Fairs in Washington State: The Complete 2026 Guide

The Washington State Fair runs a two-weekend spring event at the same Puyallup fairgrounds where the big September fair takes place. Midway rides, vendors, food, and entertainment. A good option for families who cannot wait until September. The two-weekend format gives you flexibility.

Two days in Lynden dedicated entirely to youth agricultural competition. A 4-H and FFA event focused on livestock showing, judging, and exhibits from young producers across Whatcom County. Runs on the same grounds as the larger Northwest Washington Fair in August. If you are looking for a full fair experience, the August fair is the better fit.

Asotin sits at the far southeastern corner of Washington where the Snake River cuts through basalt canyons. The 84th annual county fair brings together livestock, 4-H and FFA exhibits, carnival rides, and three nights of PRCA rodeo in one of the most dramatic geographic settings in Eastern Washington. The earliest traditional agricultural fair in the state. Combine it with a drive through the canyon or a visit to Chief Looking Glass Park.

Three days in Kalama, a small river town on the Columbia between Longview and Vancouver. Local exhibits, entertainment, and community energy. Easy to combine with a stop along the lower Columbia.

Castle Rock sits at the base of the Toutle River valley with Mount St. Helens visible to the northeast. The four-day community fair draws from surrounding Cowlitz County farmland and timber communities. A natural stop if you are traveling I-5 through Southwest Washington in mid-July.

The King County Fair runs four days at the Enumclaw Expo Center at the agricultural edge of King County, with Mount Rainier visible to the southeast. Livestock shows, 4-H exhibits, a carnival, and live entertainment. It is the first major fair of summer for the Puget Sound region.

Two days at the Cowlitz County Event Center in Longview. Livestock, exhibits, and family entertainment. A working river city fair with an honest agricultural character.

South Whidbey Island hosts its county fair at the fairgrounds in Langley, a four-day event running for well over a century. Getting here requires a Washington State Ferry ride from Mukilteo to Clinton (plan 30 to 45 minutes each way). The 2026 theme is "Red, White, and Ewe." Livestock shows, produce and baking competitions, 4-H exhibits, and carnival rides on a walkable island fairgrounds. Langley has good food and shoreline access.

Getting there: Washington State Ferry, Mukilteo to Clinton. Reserve vehicle space in advance for summer weekends. Walk-on passengers do not need reservations.

A single-day community fair in the farming community of Silvana in rural Snohomish County. About as small as Washington fairs get, and that is precisely what makes it worth knowing about. Local exhibits, produce, and community gathering in one of the quieter corners of the county.

Four days in Elma in the heart of the coastal timber and cranberry region of Southwest Washington. The fair draws from communities across a large rural county from the coast to the foothills. Livestock, exhibits, carnival, and entertainment. About 25 miles east of Aberdeen and an easy day trip from the coast or a stop on a wider Olympic Peninsula road trip.

The Thurston County Fair runs four days at the fairgrounds in Lacey on the edge of Olympia. One of the larger county fairs in Western Washington, drawing from the growing South Puget Sound region. Livestock competitions, 4-H and FFA exhibits, carnival, and community entertainment.

Three days in Stanwood, serving the farming and island communities along the Stillaguamish River delta and Camano Island. Strong agricultural identity, active farmland, and a natural stop heading north toward Lynden or south from Skagit Valley.

Grandview sits in the lower Yakima Valley among vineyards, hop yards, and apple orchards. The four-day fair and rodeo draws from the agricultural communities of Eastern Washington. Livestock shows, PRCA rodeo, carnival, and agricultural exhibits. About 20 miles southeast of Yakima on US-12.

Four days at the Skagit County Fairgrounds in Mount Vernon, hours 10 AM to 10 PM Thursday through Saturday and 10 AM to 9 PM Sunday. The Skagit Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in Western Washington. Strong livestock and produce competitions alongside three live entertainment stages, carnival rides, circus acts, and vendors. Skagit is tulip country in spring and fair country in early August.

A two-day community fair in the small town of Valley in Stevens County, northeast of Spokane. Local livestock, exhibits, and community gathering in rural Northeast Washington.

