The Ohio Department of Agriculture has released the state’s 2025 fair schedule.
The Paulding County Fair will kick off the fair season June 7, and the season will wrap up on Oct. 11 with the Fairfield County Fair.
The Holmes County Fair is Aug. 4-9. The Wayne County Fair will be held Sept. 6-11.
The fairs include Ohio’s 88 counties as well as independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.
Schedules for the county fairs in this region include:
● Ohio State Fair: July 23-Aug. 3
● Medina County Fair (Medina) July 28-Aug. 3
● Stark County Fair (Canton) Aug. 26-Sept. 1
● Ashland County Fair (Ashland) Sept. 14-Sept. 20
● Tuscarawas County Fair (Dover) Sept. 15-Sept. 21
● Coshocton: Sept. 26-Oct. 2
The Hartford fair in Licking County is an independent fair, meaning it is not affiliated with a particular county and can be organized by a private group of community. It will be held Aug. 3-9.
Here’s a chronological list of fair dates for the state:
● Wood County Fair (Bowling Green) July 27-Aug. 3
● Paulding County Fair (Paulding) June 7-June 14
● Pickaway County Fair (Circleville) June 14-June 21● Harrison County Fair (Cadiz) June 23-June 28● Putnam County Fair (Ottawa) June 23-June 28● Hamilton County Fair (Carthage) June 26-June 29● Marion County Fair (Marion) June 30-July 5● Clinton County Fair (Wilmington) July 5-July 12● Madison County Fair (London) July 5-July 12● Adams County Fair (West Union) July 6-July 12● Logan County Fair (Bellefontaine) July 6-July 12● Montgomery County Fair (Dayton) July 6-July 12● Lawrence County Fair (Proctorville) July 7-July 12● Lucas County Fair (Maumee) July 7-July 13● Trumbull County Fair (Cortland) July 8-July 13● Jackson County Fair (Wellston) July 11-July 19● Ottawa County Fair (Oak Harbor) July 13-July 20● Crawford County Fair (Bucyrus) July 14-July 19● Perry County Fair (New Lexington) July 14-July 19● Fayette County Fair (Washington Court House) July 14-July 19● Warren County Fair (Lebanon) July 14-July 19● Franklin County Fair (Hilliard) July 14-July 20● Carroll County Fair (Carrollton) July 15-July 20● Clark County Fair (Springfield) July 18-July 25● Knox County Fair (Mount Vernon) July 19-July 26● Butler County Fair (Hamilton) July 20-July 26● Clermont County Fair (Owensville) July 20-July 26● Shelby County Fair (Sidney) July 20-July 26● Union County Fair (Marysville) July 20-July 26● Seneca County Fair (Tiffin) July 20-July 27● Vinton County Fair (McArthur) July 21-July 26
● Lake County Fair (Painesville) July 22-July 27
● Summit County Fair (Tallmadge) July 22-July 27
● Ohio State Fair (Columbus) July 23-Aug. 3
● Pike County Fair (Piketon) July 25-Aug. 2
● Preble County Fair (Eaton) July 26-Aug. 2
● Auglaize County Fair (Wapakoneta) July 27-Aug. 2
● Greene County Fair (Xenia) July 27-Aug. 2
● Gallia County Fair (Gallipolis) July 28-Aug. 2
● Columbiana County Fair (Lisbon) July 28-Aug. 3
● Medina County Fair (Medina) July 28-Aug. 3
● Champaign County Fair (Urbana) Aug. 1-Aug. 8
● Athens County Fair (Athens) Aug. 1-Aug. 9
● Ross County Fair (Chillicothe) Aug. 2-Aug. 9
● Hartford Independent Fair (Licking County) Aug. 3-Aug. 9
