Around Madison | 2025 Wisconsin State Fair 🎡🧀

Calling it a “fair” feels like an understatement — it’s more like a giant Wisconsin agricultural market 😂! You’ll find everything from local crafts and cheesy delights (hello, Wisconsin’s pride!) to endless ice cream stands 🍦. 🐓🦆🐇🐕🐖🐄 (No cats though 😢) — It felt like all the farm animals came out for a field trip! The dog show was super cute 🥹. Didn’t catch the pig races this year, but saw cows being milked 🥛 and the always-adorable baby chicks and ducklings 🐣. Even with temps hitting 34°C, it seemed like the entire state showed up in Milwaukee today 🌞👫! Highlights? The cheese curds were unreal, and the hot dogs 🌭 hit different — so good! Why does it feel like a “da ji” (big market)? The indoor exhibition hall had it all — people selling bathtubs, random knickknacks, nail salons, mattresses, treadmills… My roommate summed it up: “It’s like the Shandong Grand Market, Midwest edition.” 😂🛒 A chaotic, sweaty, but wonderfully Wisconsin day! #WisconsinStateFair #MadisonWI #UWMadison #MidwestVibes #CheeseCurds #FarmLife #AmericanFairs