County Fair Guide

Ouachita County Fair

Camden, Arkansas

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Typical Month

September

Duration

5 days

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Size

small

About Ouachita County Fair

The Ouachita County Fair in Camden is a September fair in the Ouachita River country of south-central Arkansas, celebrating the timber, ammunition manufacturing, and Civil War heritage of a county that was the site of significant Civil War engagements during the Red River Campaign.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, local food vendors, and a community fair in the Ouachita River valley timber and defense industry country of Ouachita County.

Visitor Tips

Camden is the Ouachita County seat on the Ouachita River — the McCollum-Chidester House (a pre-Civil War stage stop that served both Union and Confederate forces), the Camden Expedition battlefield sites, and the Ouachita River corridor define the historical and natural landscape of this south-central Arkansas county.

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