 118' 12,272 sq.ft. floor 120' x 22' 2,650 sq.ft. mezzanine theater 470 permanent seats (mezzanine) 40' x 14' stage 127' x 127' 16,129 sq.ft. rooftop
Orr Building 200' x 195' 39,000 sq.ft. Drive-in doors