A
fair, usually held annually in some
central location (or important city) in a
U.S. state. (The
South Carolina state fair, for example, is held for about ten days in the
fall, usually
October, in
Columbia. The
Florida state fair is ten days in
February in
Tampa.) Generally they are substantially bigger than a
county fair.
State fairs usually have agricultural exhibits and competitions, such as the 'Swine Show' mentioned on the Florida State Fair website, carnival-type rides (nothing so big that it can't be removed from the fairgrounds later so that they can hold a rock festival there), lots of food concessions selling things like elephant ears and cotton candy, booths selling souvenirs, booths where you can in theory win stuffed animals, and small shows and concerts on some evenings. Fun for all in a non-sophisticated sort of way.