New arena adds entertainment options at Utah State Fair

Rodeo is back at the Utah State Fair, thanks to a new 10,000-seat outdoor arena on the Fairpark grounds.The new Days of ’47 Arena “opens up the door for a lot of opportunities, for a lot of different events,” said Jeff Kooring, director of sales and marketing for the Utah State Fair Corporation, which runs the Fairpark and the fair, whose 162nd edition opens Thursday and runs through Sept. 17.The Utah’s Own PRCA Rodeo, running Sept. 8-10, is one of five events slated for