Founded in 1868, the Clark County Fair is one of the oldest continuously operating fairs in Washington State. Ten days in Ridgefield drawing close to 270,000 visitors. Concerts, PRCA rodeo, motorsports, and monster trucks fill the grandstand. Three separate stages carry local and regional entertainment throughout the day. Ridgefield is about 15 miles north of Vancouver off I-5 and an easy day trip from Portland.

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Six days in Centralia, with agricultural roots dating to 1877. The 78-acre fairgrounds hold concerts in the grandstand, PRCA rodeo, a wild horse race, demolition derby, a large carnival, 8,000 animals in the livestock barns, a talent show, tattoo show, and 40 food locations. Attendance runs above 70,000. Centralia sits right on I-5 between Seattle and Portland.

Four days in Stevenson on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. The timber carnival features logging sports including speed climbing, axe throwing, chainsaw events, and log rolling. The county fair runs alongside with livestock, exhibits, carnival, and entertainment. Beacon Rock, Skamania Lodge, and WA-14 through the Gorge are all within easy reach.

Four days at the Pierce County Fairgrounds in Graham, in the agricultural southeast corner of the county between Puyallup and Mount Rainier. Traditional agricultural focus: livestock competitions, 4-H and FFA exhibits, carnival, and community entertainment. Graham is on WA-7, the main road south toward Elbe and Mount Rainier.

Four days in Goldendale at the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge. A traditional agricultural fair serving high desert wheat farming and cattle ranching country. Livestock competitions, 4-H and FFA exhibits, carnival, and a PRCA-affiliated rodeo. The Goldendale Observatory State Park, one of the largest public telescopes in the country, is just north of town.

The most remote fair in Washington State. Getting here requires a 75-minute Washington State Ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor with vehicle reservations strongly recommended for August. The fair is genuinely agricultural with strong livestock competitions, produce and arts exhibits, and carnival rides. The 2026 theme is "Red, White, and Ewe." Friday Harbor has good restaurants, whale watching at Lime Kiln Point, and Roche Harbor to fill out a full weekend. Make the ferry trip count.

Planning the ferry: Reserve vehicle space weeks in advance for summer travel to San Juan Island. Walk-on passengers do not need reservations. Full schedules and reservations at wsdot.wa.gov/ferries.

Ten days in Lynden, the heart of Whatcom County's dairy farming region near the Canadian border. Tracing roots to 1909, celebrating its 117th year in 2026. The fair draws from across Whatcom County and into Skagit County and British Columbia. Dairy competitions, FFA exhibits, midway, grandstand entertainment, and carnival. Bellingham is 10 miles south and makes a good base.

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Three days at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds near Port Townsend, the Victorian seaport on the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula. A traditional county fair mixing Olympic Peninsula farming and timber communities with the arts culture of Port Townsend itself. Livestock, exhibits, carnival, and entertainment over a long August weekend.

A single-day fair in the small community of Hunters on the shore of Lake Roosevelt in Stevens County. Agricultural exhibits, 4-H competition, and community gathering in one of the more remote corners of Northeast Washington.

Five days in Moses Lake serving the Columbia Basin agricultural region. Grant County is one of the most productive agricultural counties in the state. Carnival, live entertainment, livestock, and produce competitions across the irrigated farmland of Central Washington. Moses Lake is on I-90 about 100 miles west of Spokane.

Four days in Menlo in Pacific County on the coast of Southwest Washington near Willapa Bay. The fair draws from the cranberry farming, oyster, and timber communities of the Long Beach Peninsula region. A genuinely local fair with agricultural exhibits, livestock, and entertainment.

Three days in Davenport in the heart of the dryland wheat farming country of Eastern Washington. The 2026 edition features Scotty McCreery as the headliner concert act, PRCA rodeo, carnival, and agricultural exhibits from across the county. Lincoln County is wheat country and the fair has the spare, open character of the landscape it comes from.

Three days in Skamokawa in Wahkiakum County, a narrow strip along the lower Columbia River between Longview and the coast. One of the smallest and least populated counties in Washington, and the fair is proportionally local. Livestock, exhibits, and community gathering in a setting most Washington residents have never visited. Worth knowing about if you are exploring the lower Columbia region.

