atorial ▁appointed ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁a ▁mand ate ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Fair ▁prof itable . ▁The ▁desire ▁was ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Fair ▁to ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁subs id ized ▁by ▁tax pay ers . ▁The ▁Fair park ▁Staff ▁works ▁dil ig ently ▁to ▁establish ▁year - round ▁events ▁at ▁the ▁Fair park ▁to ▁ensure ▁there ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁a ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Fair . ▁ ▁The ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Fair ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁promote ▁Ut ah ▁and ▁its ▁products ▁with ▁events ▁by ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁D air y ▁Council , ▁Ut ah ▁Be ef ▁Council , ▁Ut ah ▁W ool ▁G row ers ▁Association , ▁and ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Farm ▁Bureau . ▁" U t ah ' s ▁O wn " ▁Food ▁Court ▁features ▁locally ▁grown ▁and ▁prepared ▁food s ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Fair ▁st riv es ▁to ▁bl end ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁tradition ▁and ▁her itage ▁with ▁new ▁technology ▁and ▁modern ▁ide als . ▁ ▁The ▁Fair park ▁The ▁Fair park , ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Fair , ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁many ▁other ▁uses ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁It ▁holds ▁concert s ▁and ▁events ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁including ▁the ▁punk ▁rock ▁music ▁festival ▁War ped ▁Tour . ▁ ▁The ▁Fair park ' s ▁mission ▁statement ▁is , ▁" Pres erving ▁Ut ah ' s ▁Trad itions ." ▁ ▁The ▁fair ground ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ; ▁ ▁the ▁listing