NewsSeptember 16, 2003
SEMO District Fair attendance tops 95,000
The final attendance figure for this year's SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau ended higher than organizers anticipated. Publicity chairman Pete Poe said Monday the count came in at 95,488, well above initial estimates of 95,000. He credited better musical acts -- the Marshall Tucker Band, Phil Vassar and three-act Operation Redneck -- with the increased attendance. It was more than 4,000 over last year...
Southeast Missourian
The final attendance figure for this year's SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau ended higher than organizers anticipated.
Publicity chairman Pete Poe said Monday the count came in at 95,488, well above initial estimates of 95,000.
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He credited better musical acts -- the Marshall Tucker Band, Phil Vassar and three-act Operation Redneck -- with the increased attendance. It was more than 4,000 over last year.
The 148th annual fair ran Sept. 6 through 13 and featured the musical acts plus food, rides, business booths, livestock, a demolition derby and more.
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