My husband and I went to the fair on Saturday 11/6 and had a nice evening. We parked for free at the State Capitol and took the free shuttle to the fair grounds and got there at about 5pm at which point admission was BOGO so we both entered for $10. We did a little walking around and decided to have dinner. I had a teriyaki chicken bowl - not so great - and he had a BBQ sandwich with coleslaw which was pretty good. The food was fairly pricey but I guess that is to be expected. We then went to the Megadeth concert in the Coliseum for free and had pretty good seats. With the exception of smelling some marijuana and bad breath occasionally the concert was fun. After the concert we walked around a little more and then decided to take trip on the Sky Ride which was nice. We then decided to try some of the fried foods - smart or not - my husband tried the deep fried butter (cinnamon) and I tried the deep fried cheesecake. I didn't try the butter myself but I can say the cheesecake would be much better without having been fried. All in all we had a fun evening without spending much for admission and spending nothing for the concert. We didn't feel unsafe at all and everywhere we looked there were police. I would definitely feel safe going to the fair again but I will keep in mind the warnings about the opening day deals and the tendancy of gangs to show up heavily on that day.