(PUEBLO, Colo.) — The international fair industry flocked to Denver last week, Dec. 1 through 5, with the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) convention coming to the mile-high city.
Between the 2025 IAFE awards and the recently released results from the Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs (RMAF) Convention, the Colorado State Fair took home a combined total of 23 accolades for everything from its marketing to exhibitions and community impact.
At the IAFE awards, the Colorado State Fair won 15 awards across the various categories over fairs and expositions from around the globe. The IAFE awards are broken up into five divisions based on fair attendance, placing the State Fair amongst other fairs with 250,000 to 500,000 people in attendance…