Milan City, Fair Board Agree on Contract for 77-year Tradition

The Milan fair will return in 2026—fireworks included—after the city and fair board reached a contract agreement that clears the way for the 77-year tradition to continue at Wilson Park.

The agreement follows concerns that roughly $1 million in Wilson Park improvements, mostly completed last summer, would push out the carnival.

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The fair will open with a parade on May 28. Fireworks will be shot from barges in Ford Lake at 10:05 p.m. on May 29, with a rain date of May 30, which is also the final day of rides…

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