The Great American State Fair on the National Mall is seen through an American flag, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 110-foot Ferris wheel, state pavilions and cowboy demonstrations were among the attractions at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall. Held as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration, the 16-day event showcased the history, culture and traditions of U.S. states and territories.
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The Freedom 250 Ferris Wheel and the U.S. Capitol are seen on the National Mall from the Washington Monument during the Great American State Fair on Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)People watch Rodeo250 at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)A flight of F-18s, F-35s and a F-22 fly past a picture of President Donald Trump hanging on the U.S. Department of Labor near the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)Mackenzie Looper, 4 and her sister Mikayla Looper, 3, of Rapid City, S.D., pose for a portrait while attending the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)People wait to look at the original Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution at the National Archives Museum, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Texas high school students walk up the National Mall to the stage to present their mobile cattle dipping vat they built to protect cattle during the Great American State Fair on Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)People take a selfie in the West Virginia exhibit at the Great American State Fair, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Kenneth Wolfe wipes his face after air conditioning failed inside the OSHA exhibit at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)Robbin Sorrell stands in the shadow of a ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)Members of the Schuh family, left, pose for a photo in a booth, while another visitor poses in the booth next door, inside the Mississippi state exhibit at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)Duane Schwingel plays a harmonica on the National Mall, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A woman pauses to view a painting by artist Scott LoBaido at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Cut outs of Founding Fathers at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)A man attends the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A child sits in the shade of a tent displaying Artemis astronauts while attending the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)American Flag themed women’s cowboy boots are seen at Boot Country Work Country in Batavia, Ohio, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)A child attempts to do pull-ups at the U.S. Marine Corps exhibit at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Sunday June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)A cowboy leans on a rail at Rodeo 250 at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Tim Smith, with Veterans Equine Adventures, prepares the rodeo for tonight’s performance at the Great State Fair on the National Mall, with the Capitol in the background, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A child places an American flag in the ground at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)Shawanda Jones, from Arizona, uses a smartphone in Arizona’s interactive exhibit during the Great American State Fair on Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)A child sits in front of a video of George Washington at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)Visitors at the Great American State Fair Jason Gentry, from left, and Jim Vlahos, of Galveston, Texas, walk with their service dog, after a visiting the Department of Defense booth, on the National Mall, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)To beat the heat, Mike Monroe of Oklahoma carries a full bag of ice he bought from a vendor at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)A.J. Benasa of Carroll County, Md. is baptized in David’s Tent at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)Visitors at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, experience Northrop Grumman’s Sky Tunnel, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Images are projected onto the Washington Monument, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)People visit the Great American State Fair, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Workers rest after the Great American State Fair on the National Mall closed for the day, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
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