LANCASTER — Fair season has already begun, but locally, everyone knows it’s a while before “The Last and Best of the Season” gets its turn.
The Fairfield County Fair is set for Oct. 11-Oct. 17.
The Paulding County Fair kicked off the 2026 fair season on June 6, and the Ohio State Fair is scheduled for July 29-Aug. 9.
According to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the remaining fair schedule is:
Pickaway County Fair: June 20-June 27
Harrison County Fair: June 22-June 27
Putnam County Fair: June 22-June 27
Hamilton County Fair: June 25-June 28
Marion County Fair: June 28-July 4
Clinton County Fair: July 11-July 18
Madison County Fair: July 11-July 18
Adams County Fair: July 12-July 18
Logan County Fair: July 12-July 18
Lawrence County Fair: July 13-July 18
Lucas County Fair: July 13-July 19
Montgomery County Fair: July 14-July 19
Trumbull County Fair: July 14-July 19
Jackson County Fair: July 17-July 25
Ottawa County Fair: July 19-July 26
Crawford County Fair: July 20-July 25
Fayette County Fair: July 20-July 25
Perry County Fair: July 20-July 25
Warren County Fair: July 20-July 25
Franklin County Fair: July 20-July 26
Carroll County Fair: July 21-July 26
Clark County Fair: July 24-July 31
Pike County Fair: July 24-Aug. 1
Knox County Fair: July 25-Aug. 1
Butler County Fair: July 26-Aug. 1
Shelby County Fair: July 26-Aug. 1
Union County Fair: July 26-Aug. 1
Seneca County Fair: July 26-Aug. 2
Clermont County Fair: July 27-Aug. 1
Vinton County Fair: July 27-Aug. 1
Lake County Fair: July 28-Aug. 2
Summit County Fair: July 28-Aug. 2
Ohio State Fair: July 29-Aug. 9
Preble County Fair: Aug. 1-Aug. 8
Auglaize County Fair: Aug. 2-Aug. 8
Greene County Fair: Aug. 2-August 8
Wood County Fair: August 2-Aug. 9
Gallia County Fair: Aug. 3-Aug. 8
Scioto County Fair: Aug. 3-Aug. 8
Columbiana County Fair: Aug. 3-Aug. 9
Medina County Fair: Aug. 3-Aug. 9
Champaign County Fair: Aug. 7-Aug. 14
Athens County Fair: Aug. 7-Aug. 15
Hartford Independent Fair: Aug. 9-Aug. 15
Richland County Fair: Aug. 9-Aug. 15
Ross County Fair: Aug. 9-Aug. 15
Holmes County Fair: Aug. 10-Aug. 15
Erie County Fair: Aug. 10-Aug. 16
Attica Independent Fair: Aug. 11-Aug. 15
Ashtabula County Fair: Aug. 11-Aug. 16
Cuyahoga County Fair: Aug. 11-Aug. 16
Mercer County Fair: Aug. 13-Aug. 19
Henry County Fair: Aug. 13-Aug. 20
Miami County Fair: Aug. 14-Aug. 20
Huron County Fair: Aug. 16-Aug. 22
Muskingum County Fair: Aug. 16-Aug. 22
Meigs County Fair: Aug. 17-Aug. 22
Jefferson County Fair: Aug. 17-Aug. 23
Allen County Fair: Aug. 21-Aug. 29
Darke County Fair: Aug. 21-Aug. 29
Defiance County Fair: Aug. 22-Aug. 29
Lorain County Fair: Aug. 23-Aug. 30
Monroe County Fair: Aug. 24-Aug. 29
Sandusky County Fair: Aug. 24-Aug. 30
Portage County Fair: Aug. 25-Aug. 30
Noble County Fair: Aug. 31-Sept. 5
Morrow County Fair: Aug. 31-Sept. 7
Hancock County Fair: Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Richwood Independent Fair: Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Stark County Fair: Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Van Wert County Fair: Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Mahoning County Fair: Sept. 2-Sept. 7
Geauga County Fair: Sept. 3-Sept. 7
Fulton County Fair: Sept. 4-Sept. 10
Washington County Fair: Sept. 5-Sept. 8
Highland County Fair: Sept.6-Sept.12
Belmont County Fair: Sept. 7-Sept. 13
Morgan County Fair: Sept. 8-Sept. 12
Hardin County Fair: Sept. 8-Sept. 13
Wayne County Fair: Sept. 12-Sept. 17
Williams County Fair: Sept. 12-Sept. 19
Guernsey County Fair: Sept. 14-Sept. 19
Hocking County Fair: Sept. 14-Sept. 19
Wyandot County Fair: Sept. 14-Sept. 19
Bellville Independent Fair: Sept. 16-Sept. 19
Delaware County Fair: Sept. 19-Sept. 26
Ashland County Fair: Sept. 20-Sept. 26
Tuscarawas County Fair: Sept. 21-Sept. 27
Albany Independent Fair: Sept. 23-Sept. 27
Brown County Fair: Sept. 28-Oct. 3
Barlow Independent Fair: Sept. 30-Oct. 4
Coshocton County Fair: Oct. 2-Oct. 8
Loudonville Independent Fair: Oct. 6-Oct. 10
Fairfield County Fair: Oct. 11-Oct. 17
This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: When are the area county fairs?
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