page_title: New Mexico State Fair
section_title: Grounds
hierarchical_section_title: New Mexico State Fair / Grounds
caption_attribution_description: English: Expo New Mexico fairgrounds during the 2011 New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
context_page_description: The New Mexico State Fair is an annual state fair held in September at Expo New Mexico in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. The event features concerts, competitions, rodeos, carnival rides, games, farm animals, horses, agriculture and art. The Tingley Coliseum is on the fairgrounds.
  The 2020 State Fair was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
context_section_description: The New Mexico State Fairgrounds are located in eastern Albuquerque between Central Avenue, Lomas Boulevard, San Pedro Drive, and Louisiana Boulevard, and cover approximately 210 acres (85 ha). The facilities have been branded as "Expo New Mexico" since 2003.
  The original adobe fair buildings were built by the WPA between 1936 and the early 1940s. Surviving buildings from this period include the Agricultural Building, Fine Arts Building, Horse Barn, and Cattle Barn. The Agricultural Building was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1988. Tingley Coliseum, an 11,800-seat indoor arena, opened in 1957.
  Expo New Mexico is the site of New Mexico's Merci Train boxcar, which was a gift from France in 1949. The boxcars were filled with gifts and distributed to each of the 48 U.S. states at the time, along with a 49th car which was shared by Hawaii and the District of Columbia.
caption: The fairgrounds in 2011
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