09-05-2025
Farm show and graduation attract thousands to Pittsburg area and hotels
PITTSBURG, Kan. — The city of Pittsburg is in the middle of its three busiest weekends for its hotels.
Chris Wilson with Explore Crawford County says there are roughly 600 hotel rooms in Pittsburg and last weekend, this weekend and next weekend they're all full. Last weekend, more than 200 people came to the area for the 2nd annual 'Coal Miners Gravel Ride'. More than half of those came from out of state. This weekend is the 50th annual Four State Farm Show at the Robert W. Plaster Center. The event brings in between 12,000 to 15,000 attendees and vendors from the Four States area and across the U.S.
Next weekend 1,000 students will graduate from Pitt State and University administrators say they're expecting several thousands of visitors from out of state to come watch graduation.
'Pittsburg has a lot more hotels and restaurants than they used to, so that's definitely a benefit for the show. Overflow Some would go to Parsons, Kansas, probably some to Joplin, Missouri. But the majority of the exhibitors will stay here in Pittsburg,' Lance Markley, Four State Farm Show Co-Manager.
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