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What Happened to Wisconsin State Fair After Food Paradise?

Food Paradise, Special West Allis, Wisconsin

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Wisconsin State Fair is an annual fair or festival, featured on Food Paradise (2012) -- a seasonal event, not a year-round restaurant.

What the source shows: Wisconsin State Fair is an annual state fair in West Allis, WI, featured on Food Paradise's "State Fair Foods Paradise" episode (2012); it is a seasonal event, not a year-round restaurant. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

In the special 'State Fair Foods Paradise' (2012), the show sampled classic fair foods at the Wisconsin State Fair in the Milwaukee area. According to Wikipedia's Wisconsin State Fair article, revised 2026-01-10, the fair is an annual event held at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis and typically runs 11 days in August, occasionally beginning in late July. Travel Wisconsin listed the 2026 fair as running August 6 through 16, 2026, at the West Allis fairgrounds. According to the official Wisconsin State Fair Park website, checked 2026-09-08, the site's event listing had moved on to promote the 2027 Wisconsin State Fair, presented by T-Mobile, indicating the 2026 event had already concluded. FOX6 Milwaukee separately reported on the fair's 2026 Bank Five Nine Amphitheater concert lineup ahead of that year's run.

The episode Food Paradise, Special

Episode 211
Aired
Title: State Fair Foods Paradise · What was featured: Classic fair foods at the Wisconsin State Fair
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. wistatefair.com https://wistatefair.com/wsfp/event/wisconsin-state-fair/
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Fair
  3. travelwisconsin.com https://www.travelwisconsin.com/events/2026-wisconsin-state-fair
  4. fox6now.com https://www.fox6now.com/news/wisconsin-state-fair-2026-bank-five-nine-amphitheater-lineup-revealed
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