● Richland County Fair (Mansfield) Aug. 3-Aug. 9
● Scioto County Fair (Lucasville) Aug. 4-Aug. 8
● Holmes County Fair (Millersburg) Aug. 4-Aug. 9
● Erie County Fair (Sandusky) Aug. 4-Aug. 10
● Attica Independent Fair (Seneca County) Aug. 5-Aug. 9
● Ashtabula County Fair (Jefferson) Aug. 5-Aug. 10
● Cuyahoga County Fair (Berea) Aug. 5-Aug. 10
● Mercer County Fair (Celina) Aug. 7-Aug. 13
● Henry County Fair (Napoleon) Aug. 7-Aug. 14
● Miami County Fair (Troy) Aug. 8-Aug. 14
● Muskingum County Fair (Zanesville) Aug. 10-Aug. 16
● Huron County Fair (Norwalk) Aug. 11-Aug. 16
● Meigs County Fair (Pomeroy) Aug. 11-Aug. 16
● Jefferson County Fair (Smithfield) Aug. 11-Aug. 17
● Allen County Fair (Lima) Aug.15-Aug. 23
● Darke County Fair (Greenville) Aug. 15-Aug. 23
● Defiance County Fair (Hicksville) Aug. 16-Aug. 23
● Lorain County Fair (Wellington) Aug. 17-Aug. 24
● Monroe County Fair (Woodsfield) Aug. 18-Aug. 23
● Sandusky County Fair (Fremont) Aug. 18-Aug. 24
● Portage County Fair (Randolph) Aug. 19-Aug. 24
● Noble County Fair (Caldwell) Aug. 25-Aug. 30
● Morrow County Fair (Mount Gilead) Aug. 25-Sept. 1
● Hancock County Fair (Findlay) Aug. 26-Sept. 1
● Richwood Independent Fair (Union County) Aug. 26-Sept. 1
● Stark County Fair (Canton) Aug. 26-Sept. 1
● Van Wert County Fair (Van Wert) Aug. 26-Sept. 1
● Mahoning County Fair (Canfield) Aug. 27-Sept. 1
● Geauga County Fair (Burton) Aug. 28-Sept. 1
● Fulton County Fair (Wauseon) Aug. 29-Sept. 4
● Washington County Fair (Marietta) Aug. 30-Sept. 2
● Highland County Fair (Hillsboro) Aug. 31-Sept.6
● Belmont County Fair (St. Clairsville) Sept. 1-Sept. 7
● Morgan County Fair (McConnelsville) Sept. 2-Sept. 6
● Hardin County Fair (Kenton) Sept. 2-Sept. 7
● Wayne County Fair (Wooster) Sept. 6-Sept. 11
● Williams County Fair (Montpelier) Sept. 6-Sept. 13
● Hocking County Fair (Logan) Sept. 8-Sept. 13
● Wyandot County Fair (Upper Sandusky) Sept. 8-Sept. 13
● Guernsey County Fair (Old Washington) Sept. 8-Sept. 14
● Bellville Independent Fair (Richland County) Sept. 10-Sept. 13
● Delaware County Fair (Delaware) Sept. 13-Sept. 20
● Ashland County Fair (Ashland) Sept. 14-Sept. 20
● Tuscarawas County Fair (Dover) Sept. 15-Sept. 21
● Albany Independent Fair (Athens County) Sept. 17-Sept. 21
● Brown County Fair (Georgetown) Sept. 22-Sept. 27
● Barlow Independent Fair (Washington County) Sept. 24-Sept. 28
● Coshocton County Fair (Coshocton) Sept. 26-Oct. 2
● Loudonville Independent Fair (Ashland County) Sept. 30-Oct. 4
● Fairfield County Fair (Lancaster) Oct. 5-Oct. 11
In addition to setting and approving the dates for the independent and county fairs, ODA is responsible for helping to assure the safety of fair amusement rides, monitoring livestock shows to help assure honest competition, and coordinating animal health efforts with local veterinarians.
For more information, visit the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s website.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Ohio fair season is here: Dates for the 2025 county fairs are right here
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