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Colorado State Fair: What you need to know for Tuesday, September 1

Posted at 7:25 AM, Sep 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-01 09:25:02-04

PUEBLO — With the rodeo canceled and modified events, the Colorado State Fair Reimagined will look a lot different this year as organizers continue with the event to be as safe as possible.

The state fair will run from Friday, Aug. 28, through Monday, Sept. 7. It will only be open to people involved in the 4H and FFA events and some food vendors.

Tuesday's Schedule:

2020 Great Colorado State Fair Butterfly Hunt:

Each day the state fair will hide butterflies throughout their website, social media and Day Camp videos where each one has a unique code. If you find a butterfly, you can enter your email address and promo code on their website for a chance to win prizes.

There are daily prizes, weekly prize drawings, and a grand prize that will be given away on Sept. 7. Today's prizes include:- 4 PRCA Rodeo Tickets | Big R Gift Card- Colorado Beef Cutting Board- $250 American Furniture Warehouse Gift Card- Rojas Gift Card | CSF Swag- Colorado State University- Pueblo Swag Bag

For more info or a list of rules, click here.

Colorado's Electric Cooperatives Junior Livestock Sale at 3:30 p.m.:

This livestock sale will be available via livestream, click here to watch the competitions.

Virtual State Fair Day Camp from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.:

The activities include: Fair Food Cooking Lessons, Educational Ag and Natural Resource Activities, Entertaining Fair Themed Activities, and Celebrity Guest Fair Fun. To register or for more information, click here.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture said this event saw more than 466,000 people last year. For more information on this year's modifications, click here.