The Kentucky State Fair is one of the premiere Fairs in the United States. Located at the beautifully landscaped Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, the Kentucky State Fair truly offers out of the ordinary sponsorship opportunities for extraordinary sponsors.

The Fair offers traditional and non-traditional sponsorships. On-site corporate presence combined with creative activation can provide your company with a unique and rewarding experience. Sponsorship of the Fair begins at $6,000 and our many options help you connect with the desired demographic.

The Fair draws local, regional and international audiences thanks to headline concerts, entertainment tents, educational exhibits and the World's Championship Horse Show. A recent study found the economic impact of the Fair to Louisville and surrounding areas exceeds $16 million in revenue. INTERESTED IN PLACING AN AD IN THE 2008 DAILY SCHEDULE? Click here for more information

Basic Fair Facts:

• The 2007 audited paid attendance was 589,364.

• KEC has on-site parking for 20,000 cars on hard surface and grass.

• The Fair covers 416 acres and has more than 1.2 million square feet of climate-controlled indoor space.

• The 2007 budget was $8 million, derived from gate receipts, midway per capita, sponsorships, and concession space.

• The 6th largest major convention and trade show facility of its kind in the United States, the Kentucky Exposition Center, is a year-round event destination.

• KEC employs 250 people throughout the year with 750 event employees for the
  Kentucky State Fair.
  

  Demographics

  We work hard to meet all of your demographic needs. We offer a variety of sponsorships to reach the audience you need to impact.  Our attendees include men and women, children, teens, adults and seniors.

Sponsorship Benefits:

Sponsorship packages are carefully designed in cooperation with your company to enhance and strengthen your corporate image, while increasing
market share and the public's awareness for your products and services.

• Reach an audience of nearly 600,000 people.

• Corporate name and/or logo identification in 200,000 Kentucky State Fair Brochures.

• Corporate name and/or logo identification in 250,000 daily schedules.

• Corporate name and/or logo identification in at least one newspaper print ad.

• Presence on Kentucky State Fair website with the ability to link to sponsor website.

• Corporate name on back of 1.2 million Kentucky State Fair Posters distributed with statewide newspapers.

• Inclusion in press releases and on-grounds public address announcements.

• Presence on the Kentucky State Fair telephone hotline.

• Business to business networking opportunity between sponsors.

• Sponsor signage in immediate event area.

• Gate admissions for working staff.

• VIP parking and hospitality privileges.

• Right of first refusal for same sponsorship at the next year's Kentucky State Fair.

Kentucky State Fair
Sponsorship & Event Marketing Department
Kentucky Exposition Center
937 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY 40209

Phone: (502) 367-5201
Fax: (502) 367-5198
E-mail: Sponsorship@ksfb.ky.gov