Maryland State Fair
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The Maryland State Fair is an annual late-summer fair in Timonium featuring agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, live entertainment, and food, serving as one of the state's major public events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland State Fair canonical | 2 |
| Maryland State Fairgrounds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6693841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maryland State Fair Context triple: [Timonium, Maryland, knownFor, Maryland State Fair]
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A.
State Fair
State Fair is a 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical film (adapted from the 1933 movie and novel) that follows an Iowa farm family’s romantic and personal adventures at their annual state fair.
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B.
Delaware County Fair
The Delaware County Fair is an annual agricultural and community festival in Delaware County, Ohio, featuring livestock shows, midway rides, food vendors, and various entertainment events.
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C.
Vermont State Fair
The Vermont State Fair is one of the United States’ oldest agricultural fairs, featuring livestock shows, midway rides, local food, and entertainment each year in Rutland.
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D.
Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska State Fair is a major annual agricultural and entertainment event showcasing the state's farming heritage, livestock, food, and family attractions.
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E.
Farmington Fair
Farmington Fair is an annual agricultural fair in Farmington, Maine, featuring livestock shows, exhibitions, rides, and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maryland State Fair Target entity description: The Maryland State Fair is an annual late-summer fair in Timonium featuring agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, live entertainment, and food, serving as one of the state's major public events.
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A.
State Fair
State Fair is a 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical film (adapted from the 1933 movie and novel) that follows an Iowa farm family’s romantic and personal adventures at their annual state fair.
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B.
Delaware County Fair
The Delaware County Fair is an annual agricultural and community festival in Delaware County, Ohio, featuring livestock shows, midway rides, food vendors, and various entertainment events.
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C.
Vermont State Fair
The Vermont State Fair is one of the United States’ oldest agricultural fairs, featuring livestock shows, midway rides, local food, and entertainment each year in Rutland.
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D.
Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska State Fair is a major annual agricultural and entertainment event showcasing the state's farming heritage, livestock, food, and family attractions.
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E.
Farmington Fair
Farmington Fair is an annual agricultural fair in Farmington, Maine, featuring livestock shows, exhibitions, rides, and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
state fair ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society of Baltimore County Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| COVID19PandemicImpact | operations modified in 2020 due to public health restrictions ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
agricultural show
ⓘ
carnival ⓘ fairground festival ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn |
Baltimore County economy
ⓘ
local tourism industry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
4-H competitions
ⓘ
agricultural exhibits ⓘ carnival rides ⓘ concerts ⓘ exhibition halls ⓘ food vendors ⓘ horse racing ⓘ live entertainment ⓘ livestock competitions ⓘ midway games ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
animal welfare standards for exhibited livestock
ⓘ
safety rules for rides and attractions ⓘ |
| hasVenue | Timonium Fairgrounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1878 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Timonium, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Baltimore County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Mary of Maryland ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.marylandstatefair.com/ ⓘ |
| organizer | Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
agricultural education
ⓘ
promotion of Maryland agriculture ⓘ public entertainment ⓘ |
| regionServed | State of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Maryland State Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of Maryland’s major public events ⓘ |
| significantEvent | first held in Timonium in 1879 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | local news coverage in Baltimore region ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | late summer ⓘ |
| transportConnection | near Timonium Road station of the Baltimore Light Rail ⓘ |
| typicalAudience |
Maryland residents
ⓘ
families ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | early September ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | late August ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Maryland State Fairgrounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maryland State Fair Description of subject: The Maryland State Fair is an annual late-summer fair in Timonium featuring agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, live entertainment, and food, serving as one of the state's major public events.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Timonium, Maryland
subject surface form:
Timonium, Maryland
this entity surface form:
Maryland State Fairgrounds