Gogebic County Fair
The westernmost UP county fair serves the iron-mining and logging heritage communities of Gogebic County and the Wisconsin border, gathering agricultural exhibits, livestock, and local traditions in Ironwood each August.
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"A full week of traditional county fair life in Coldwater -- livestock judging, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, and grandstand events -- anchoring the agricultural calendar of the small-farm communities of Branch County in southern Michigan."
Branch County Fair
"The 66th edition of this small-town festival celebrates the Howell cantaloupe -- a variety grown nowhere else on earth -- with arts and crafts vendors, a classic car show, train rides, and the legendary once-a-year Rotary Howell Melon Ice Cream that sells out fast."
Howell Melon Festival
"Buckley's beloved antique engine and tractor show preserves the mechanical heritage of Michigan's rural farming past, drawing enthusiasts from across the Midwest for four days of steam engines, threshing demonstrations, and old-iron camaraderie in a small northwest Michigan village."
Buckley Old Engine Show
"Main Street Calumet's beloved celebration of the Cornish pasty -- the hand-crimped pastry that fuelled the Copper Country's immigrant miners -- brings a parade, live music, street food, and a visit from Cousin Jack to the UNESCO-listed mining village downtown."
PastyFest
"The small UP gateway village of Paradise, near Tahquamenon Falls, celebrates the wild blueberries of the eastern Upper Peninsula with a community festival that draws visitors combining berry picking, local food, and access to one of Michigan's most dramatic waterfalls."
Wild Blueberry Festival
"The Alpena County Fair on Thunder Bay serves the agricultural and fishing communities of the northeast Lower Peninsula with a traditional week of livestock, 4-H exhibits, and fairground entertainment in a county known for its pristine Great Lakes waters."
Alpena County Fair
"A beloved three-day community fair in its 49th year, held in the Adirondack foothills hamlet of Mayfield, serving as a true local gathering for Fulton County's rural communities."
Mayfield Bannertown Fair
"Held on the shores of Lake Chatuge every August, this long-running Appalachian fair celebrates the mountain heritage of Towns County with craft demonstrations, old-time music, and a recreated pioneer village."
Georgia Mountain Fair
"A classic upstate New York olde home days tradition in the small Tompkins County village of Groton, reviving community pride across three days with parades, local vendors, and family entertainment."
Groton Olde Home Days
"A one-day traditional street fair in the tiny Lewis County hamlet of Croghan, a close-knit rural community with deep French-Canadian settler heritage in the Adirondack foothills."
Croghan Street Fair
"The only remaining tenting fair in the United States, where thousands of families camp in tents and RVs on the fairgrounds for a week of bluegrass music, goat shows, horseshoe pitching, and deep-rooted Centre County tradition."
Centre County Grange Fair
"The 126th annual Somerset County Fair in Meyersdale is a classic 10-day agricultural show featuring some of the state's largest livestock exhibitions, square dancing, tractor rides, a pet parade, and nightly grandstand entertainment."
Somerset County Fair