The North Dakota State Fair in Minot is considered the entertainment capital of the state. This is probably because the state fairgrounds host many of the major entertainment events that occur throughout the year. However towards the end of each July for nine days the grounds are filled with visitors looking to enjoy the state fair. Those looking for some fun activities while visiting North Dakota during this time of year shouldn’t skip the opportunity to check out the fair.

Entertaiment at the fair usually consists of your standard Midway and Carnival accompanied by the tried and true Agricultural shows. There have also been a number of interesting activities at the state fair over the years. In 2006′s fair the organizers were able to lure the National Basketball Association (NBA) to the fair. They set up exhibits with free contests for visitors, basketball displays and of course special guests associated with the sport to the fair.

In recent years the state fair has started an annual Dodgeball Tournament. There are two divisions open class and Business/Service class. Visitors to the fair can enter the open class division and seek retribution for all those years of high school gym. The tournament is usually held towards the beginning of the fair, so come early.

One year the state fair hosted the World Rhubarb Pie Eating Championship. It was free to attend but most of the competitors places were all ready reserved for some world class eaters by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Who knew such a group existed? Well, now you do and there’s likely to be more eating championships at the state fair in future years.

In 2005 the state fair received over 15,000 competitive exhibit entries. That’s an amazing number of canned fruits and veggies, quilts, baked goods, giant veggies, clothing, paintings, livestock and anything else you can think of creating. Put on your easy walking shoes if you plan on checking out the ever-growing competitive exhibits at the fair.

When you come to the fair you can find many local hotels willing and waiting for your visit as well as campgrounds, KOA’s and the fairgrounds itself has camping available.

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Party Entertainment comes in many forms and is the primary method of keeping guests involved in your party. You don’t want them to become bored, then the party is memorable in a bad way. Games are very popular ways to keep those of all ages entertained. The type of game will usually vary depending on the guests at your party. If you are throwing a party for children you can set up games like ‘Red Light, Green Light’ or ‘Simon Says.’ Family oriented parties can include Football or board games for everyone. While adult parties may have gambling games, like Poker.

Music is another form of party entertainment. It’s fun and energizing or slow and relaxing, you can influence the moods of your guests depending on what kind of music you play and when. If you want the party to get started play something with a fast tempo and a strong beat. If its late and you want to get everyone calmed down and out of the house so you can clean up start playing slow music. They’ll either calm down or get bored and leave. Remember to play music that’s appropriate to the audience, kids’ songs are better for children’s parties and adult songs are better for adults. If you’ve got a party for those in-between check the lyrics for inappropriate content before playing the music.

Lastly you can hire some entertainment for your party. There are bands, clowns, magicians, and petting zoos to name a few activities. Hired entertainment is a great way to help keep the overall theme of your party consistent. If your party is on Halloween, hire someone to do card readings. Or if you’re doing an elaborate mystery party you can turn it into a murder mystery by hiring some actors to enact a small drama and mingle with the guests.

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Eastnor Castle was built 100 hundred years ago to provide a luxurious country retreat in Herefordshire, England. Robert Smirke, a well known victorian archirtect, who also worked on the British museum, amongst other high profile commissions, laid out the designs to ensure that a true fairy tale castle was created in the middle of a large estate. Inside the castle each guest room has a unique theme matched to the decor. In addition to this there are many treasures which have been collected over the years including one of the finest collections of medieval armour in Europe.

The owners of Eastnor needed to find a way to pay for upkeep and maintenance so that the buildings and grounds could not just be maintained but also improved. To do this they started by offering society weddings which would take advantage of the superb settings available within the castle and the grounds. From here they branched out to offer corporate entertaining and large scale special events such as the annual Big Chill music festival. Guests are offered their own choice of outdoor activities which can range from 4 wheel drive adventures through to family days out watching the herd of deer which graze on the grounds.

When these activities were combined with a high profile on the internet they found customers arriving from all round the world and many kept coming back.

This success has enabled money to be reinvested in facilities in a manner which is sympathetic to the history of the castle and Eastnor can now look forward to a secure future.

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