Four days in Port Angeles at the base of the Olympic Mountains on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The 2026 theme is "Stars, Stripes and County Fair Nights." Draws from Port Angeles, Sequim, and communities across the Olympic Peninsula's north coast. Livestock, 4-H, exhibits, carnival, and entertainment with the Olympics as the backdrop. Port Angeles is also the main gateway to Olympic National Park.

Four days in Cusick on the Pend Oreille River in the far northeastern corner of Washington, just south of the Canadian border. Rodeo runs August 21 and 22. More than 50 commercial and food vendors, agricultural exhibits, competitions, and family entertainment. Pend Oreille County is remote and rural, and the fair reflects that. A worthwhile stop if you are exploring the Selkirk Mountains or the Pend Oreille River corridor.

Five days in Kennewick serving the Tri-Cities region where the Snake and Yakima rivers meet the Columbia. Draws from two counties and a metro area that has grown significantly in recent years. Full calendar of rodeo, carnival, agricultural exhibits, and live entertainment. The Tri-Cities is wine country and the second largest population center in Eastern Washington.

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Five days in Bremerton, the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula. One of the larger West Side county fairs, drawing from Bremerton, Silverdale, Port Orchard, and Poulsbo. The stampede rodeo runs alongside livestock, carnival, 4-H and FFA exhibits, and entertainment. Getting to Bremerton from Seattle by foot passenger ferry is straightforward and worth considering to skip the traffic.

Eleven days in Monroe, closed September 2. The largest single event in Snohomish County, drawing more than 330,000 visitors over the run. The 2026 edition marks the fair's 80th anniversary. Concerts, carnival, Great American Petting Zoo, Crazy Animal Races, a Logger Show, Speedway events, Pro-West Rodeo, and more vendor and food options than you will work through in a single day. Monroe is on US-2 east of Everett, about an hour from Seattle.

Four days in Waterville, the county seat of Douglas County on the Columbia Plateau above the Waterville Escarpment. Serves the dryland wheat farming country east of the Columbia and the orchard communities of the Chelan and Okanogan valleys. Waterville is a small town with a well-preserved main street and some of the most open sky in the state. The drive up from the Columbia River on US-2 through the Rock Island area is worth noting before or after the fair.

Four days in Colville, the county seat of Stevens County in the Colville Valley. Draws from a large and thinly populated county stretching from the Columbia River to the Canadian border. The fair has the practical, agricultural character of the communities it serves. Livestock, exhibits, carnival, and entertainment over a long weekend in late August.

Three days in Clayton, a small community north of Spokane in Spokane County. Local livestock, exhibits, and community gathering.

The oldest fair in Washington State, running for well over a century in the rolling wheat and wine country of the southern Blue Mountains. Three nights of PRCA Rodeo, a demolition derby, the annual Frontier Days Parade through downtown Walla Walla on Saturday morning, a Kids Farm Center, carnival, vendors, exhibits, and concerts. Walla Walla is one of the better food and wine destinations in Eastern Washington. The Labor Day weekend timing makes it easy to combine with a winery visit.

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Four days in Ritzville, a wheat farming community on I-90 in Adams County. The fair serves the Columbia Basin wheat belt and has the honest agricultural character of a region where farming is not a backdrop but the actual economy. Livestock, exhibits, and community events over a Labor Day weekend.

The Kittitas County Fair and the Ellensburg Rodeo run simultaneously every Labor Day weekend, making Ellensburg one of the best fair-and-rodeo combinations in the state. The Ellensburg Rodeo is one of the top-ranked PRCA rodeos in the country and has been running since 1923. If you have never been to Ellensburg for Labor Day, this is worth adding to your calendar. The town fills up, so book accommodations early. Ellensburg also has a well-established downtown and the Central Washington Agricultural Museum nearby.

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Three days in Republic, the county seat of Ferry County in the Colville National Forest in northeastern Washington. Ferry County is one of the most remote and least populated counties in the state. Genuinely local, agricultural, and attended almost entirely by people who live nearby. Livestock, exhibits, and community events. Republic is a mining and ranching town in the upper Sanpoil River valley. The surrounding landscape of pine forest, rock formations, and open range is some of the least visited in Washington.

