See photos of Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan's new megayacht, Kismet, docked on the St. Johns River near the Hyatt Regency.

This year's fair, a longtime tradition in its 69th year, is going on as it has for decades at the sports complex. Its 11-day run starts Thursday and runs through Nov. 17. The fair association meanwhile has started foundation construction for the new fairgrounds that will be off Normandy Boulevard in a regional park that already contains the Jacksonville Equestrian Center and the Cecil Aquatics Center.