{"id":167968,"date":"2026-02-25T03:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167968\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:48:09","slug":"the-central-florida-fair-is-back-in-orlando-with-new-rides-and-even-a-battle-of-the-bands-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167968\/","title":{"rendered":"The Central Florida Fair is back in Orlando with new rides and even a battle of the bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the 114th year, the Central Florida Fair is back in Orlando with all of the attendant rides, games and fair food \u2014 everything can be fried! You\u2019re only bound by your imagination. <\/p>\n

New rides this year include the Thunderbird Swing Tower, The Kraken and the double-decker Venetian Carousel (which sounds incredibly pleasant). In addition, there\u2019s a battle of the bands, a sideshow, a circus, livestock competitions, battling robots, and even the Blockbuster Experience simulacrum. They\u2019re even still doing the Pride Night spotlight of local LGBTQ+ organizations (March 4), so what\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n

Thursday, Feb. 26, through March 8, Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, centralfloridafair.com<\/a>, $11. <\/p>\n

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