The Washington State Fair in Puyallup is in a category of its own. Twenty days, closed Tuesdays and September 9, running from the first weekend in September through the last weekend of the month. More than 900,000 visitors attend each year, making it the largest single event in Washington State and one of the largest fairs in the country. Running in Puyallup since 1900.

Top-name grandstand concert acts, full-scale carnival, livestock and agricultural competitions, 4-H and FFA showcases, feature exhibits, food from dozens of vendors including the legendary Fisher Scones, and a midway that runs the full length of the fairgrounds. Locals call it "the Puyallup Fair." Do the Puyallup.

Puyallup is 35 miles south of Seattle off SR-167 and I-5. Parking fills quickly on weekends. The Sounder commuter train runs service from Seattle to Puyallup during fair season.

Four days in Cashmere in the Wenatchee Valley where the apple orchards run down to the river. Traditional agricultural fair with a PRCA rodeo included with admission, 4-H and FFA livestock shows, and exhibit halls for quilting, canning, baking, photography, crafts, and horticulture. The FFA milkshakes are locally well-regarded. The Wenatchee Valley in September has apple harvest in progress, which gives the trip a seasonal context you cannot get at any other time of year.

Four days in Okanogan, the county seat of the largest county in Washington State by land area. The fair serves a sprawling agricultural region from the Columbia River north to the Canadian border. Cattle ranching, apple orchards, and hay production define the county, and the fair reflects that directly in its livestock competitions, 4-H programs, and exhibits. The Okanogan Highlands to the east offer some of the most remote driving in the state.

Four days in Colfax, the county seat of Whitman County in the heart of the Palouse. The 77th annual edition in 2026 draws more than 23,000 visitors to one of the most recognizable agricultural landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. Livestock shows, carnival, PRCA rodeo, exhibits, vendors, and food. Genuinely local, genuinely agricultural, in a setting worth seeing.

Three days in Dayton, the county seat of Columbia County in the Blue Mountain foothills of southeastern Washington. Dayton is a well-preserved small town with more Victorian architecture per capita than almost anywhere in Washington. The county fair is proportionally local, with livestock, exhibits, and community events. The Dayton Historic Depot is worth a visit beyond the fair.

Ten days in Spokane Valley, running from the second Friday of September through the following Sunday. Operating since 1952, the 2026 edition marks the fair's 75th anniversary. More than 200,000 visitors over the run. The mascot for 2026 is Clover the Highland Cow. Full programming: live music, major carnival rides, an expanding Animal Experience with two barns, agricultural and livestock competitions, and the full spectrum of fair food. Spokane has good food, Riverfront Park, and direct access to the Inland Northwest recreation corridor.

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Four days in Othello in Adams County in the irrigated Columbia Basin farming country of Central Eastern Washington. More than 13,000 visitors attend a traditional agricultural fair with PRCA Rodeo, a demolition derby, livestock and agricultural exhibits, and family entertainment. Othello is surrounded by potato, corn, and row crop agriculture in the heart of the Columbia Basin Project irrigation district.

Three days in Pomeroy, the county seat of Garfield County in the Blue Mountain foothills east of the Palouse. Garfield County has fewer than 2,500 residents and the fair is proportionally intimate. Livestock competitions, exhibits, and community gathering in one of the most agricultural and least trafficked corners of Eastern Washington. A natural stop if you are driving US-12 between Walla Walla and Clarkston.

Three days in Rockford, a small farming community in the rolling wheat country south of Spokane near the Idaho border. A local agricultural fair with livestock, exhibits, and community events.

Ten days in Yakima, closing out Washington's fair season in the first week of October. One of the largest fall events in Eastern Washington, drawing from the Yakima Valley and the agricultural communities of Kittitas, Benton, and Klickitat counties. The October timing puts the fair squarely in the middle of harvest season, with apple and wine grape harvests active across the surrounding orchards and vineyards. A fair trip to Yakima in late September pairs naturally with a winery visit or a drive through the orchard country.

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