Driving Directions -- How to get here:

Traveling from Tampa, St. Pete, and/Clearwater via I-275 to I-4 Eastbound.

 From I-4 Eastbound, take Exit#6 for Orient Rd. and turn right off the ramp.  There will be a sign for the State Fairgrounds entrance immediately on the left hand side.  Check in at the Security Guard gate for entry and once on the Fairgrounds, follow the signs.

Traveling west from Lakeland and/Orlando via I-4.

Traveling west on I-4 take I-75 southbound to exit #260 and merge RIGHT onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Going  west, pass the light at U.S. Hwy 301 to the next light which is Orient Road.  Make a right at Orient Road.  There is a sign for the State Fairgrounds entrance on the right-hand side, just before Orient Road changes from two lanes to four lanes.  Turn right there and check in at the Security Guard gate for entry and once on the Fairgrounds, follow the signs.

Traveling from I-75 North or South(from Ocala or Sarasota areas.

Traveling north on I-75, take Exit 260(B and merge left onto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, SR-574 West.  Traveling south on I-75, take Exit 260-A and merge right onto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.  Pass the light at U.S. Hwy 301 to the next light, which is Orient Road.  Make a right at Orient Road.  There is a sign for the State Fairgrounds entrance on the right-hand side, just before Orient Road changes from two lanes to four lanes.  Turn right there and check in at the Security Guard gate for entry and once on the Fairgrounds, follow the signs.

Directions and Maps to the State Fairgrounds, click here for mapquest or click here for google maps.

Satellite Veiw and for all you GPS users N 27 degree 59.258' x W 082 degree 22.373'

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