After much unexpected discussion last year of the possibility of the state fair being relocated to Wild Horse Pass and the consideration of officially moving it in the coming years, the 2022 Arizona State Fair have been confirmed, the Arizona State fair will return to the annual tradition at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix.

Fair officials have confirmed that the 2022 Arizona State Fair will be held during the normal fall time frame of Oct. 1-30, 2022 at the fairgrounds near 19th Avenue and McDowell Road.

In 2021, fair officials reported that more than 1.5 million people attended the 2021 fair, which actually beat the previous record of 1.26 million people set in 2019. The 2020 fair was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.