In 1993, Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochee" booth took first prize in the booth competition. Doug Stone and "Music City Tonight" star Lorianne Crook arrived at Stone's booth dressed as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara, while Lorrie Morgan took an "out of this world" approach in her booth with a crashed UFO and aliens. Travis Tritt signed autographs from the inside of a giant Gibson guitar.

There were lots of things to see on the Fan Fair stage, too. Billy Ray Cyrus surprised the crowd by pulling pop star Bryan Adams on stage for a few tunes. Adams said backstage, "I'd never seen Fan Fair before. There's not anything like it in rock 'n' roll!"

In 1994, nearly 100 Country entertainers performed during the weeklong celebration. Willie Nelson made a surprise appearance at the Liberty Records show as the label's newest artist. Also on the Liberty show, John Berry made his anticipated return to the stage following brain surgery. He performed his No. 1 hit "Your Love Amazes Me." Reba McEntire also surprised the audience when she joined Linda Davis on the Arista Records show to sing their CMA and Grammy award-winning song, "Does He Love You."

  1996 marked the 25th Anniversary for Fan Fair. More than 100 artists performed for the sold-out crowd of 24,000. Fans flocked from all over the world to meet their favourite Country artists, pose for photos and get autographs. During the week, Garth Brooks made an unexpected appearance and signed autographs for more than 23 consecutive hours. “Good Morning America” was on hand for live coverage of the event, while CNN and other media covered it as well.

Another highlight in 1996 was an appearance by the Beach Boys. The group teamed up with the best in Country Music for a Friday morning “Fun In The Sun” show including Lorrie Morgan, Ronnie Milsap, Collin Raye, Doug Supernaw and James House.

  The 1997 Fan Fair was celebrated with two special shows. “The Working Man’s Show” featured host George Jones, Merle Haggard and the late Johnny Paycheck teaming up for “Yesterday’s Wine.” They also jammed with Steve Wariner, Sara Evans and Charlie Daniels. The “Honky Tonk Finale” with Hank Thompson capped off the festivities.

  Surprises characterized Fan Fair in 1998, as Dolly Parton joined Lee Ann Womack during the Decca Records show to perform “Jolene,” making it Dolly’s first appearance at Fan Fair in more than a decade. Garth Brooks unexpectedly took the stage to perform “Burnin’ The Roadhouse Down” and “Long Neck Bottle” with Steve Wariner during the Capitol Nashville show. To top off the excitement, Vince Gill danced his way onto the stage to perform “You’re The Once That I Want” with Olivia Newton-John during the MCA Nashville show.

  1999 was an exciting year for collaborations as Waylon Jennings joined RCA newcomer Andy Griggs for the classic “I Don’t Think Hank Done It This Way.” Lorrie Morgan joined Sammy Kershaw during the Mercury show, and The Oak Ridge Boys joined Atlantic’s South Sixty-Five for a rendition of “Bobbie Sue.”  Fan Fair once again had a major economic impact on Nashville in 1999, estimated conservatively at over $10 million by the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau.  

  2000 marked the last year “The World’s Biggest Country Music Festival” was held at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. From Diamond Rio’s soaring rendition of the National Anthem during Fan Fair’s opening ceremony, to the antics and activities throughout the week, more than 200 artists participated, including platinum and multi-platinum artists such as Alan Jackson, Lonestar, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes and SHeDAISY. The weeklong event drew 21,627 attendees who were treated to more than 30 hours of live entertainment and given the opportunity to meet some of their favourite artists in the Fan Fair exhibit booths

  Big changes came with Fan Fair 2001, which marked the return of Fan Fair to Downtown Nashville. The event was held in four different venues, with nightly all-star concerts at The Coliseum, the home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. One hundred fifteen artists performed on the Fan Fair stages, and more than 175 artists appeared in the Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention Center. Some of the hottest names in Country Music performed, including Tim McGraw who caused quite a commotion when he unexpectedly joined then-tourmate Kenny Chesney on stage. Popular additions to the long-weekend included: the Family Zone, a free festival area; the addition of television stars from NBC Daytime dramas “Days Of Our Lives” and “Passions;” and Fan Fair After Hours, a collaboration of Downtown Nashville clubs staging late night events at the conclusion of The Coliseum shows.

  Fan Fair 2002 built on the successful move to Downtown and drew its largest crowd in history, boasting an aggregate attendance of 126,500 fans over four days! Making their second consecutive appearances in 2002 were the NBC Daytime stars, as well as the famous puppets of PBS’ “Between The Lions,” who performed for children at the Family Zone. The cast of Billy Ray Cyrus’ hit PAX television series “Doc” turned up to sign autographs in the Exhibit Hall, and the “Wheel of Fortune” Wheelmobile rolled into town to audition contestants for a 2003 Country Music Week. As always, the biggest stars in Country came out to perform and to meet the fans. And Fan Fair continued its “Cause for Celebration!” charitable program, making donations to charities designated by participating artists.