2019 STATE FAIR DIRECTORY

Cooking contests and recipe contests are events that nearly every state fair offers. Below you will find a list of state fairs and their 2019 dates, if announced. Click on the name of the fair to visit its website and find contests to enter and exhibits to visit.

Alabama
     Greater Gulf State Fair
     (includes south Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi)

     October 25 – November 3, 2019

     North Alabama State Fair
     September 17-22, 2019

Alaska
     Alaska State Fair (Palmer)
     August 22 – September 2, 2019

     Alaska State Fair (Fairbanks)
     August 2-11, 2019

Arizona State Fair
October 4-27, 2019

Arkansas State Fair
October 11-20, 2019

California State Fair
July 12-28, 2019

Colorado State Fair
August 23 – September 2, 2019

Connecticut Fairs
Multiple Dates July – October 2019

Delaware State Fair
July 18-27, 2019

Florida State Fair
February 6-17, 2020

Georgia
     
Georgia National Fair

     October 3-13, 2019

     Georgia State Fair
     September 27 – October 6, 2019

     North Georgia State Fair
     September 19-29, 2019

     Georgia-Carolina State Fair
     October 18-27, 2019

Hawaii State Fair
July 14-15, 2018

Idaho
     Eastern Idaho State Fair

     August 30 – September 7, 2019

     Western Idaho State Fair
     August 16-25, 2019

Illinois State Fair
August 8-18, 2019

Indiana State Fair
August 2-18, 2019

Iowa State Fair
August 8-18, 2019

Kansas State Fair
September 6-15, 2019

Kentucky State Fair
August 15-25, 2019

Louisiana State Fair
October 24 – November 10, 2019

Maine State Fair
July 25 – August 3, 2019

Maryland State Fair
August 22 – September 2, 2019

Massachusetts State Fair
September 13-29, 2019

Michigan
     Eastern Michigan State Fair
     July 23-27, 2019

     Upper Michigan State Fair
     August 12-18, 2019

Minnesota State Fair
August 22 – September 2, 2019

Mississippi State Fair
October 2-14, 2019

Missouri State Fair
August 8-18, 2019

Montana
     Eastern Montana State Fair
     August 9-17, 2019

     Western Montana State Fair
     August 7-11, 2019

Nebraska State Fair
August 23 – September 2, 2019

Nevada State Fair
June 6-9, 2019

New Hampshire State Fair
August 30 – September 2, 2019

New Jersey State Fair
August 2-11, 2019

New Mexico State Fair
September 5-15, 2019

New York State Fair
August 21 – September 2, 2019

North Carolina State Fair
October 17-27, 2019

North Dakota State Fair
July 19-27, 2019

Ohio State Fair
July 24 – August 4, 2019

Oklahoma State Fair
September 12-22, 2019

Oregon State Fair
August 23 – September 2, 2019

Pennsylvania Fairs
Multiple Dates 2019
     Pennsylvania Farm Show
     January 4-11, 2020

Rhode Island
August 14-18, 2019

South Carolina State Fair
October 9-20, 2019

South Dakota State Fair
August 29 – September 2, 2019

Tennessee State Fair
September 6-15, 2019

Texas
     State Fair of Texas
     September 27 – October 20, 2019

     Northern Texas State Fair
     August 16-24, 2019

Utah State Fair
September 5-15, 2019

Vermont State Fair
August 13-17, 2019

Virginia State Fair
September 27 – October 6, 2019

Washington
     Evergreen State Fair

     August 22 – September 2, 2019

     Central Washington State Fair
     September 20-29, 2019

     Washington State Fair (Puyallup)
     August 30 – September 22, 2019
(Closed Tuesdays and Sept. 4)

West Virginia State Fair
August 8-17, 2019

Wisconsin State Fair
August 1-11, 2019

Wyoming State Fair
August 13-17, 2019

 
 

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