SALT LAKE CITY — Lights from different kinds of rollercoasters glimmer inside the Utah State Fairpark. The lights are growing minute by minute as the team continues to put together all the attractions for this year’s Utah State Fair.

The fair opens on Thursday and continues through Sept. 14.

In 2024, 300,967 people came to the fair. Nikki Claeys, the deputy executive director of the Utah State Fairpark, said it’s going to be a busy fair season.

“We’re expecting that or more this year,” she said. “It’s the best place for people to come and celebrate everything Utah.”

Larry Mullenax, the executive director of the Utah State Fairpark, said the influx of visitors helps the local economy as visitors come to the park and support local.

“There’s 300 separate individual businesses that will b

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