Miami’s Family Playground!
Be There! The Fair!
March 26-April 12, 2009
The Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to enriching our community by promoting education and South Florida agriculture while showcasing and rewarding youth achievement. We accomplish this by producing a first-class Fair with quality entertainment and providing facilities & resources for year-round events.
We Strive...
To Provide our guests with an outstanding, fun, safe experience in clean, user-friendly facilities.
To create an environment within our organization with which employees and volunteers will be proud to be associated.
To treat all individuals fairly and with the utmost respect.
To work together as a team, committed to open and candid communication and mutual support.
To efficiently and effectively use our resources, generating higher proceeds for the benefits of our community.
To seek out innovative programs that would grow our organization, its revenues and its value to the community.
To ensure that the organization's Board of Directors represent our community and through their involvement, contributions and loyal support guide The Fair in its mission.
To strengthen our relationship with the youth of our community through our evolving alliance with Miami-Dade County Schools and Miami-Dade County Parks & Recreation Department.
To collaborate with business partners who share our standards of quality, service and professionalism.
To comply with Federal, State and County regulations to provide a safe environment for our guests, volunteers, business partners and employees.
Serving the Community All Year Long
Did You Know That......
Close to 50,000 local students enter projects and competitions held at The Fair each year. Most experience the thrill of receiving public recognition for the first time, sharing with friends and family a proudly displayed blue or red ribbon and a cash prize.
The Fair awards over $500,000 each year in scholarships, awards and premiums. The Fair provides every Miami-Dade County student in both public and private and parochial schools with free admission to The Fair.
The Fair is a major supporter of its neighbor, Florida International University and has partnered with the county and F.I.U. to design and organize shared parking and the development of a Metro Dade bus terminal. In addition, The Fair has contributed:
$2 million toward the F.I.U. community stadium.
$1.4 million toward the development of F.I.U.'s performing arts center.
Whether its bringing families together to have fun at Fair time or off-season rentals of the Fair Expo Center for shows, festivals and County programs, to most recently being designated a pet-shelter during hurricanes, a staging area for the National Guard and temporary shelter for displaced people after Hurricane Wilma, the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition, Inc. is here to support the youth of our county and serve the community all year long.
