Pacers Sports & Entertainment is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the 2023 Indiana State Fair. The company will celebrate the state’s basketball heritage and kick off the NBA All-Star 2024 festivities with on-site activations throughout the fairgrounds from July 28 to August 20.
The Harvest Pavilion will be the hub of fan engagement and activities. Visitors can customize their merchandise with the Do It Yourself Printing Station for only $25. The Graffiti Wall, where fans can personalize their photos with digital stickers and Snapchat filters, is also a must-visit.
The NBA Infinity Room will also be open to visitors, featuring photo opportunities with NBA All-Star 2024 basketballs and the original Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
Fans can also write their Love Letter to Basketball and have photos taken with the LOVE Basketball statue. The NBA 2K Gaming Station will feature TVs and gaming consoles for fans to play NBA 2K, with appearances from Pacer Gaming players.
For an additional fee of $5, visitors can participate in the Phase 2 activations, which offer a chance to win life-sized Reggie Miller and Tamika Catchings bobbleheads. Proceeds from the raffle will go to the Catch the Stars Foundation for Catchings’s bobblehead and the Equal Justice Initiative for Miller’s bobblehead.
Attendees are urged to swing by the Pacers Team Store Clearance Sell for hometown team merchandise, including the Pacers, Fever, Mad Ants, Pacers Gaming and NBA All-Star 2024.
The fair will also feature multiple half-courts branded with the Pacers, Fever and NBA All-Star 2024 logos. The main court will replicate All-Star activities, such as the skills challenge and 3-point contest. Boomer, Freddy, Pacemates, Pacers and Fever players will also make appearances.
For more information on the 2023 Indiana State Fair and its many basketball celebrations, visit indianastatefair.com.
Contact multi-media staff writer Noral Parham III at 317-762-7846 or via email at noralp@indyrecorder.com. Follow him on Twitter @NoralParham. For more stories, click here.
Noral Parham is the multi-media & senior sports reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder, one of the oldest Black publications in the country. Parham has worked with various leagues to provide a diverse perspective in sports, including the Big Ten, Big East, IHSAA, IndyCar, MLB, NHRA, NFL, NBA, WNBA, WWE and the Olympics. Prior to joining the Recorder, Parham served as the community advocate of the MLK Center in Indianapolis and senior copywriter for an e-commerce and marketing firm in Denver.
