Fairground most typically refers to a permanent space that hosts
fair
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks. Fairs showcase a wide range of go ...
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Fairground, Fairgrounds, Fair Ground or Fair Grounds may also refer to:
Places
Canada
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Fairground, Ontario, a community
United States
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Fairground, St. Louis, a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri
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Fairground Park
Fairground Park is a urban park, municipal park that opened in 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri. It was originally a privately owned facility, first used by the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association for the Saint Loui ...
, a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri
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Fairgrounds, New Orleans
Fairgrounds is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: Florida Avenue, Dugue, Treasure, Republic and Abundance Streets t ...
, a city neighborhood
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Fairgrounds Park
Fairgrounds Park (formerly known as Hagerstown Fairgrounds) is an open land park restored from fairgrounds located off Cleveland Avenue in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
Attractions
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, a park in Hagerstown, Maryland
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Fairgrounds Field
Fairgrounds Field is a ballpark located in Robstown, Texas. It was the home stadium of the Coastal Bend Thunder of the United League Baseball
United League Baseball was an Independent league baseball, independent baseball league that operat ...
, a ballpark in Robstown, Texas
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Fairgrounds Speedway
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand Nati ...
, an independent racetrack near Nashville, Tennessee
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Fair Grounds Race Course
Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC.
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, a thoroughbred racetrack and casino in New Orleans
Music
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Fair Ground (band)
Pete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the lead guitarist for the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968, in Scarborough, Ontario. Lesperance was a guitarist i ...
, a Canadian alternative rock band
Songs
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"Fairground" (Simply Red song)
* "Fairground", by James from the album ''
Strip-mine''
Other uses
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Fair territory, the main area of a baseball field
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Fairground Gaming, an online gaming company
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Fair Grounds (organization), a UK-based Fair Trade social enterprise
See also
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Fair green (disambiguation)
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