Governor JB Pritzker’s office released State Fair numbers on Tuesday.
About 714,000 visitors attended the Springfield fair. Springfield’s attendance was the third highest in its history but set a new single-day attendance record of nearly 104,000 visitors on Friday, Aug. 21.
The Springfield fair also set a pair of concert attendance records with both Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson drawing 15,533 fans to sold-out shows.
The Springfield fair sold 72,143 concert tickets, which set a new overall record for grandstand performances.
