FestFinder tracks 24 events in the State and County Fairs category. Multi-week fairgrounds events with livestock, midways, and grandstands.

State and county fairs are an American institution. They are usually multi-week productions on permanent fairgrounds with livestock, midways, grandstand concerts, and food halls.

Where to start

Harrisburg hosts more state and county fairs on FestFinder than any other city, and Pennsylvania leads the state-by-state rankings. Use the lists below to drill into specific events; each event page includes scheduling notes, planning tips, and links to nearby festivals you might combine into the same trip.

What to expect from a typical event in this category

Plan for at least a full day to see the grounds properly. Buy ride wristbands at the gate if you are bringing kids, allow an hour for the agricultural building, and hold a corner of the lawn before sunset for the grandstand show. Parking lots fill early on weekends — arriving by mid-morning is the conventional wisdom. The festival pages linked below include venue, dates, and a multi-paragraph profile for each event so you can plan accordingly.

All state and county fairs on FestFinder

  1. Pennsylvania Farm Show Harrisburg, PA · January
  2. Florida State Fair Tampa, FL · February
  3. California State Fair Sacramento, CA · July
  4. Ohio State Fair Columbus, OH · July
  5. Iowa State Fair Des Moines, IA · August
  6. Minnesota State Fair Saint Paul, MN · August
  7. New York State Fair Syracuse, NY · August
  8. Wisconsin State Fair West Allis, WI · August
  9. Indiana State Fair Indianapolis, IN · August
  10. Kentucky State Fair Louisville, KY · August
  11. Illinois State Fair Springfield, IL · August
  12. Tennessee State Fair Lebanon, TN · August
  13. Colorado State Fair Pueblo, CO · August
  14. Oregon State Fair Salem, OR · August
  15. Maryland State Fair Timonium, MD · August
  16. Nebraska State Fair Grand Island, NE · August
  17. State Fair of Texas Dallas, TX · September
  18. Washington State Fair Puyallup, WA · September
  19. Oklahoma State Fair Oklahoma City, OK · September
  20. The Big E West Springfield, MA · September
  21. Arizona State Fair Phoenix, AZ · October
  22. Mississippi State Fair Jackson, MS · October
  23. North Carolina State Fair Raleigh, NC · October
  24. Georgia National Fair Perry, GA · October