REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Ohioans can start planning visits to all of their favorite fairs across the state. The Ohio Department of Agriculture has released the official dates for the 2022 fair season, which includes Ohio’s 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.
The Paulding County Fair will kick off the 2022 fair season on June 11, and the season will wrap up on October 15 with the Fairfield County Fair.
The 2022 Ohio fairs in chronological order:
*Harness racing
WEEK OF JUNE 12
Paulding County Fair (Paulding)*, June 11-June 18
Pickaway County Fair (Circleville)*, June 18-June 25
WEEK OF JUNE 19
Harrison County Fair (Cadiz), June 20-June 25
Putnam County Fair (Ottawa)*, June 20-June 25
WEEK OF JULY 3
Marion County Fair (Marion)*, July 4-July 9
Clinton County Fair (Wilmington)*, July 9-July 16
Lawrence County Fair (Proctorville), July 9-July 16
Madison County Fair (London), July 9-July 16
WEEK OF JULY 10
Adams County Fair (West Union), July 10-July 16
Logan County Fair (Bellefontaine)*, July 10-July 16
Montgomery County Fair (Dayton)*, July 10-July 16
Lucas County Fair (Maumee), July 11-July 17
Trumbull County Fair (Cortland)*, July 12-July 17
Jackson County Fair (Wellston)*, July 14-July 23
WEEK OF JULY 17
Crawford County Fair (Bucyrus)*, July 18-July 23
Fayette County Fair (Washington C.H.)*, July 18-July 23
Perry County Fair (New Lexington), July 18-July 23
Warren County Fair (Lebanon)*, July 18-July 23
Carroll County Fair (Carrollton)*, July 18-July 24
Franklin County Fair (Hilliard)*, July 18-July 24
Ottawa County Fair (Oak Harbor)*, July 18-July 24
Clark County Fair (Springfield), July 22-July 29
WEEK OF JULY 24
Butler County Fair (Hamilton), July 24-July 30
Clermont County Fair (Owensville), July 24-July 30
Knox County Fair (Mt. Vernon)*, July 24-July 30
Shelby County Fair (Sidney)*, July 24-July 30
Union County Fair (Marysville)*, July 24-July 30
Vinton County Fair (McArthur), July 25-July 30
Seneca County Fair (Tiffin)*, July 25-July 31
Lake County Fair (Painesville)*, July 26-July 31
Summit County Fair (Tallmadge)*, July 26-July 31
Ohio State Fair (Columbus)*, July 27-August 7
Pike County Fair (Piketon)*, July 29-August 6
Preble County Fair (Eaton)*, July 30-August 6
WEEK OF JULY 31
Auglaize County Fair (Wapakoneta)*, July 31-August 6
Greene County Fair (Xenia)*, July 31-August 6
Gallia County Fair (Gallipolis), August 1-August 6
Columbiana County Fair (Lisbon)*, August 1-August 7
Medina County Fair (Medina), August 1-August 7
Wood County Fair (Bowling Green)*, August 1-August 8
Champaign County Fair (Urbana)*, August 5-August 12
Athens County Fair (Athens)*, August 5-August 13
Ross County Fair (Chillicothe)*, August 6-August 13
WEEK OF AUGUST 7
Hartford Independent Fair (Licking Co.)*, August 7-August 13
Richland County Fair*, August 7-August 13
Holmes County Fair (Millersburg), August 8-August 13
Scioto County Fair ( Lucasville), August 8-August 13
Attica Independent Fair (Seneca Co.)*, August 9-August 13
Ashtabula County Fair (Jefferson)*, August 9-August 14
Cuyahoga County Fair (Berea) *, August 9-August 14
Erie County Fair (Sandusky), August 9-August 14
Hamilton County Fair (Carthage), August 11-August 14
Henry County Fair (Napoleon)*, August 11-August 18
Mercer County Fair (Celina)*, August 12-August 18
Miami County Fair (Troy)*, August 12-August 18
WEEK OF AUGUST 14
Muskingum County Fair (Zanesville)*, August 14-August 20
Jefferson County Fair (Smithfield), August 14-August 21
Meigs County Fair (Pomeroy)*, August 15-August 20
Huron County Fair (Norwalk), August 15-August 20
Allen County Fair (Lima)*, August 19-August 27
Darke County Fair (Greenville)*, August 19-August 27
Defiance County Fair (Hicksville)*, August 20-August 27
WEEK OF AUGUST 21
Lorain County Fair (Wellington)*, August 21-August 28
Sandusky County Fair (Fremont), August 22-August 28
Monroe County Fair (Woodsfield)*, August 22-August 27
Portage County Fair (Randolph), August 23-August 28
WEEK OF AUGUST 28
Noble County Fair (Caldwell)*, August 29-Sept. 3
Morrow County Fair (Mt. Gilead)*, August 29-Sept. 5
Stark County Fair (Canton)*, August 30-Sept. 5
Van Wert County Fair (Van Wert)*, August 30-Sept. 5
Hancock County Fair (Findlay)*, August 31-Sept. 5
Mahoning County Fair (Canfield)*, August 31-Sept. 5
Richwood Independent Fair (Union Co.)*, August 31-Sept. 5
Geauga County Fair (Burton)*, August 31-Sept. 5
Fulton County Fair (Wauseon)*, Sept. 2-Sept. 8
Washington County Fair (Marietta)*, Sept. 3-Sept. 6
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4
Highland County Fair (Hillsboro), Sept. 4-Sept.10
Belmont County Fair (St. Clairsville), Sept. 5-Sept. 11
Morgan County Fair (McConnelsville)*, Sept. 6-Sept. 10
Hardin County Fair (Kenton)*, Sept. 6-Sept. 11
Albany Independent Fair (Athens Co.), Sept. 7-Sept. 11
Wayne County Fair (Wooster)*, Sept. 10-Sept. 15
Williams County Fair (Montpelier)*, Sept. 10-Sept. 15
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11
Hocking County Fair (Logan), Sept. 12-Sept. 17
Wyandot County Fair (Upper Sandusky)*, Sept. 12-Sept. 17
Guernsey County Fair (Old Washington)*, Sept. 12-Sept. 18
Bellville Independent Fair (Richland Co.), Sept. 14-Sept. 17
Delaware County Fair (Delaware)*, Sept. 17-Sept. 24
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18
Ashland County Fair (Ashland)*, Sept. 18-Sept. 24
Tuscarawas County Fair (Dover)*, Sept. 19-Sept. 25
Barlow Independent Fair (Washington Co.), Sept. 22-Sept. 25
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25
Brown County Fair (Georgetown), Sept. 26-October 1
Coshocton County Fair (Coshocton)*, Sept. 30-October 6
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2
Loudonville Independent Fair (Ashland Co.), October 4-October 8
WEEK OF OCTOBER 9
Fairfield County Fair (Lancaster)*, October 9-October 15
For a complete schedule, click here.
In addition to setting and approving the dates for the independent and county fairs, the department 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.
— Ohio Department of Agriculture