The Brief State Fair vendors reflected on the historic August 2025 floods that forced a rare cancellation. The 2025 flooding set a 24-hour Wisconsin state record with some locations seeing over a foot of rain. For over 30 years, Joseph Goddard has been a staple under the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair. "I’ve never heard of a fair being shut down, any fair that I’ve been to over the last 38 years," Goddard said. The historic flooding eventually led State Fair organizers to cancel the final day of the fair.