The Fair
Held each August in Jonesboro, Craighead County Fair celebrates the agricultural, commercial, and university heritage of a city that is home to Arkansas State University and serves as the commercial capital of the Arkansas Delta region, sitting at the edge of the rich Mississippi alluvial plain.
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Jonesboro is northeast Arkansas's hub city — Arkansas State University, Craighead Forest Park, the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in nearby Piggott (Ernest Hemingway wrote part of "A Farewell to Arms" in the Pfeiffer barn), and the Arkansas Delta landscape make Jonesboro a worthwhile northeast Arkansas destination.
What You'll Find There
Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, carnival rides, major live entertainment, local food vendors, and a large fair serving the diverse communities of the greater Jonesboro metro area.
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