DU QUOIN, Ill. (WJPF) –The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Agriculture have announced mitigations to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 during the upcoming Du Quoin State Fair.
Pursuant to CDC and IDPH guidance, all fair attendees, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear masks in public indoor settings. Additionally, all Grandstand concert goers must wear masks to all performances. Masks will be provided at the grandstand upon entrance as well as in other locations throughout the fairgrounds and must be worn over the nose and mouth indoors and for the duration of all grandstand performances.
Additional mitigations for the 2021 Du Quoin State Fair include:
• Fairgoers who are unvaccinated are encouraged to wear masks at all times while attending the Fair. Anyone who is sick or exhibiting any of the following symptoms, including: cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, muscle pain or sore throat, should not attend the DuQuoin State Fair.
• Masks are required for all (including vaccinated individuals) in public indoor settings on the fairgrounds, including: First Heat, Second Heat, SI Center and Expo Hall.
• Masks are required for Grandstand ticket holders.
• Masks are encouraged for participants and attendees of the Twilight Parade.
• Illinois Department of Public Health will have three vaccinations sites on the fairgrounds:
o Main Street
o Midway Drive
o IDPH Tent Located on Grandstand Avenue
• Carnival workers, vendors and concessionaires are required to wear masks and are responsible for assisting in the cleaning of adjacent sitting and picnic table areas.
• Carnival will use fogger machines with a 72-hour disinfectant on all rides.
• Fogger machines will be used to clean the Grandstand and Expo Hall every evening.
• Dedicated crews to clean high touch areas, including restrooms, barns and common eating areas.
• Hand-washing stations and mounted and portable hand sanitizers throughout the grounds.
Perry County is currently experiencing high transmission rates of the coronavirus. The Du Quoin State Fair runs August 27 – September 6.
