Ohioans can start planning visits to all of their favorite fairs across the state. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) today released the official dates for the 2026 fair season, which includes Ohio's 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.

The Paulding County Fair will kick off the 2026 fair season on June 6, and the season will wrap up on October 17 with the Fairfield County Fair. For a complete schedule, click here (PDF) or see below.

"Ohio's county and independent fairs are an important part of Ohio's agricultural heritage and play a critical role in supporting youth leadership programs, like 4H and FFA," said Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge. "When people attend the fair, they are supporting their local community, the agriculture industry, and our next generation of responsible food producers."

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.

WEEK OF MAY 31
Paulding County Fair (Paulding)* June 6-June 13

WEEK OF JUNE 14
Pickaway County Fair (Circleville)* June 20-June 27

WEEK OF JUNE 21
Harrison County Fair (Cadiz) June 22-June 27
Putnam County Fair (Ottawa)* June 22-June 27
Hamilton County Fair (Carthage) June 25-June 28

WEEK OF JUNE 28
Marion County Fair (Marion)* June 28-July 4

WEEK OF JULY 5
Clinton County Fair (Wilmington)* July 11-July 18
Madison County Fair (London) July 11-July 18

WEEK OF JULY 12
Adams County Fair (West Union) July 12-July 18
Logan County Fair (Bellefontaine) July 12-July 18
Lawrence County Fair (Proctorville) July 13-July 18
Lucas County Fair (Maumee) July 13-July 19
Montgomery County Fair (Dayton)* July 14-July 19
Trumbull County Fair (Cortland)* July 14-July 19
Jackson County Fair (Wellston)* July 17-July 25

WEEK OF JULY 19
Ottawa County Fair (Oak Harbor)* July 19-July 26
Crawford County Fair (Bucyrus)* July 20-July 25
Fayette County Fair (Washington C.H.)* July 20-July 25
Perry County Fair (New Lexington) July 20-July 25
Warren County Fair (Lebanon)* July 20-July 25
Franklin County Fair (Hilliard)* July 20-July 26
Carroll County Fair (Carrollton)* July 21-July 26
Clark County Fair (Springfield) July 24-July 31
Pike County Fair (Piketon)* July 24-August 1
Knox County Fair (Mt. Vernon)* July 25-August 1

WEEK OF JULY 26
Butler County Fair (Hamilton) July 26-August 1
Shelby County Fair (Sidney)* July 26-August 1
Union County Fair (Marysville)* July 26-August 1
Seneca County Fair (Tiffin)* July 26-August 2
Clermont County Fair (Owensville) July 27-August 1
Vinton County Fair (McArthur) July 27-August 1
Lake County Fair (Painesville)* July 28-August 2
Summit County Fair (Tallmadge)* July 28-August 2
Ohio State Fair (Columbus)* July 29-August 9
Preble County Fair (Eaton)* August 1-August 8

WEEK OF AUGUST 2
Auglaize County Fair (Wapakoneta)* August 2-August 8
Greene County Fair (Xenia)* August 2-August 8
Wood County Fair (Bowling Green)* August 2-August 9
Gallia County Fair (Gallipolis) August 3-August 8
Scioto County Fair ( Lucasville) August 3-August 8
Columbiana County Fair (Lisbon)* August 3-August 9
Medina County Fair (Medina) August 3-August 9
Champaign County Fair (Urbana)* August 7-August 14
Athens County Fair (Athens)* August 7-August 15

WEEK OF AUGUST 9
Hartford Independent Fair (Licking Co.)* August 9-August 15
Richland County Fair* August 9-August 15
Ross County Fair (Chillicothe)* August 9-August 15
Holmes County Fair (Millersburg) August 10-August 15
Erie County Fair (Sandusky) August 10-August 16
Attica Independent Fair (Seneca Co.)* August 11-August 15
Ashtabula County Fair (Jefferson)* August 11-August 16
Cuyahoga County Fair (Berea) * August 11-August 16
Mercer County Fair (Celina)* August 13-August 19
Henry County Fair (Napoleon)* August 13-August 20
Miami County Fair (Troy)* August 14-August 20

WEEK OF AUGUST 16
Huron County Fair (Norwalk) August 16-August 22
Muskingum County Fair (Zanesville)* August 16-August 22
Meigs County Fair (Pomeroy)* August 17-August 22
Jefferson County Fair (Smithfield) August 17-August 23
Allen County Fair (Lima)* August 21-August 29
Darke County Fair (Greenville)* August 21-August 29
Defiance County Fair (Hicksville)* August 22-August 29

WEEK OF AUGUST 23
Lorain County Fair (Wellington)* August 23-August 30
Monroe County Fair (Woodsfield)* August 24-August 29
Sandusky County Fair (Fremont) August 24-August 30
Portage County Fair (Randolph) August 25-August 30

WEEK OF AUGUST 30
Noble County Fair (Caldwell)* August 31-Sept. 5
Morrow County Fair (Mt. Gilead)* August 31-Sept. 7
Hancock County Fair (Findlay)* Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Richwood Independent Fair (Union Co.)* Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Stark County Fair (Canton)* Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Van Wert County Fair (Van Wert)* Sept. 1-Sept. 7
Mahoning County Fair (Canfield)* Sept. 2-Sept. 7
Geauga County Fair (Burton)* Sept. 3-Sept. 7
Fulton County Fair (Wauseon)* Sept. 4-Sept. 10
Washington County Fair (Marietta)* Sept. 5-Sept. 8

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6
Highland County Fair (Hillsboro) Sept.6-Sept.12
Belmont County Fair (St. Clairsville) Sept. 7-Sept. 13
Morgan County Fair (McConnelsville)* Sept. 8-Sept. 12
Hardin County Fair (Kenton)* Sept. 8-Sept. 13
Wayne County Fair (Wooster)* Sept. 12-Sept. 17
Williams County Fair (Montpelier)* Sept. 12-Sept. 19

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13
Guernsey County Fair (Old Washington)* Sept. 14-Sept. 19
Hocking County Fair (Logan) Sept. 14-Sept. 19
Wyandot County Fair (Upper Sandusky)* Sept. 14-Sept. 19
Bellville Independent Fair (Richland Co.) Sept. 16-Sept. 19
Delaware County Fair (Delaware)* Sept. 19-Sept. 26

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20
Ashland County Fair (Ashland)* Sept. 20-Sept. 26
Tuscarawas County Fair (Dover)* Sept. 21-Sept. 27
Albany Independent Fair (Athens Co.) Sept. 23-Sept. 27

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27
Brown County Fair (Georgetown) Sept. 28-October 3
Barlow Independent Fair (Washington Co.) Sept. 30-October 4
Coshocton County Fair (Coshocton)* October 2-October 8

WEEK OF OCTOBER 4
Loudonville Independent Fair (Ashland Co.) October 6-October 10
Fairfield County Fair (Lancaster)* October 11-October 17

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