8/30/17
by News Department on 08/30/17Bloom Fair...
The Bloomsburg Fair is the latest fair to ban certain merchandise from being sold.
According to organizers, when the 162nd Bloomsburg Fair opens next month, Nazi flags will not be among the items on display to the public.
Last September, the fair found itself surrounded in controversy after a vendor who turned out to be a registered sex offender displayed a swastika flag alongside a banner supporting Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
Organizers ejected the vendor, whose wares included what he described as “German history flags” as well as Confederate battle flags and other controversial materials.
Roughly 1,200 vendors are expected and required to submit information about what they plan to sell and the fair will have officers patrolling the grounds and checking stands.
As of Monday, the fair had already identified several vendors who were trying to sell unauthorized items, including throwing stars and stun guns. Nazi memorabilia is also off-limits. However, fair officials have yet to decide if Confederate merchandise will join the banned list.
