Indiana State Fair opens with feting of basketball theme

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, second from left in back row, poses alongside first lady Janet Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch during the Indiana State Fair opening ceremony inside the new Fall Creek Pavillion on Friday, July 28, 2023. (Credit: Tom Davies) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, second from left in back row, poses alongside first lady Janet
Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch during the Indiana State Fair opening ceremony inside the
new Fall Creek Pavillion on Friday, July 28, 2023. (Credit: Tom Davies)

The Indiana State Fair had a rain-soaked opening Friday as a thunderstorm moving across Indianapolis kept the gates closed for a couple hours in the morning.

The storm hit just after the opening ceremony for the three-week extravaganza wrapped up inside the new $50 million Fall Creek Pavilion that is hosting the 4-H swine exhibitions.

Gov. Eric Holcomb, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and several fair officials celebrated this year’s basketball theme,...

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Indiana State Fair opens with feting of basketball theme, then a storm

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