TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa State Fair opens tomorrow, bringing more than 200 food vendors and an expected 1 million visitors to the fairgrounds over 11 days.
The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office and the Tulsa Health Department are both taking steps to ensure fairgoers have a safe experience.
"I would say that this is one of the safest state fairs in the country," Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado said.
Regalado made that comment during Wednesday's press conference at the fairgrounds. He said vendors who travel the world for fairs tell his staff the same thing.
In 2025, deputies recovered only four guns at the fair — down from 7-10 in previous years. Deputies also helped reunite 97 lost children with their families. Fairgoers whose child goes missing can approach any deputy at the fair for help.
Deputies noted drones are not allowed over the fairgrounds.
On the food safety side, Tulsa Health Department officials will log more than 250 hours completing around 500 inspections during the fair's 11-day run.
Fairgoers should look for the official Tulsa Health Department sticker on food booths, which indicates the vendor has passed safety inspections.
"We will have about three to four inspectors here every day to do checks on all the vendors. Just to make sure everything is maintaining those temperatures and people are washing their hands and everybody is still providing that safe food," Tulsa Health Department Sanitarian Mandy Kennedy said.
According to the Tulsa State Fair's website, the fair has over 100 years of history and had an estimated 1 million people attend in 2025.
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