AI-assisted summary

The 166th Mississippi State Fair saw an estimated attendance of just under 500,000 people.

Attendance has been mainly on a downward trend since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with this year's numbers lower than 2024.

A new policy requiring adult supervision for minors after 6 p.m. was implemented for the first time.

Officials reported no major security incidents, which they attributed to the new supervision policy.

Mississippi's 166th State Fair ended Monday, Oct. 13 with an overall estimated attendance of fewer than 500,000 according to Mississippi's Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson. There was no exact number provided.

That is down from 2024 when nearly 507,000 was announced as having attended the event at the state fairgrounds .

“Between O

See Full Page