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1982 World's Fair Special Events
| Date | Special Event |
| May 19 | Republic of Korea National Day |
| May 24-27 | International Energy Symposium III occurs at fair |
| May 26 | France National Day |
| May 31 | European Community National Day |
| June 2 | Italy National Day |
| June 12 | Philippines National Day |
| June 16 | Australia National Day |
| June 23 | United Kingdom National Day |
| June 28 | United States National Day |
| July 4 | U. S. Pavilion and the fair present Star Spangled Spectacular at Neyland Stadium to a crowd of 46,000. |
| July 5 | Egypt National Day |
| July 12 | Japan National Day |
| July 20 | NASA Day; space shuttle astronauts Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield as guests. |
| July 21 | Germany National Day |
| July 21 | Folklife festival recreates Knoxville's country music golden era with Knoxville Old Time Radio Reunion. |
| August 3 | People's Republic of China National Day |
| August 14 | 90,000 attend an NFL exhibition game at Neyland Stadium (Steelers vs. Patriots). |
| August 17 | Hungary National Day |
| August 23 | Canada National Day |
| September 3 | Saudi Arabia National Day |
| September 18 | Mexico National Day |
Attendance Milestones
| Date | Milestone |
| May 1 | Fair opened by President Ronald Reagan; 87,569 guests attend opening day. |
| May 16 | Millionth guest attends the fair. |
| May 22 | The Crown Prince of Jordan, Hassan bin Talal, visits the fair. |
| May 23 | The First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, visits the fair. |
| May 29 | Bob Hope has his 79th birthday at the fair. |
| July 12 | Five millionth guest attends the fair. |
| July 15 | Attendance exceeds that of the 1974 exposition in Spokane Washington, at 5,249,131. |
| September 24 | Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife visit fair. |
| October 9 | One day attendance record set at 102,842. Attendance exceeds that of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, at 9,630,000. |
| October 15 | Ten millionth guest attends the fair. |
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