The Midway Sky Eye, North America’s largest traveling Ferris wheel, debuted in Tampa and returns every February.

Every year, we trot out the lineup of over-the-top food coming to the Florida State Fair. It’s a lot of things that are ...

Thrill rides, live music and unusual foods (Pop Rock pickles, hot dogs with a donut bun!) return to Florida State Fair in ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Ferris wheel is up, the concert stage is set and the deep fryers are hot, which can only mean one thing: ...

Hours for the 2025 Florida State Fair are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, with the midway opening at 1 p.m., from Feb. 6 to Feb. 17, 2025. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

The 2025 Florida State Fair has finally arrived ... Fair Buildings will close at 9:00 p.m. Outdoor concessions and the Midway will remain open after 9:00 p.m. Closing times will vary based ...

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became ...