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The 1982 World's Fair, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Tennessee Amphitheater and Sunsphere

The Sunsphere

Tennessee Amphitheater
and United States Pavilion

After the success of Expo '74 in the relatively small town of Spokane, Knoxville decided to host a world's fair focused on the theme of energy, an important issue of the late 1970's that ended up not being as urgent by 1982.

Today, the Sunsphere still stands in Knoxville and has become the city's symbol.

Audio

The 1982 World's Fair Record Album

People Are Energy – track 1
Meet Me at the Fair – track 2
Why Can't You and I – track 3
Put a Little Love in Your Heart – track 4
Sunsphere – track 5
The Splendor of '82 – track 6
The Windows of the World – track 7
Battle Hymn – track 8

Video

1982 World's Fair Television Commercial

The Energy Express Theme (The 1982 World's Fair Parade)

1982 World's Fair Promotional Video

1982 World's Fair Overview

Home movie

Quick Info

opening date	01 May 1982
closing date	31 October 1982
theme	"Energy Turns the World"
site description	former railroad yard adjacent to downtown Knoxville and the University of Knoxville
site size	29 hectares (72 acres)
participating countries	22
attendance	11.1 million
status	BIE specialized exposition (Class II)

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Mascots

The 1982 World's Fair did not have an official mascot, but the site did feature six characters that walked around the site, posing for photos.

Unfortunately, not much else is known about these characters or even if they'd been named. Shown here are three of the characters as depicted on souvenir pins.

Any further information via email or by phone (1.650.ASK.EXPO) is always appreciated.

Exclusive Photos

Exclusive photos related to the 1982 World's Fair are on ExpoMuseum's Flickr site. Most show images from the 25th anniversary and an exhibit celebrating that anniversary in 2007.