Fairs out-draw theme parks, day for day

Average visitors per day of operation in 2025: selected fairs and festivals against the five highest-attended theme parks.

Fairs & festivals (2025 edition)Theme parks (2025)
050k100k150k200k250k300kAverage visitors per day of operation, 2025Feria de LeónLeón, Mexico248,14827 daysJakarta FairJakarta, Indonesia236,00025 daysMinnesota State FairSt. Paul, USA161,73912 daysCalgary StampedeCalgary, Canada147,02910 daysHouston Livestock Show & RodeoHouston, USA118,94323 daysArtigiano in FieraMilan, Italy111,1119 daysIowa State FairDes Moines, USA105,46611 daysHarbin Ice & Snow WorldHarbin, China52,35368 daysGlobal VillageDubai, UAE48,837215 daysMagic KingdomOrlando, USA48,768365 daysDisneylandAnaheim, USA47,689365 daysUniversal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan43,945365 daysTokyo DisneylandTokyo, Japan41,644365 daysShanghai DisneylandShanghai, China41,079365 days7 more fairs rank between Iowa and Harbin, not shown (70,542–90,498 a day):The Big E, Wisconsin, State Fair of Texas, San Antonio Rodeo, CNE, NY State Fair, Sydney Royal Easter Showbusiest theme park: 48,768/day9 fairs and festivals and the top 5 theme parks, ranked by 2025 daily average · grey figure = days open in 2025 (theme parks: 365 assumed)The Park DatabaseFeria de León draws 5.1× Magic Kingdom’s daily crowd · Global Village, open 215 days, beats it by just 69 a day
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Source: The Park Database, TEA GEI