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Typical Month
August
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Duration
5 days
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Size
small
About Arkansas Valley Fair
The Arkansas Valley Fair in Rocky Ford celebrates the agricultural bounty of the Arkansas River valley in southeastern Colorado, famous nationwide for its incredibly sweet Rocky Ford cantaloupes and watermelons. Rocky Ford is the melon capital of Colorado, and the fair proudly showcases this unique agricultural heritage.
What to Expect
Livestock competitions, produce and crop exhibits featuring the region's famous cantaloupes and vegetables, 4-H and FFA exhibits, carnival rides, rodeo events, food vendors, and entertainment. The fresh melon exhibits and sales are a highlight unique to this southeastern Colorado fair.
Visitor Tips
Rocky Ford is on US-50 in southeastern Colorado, about 60 miles east of Pueblo. If you visit in August, you can buy world-famous Rocky Ford cantaloupes directly from roadside stands throughout the valley — don't leave without trying one. This is quintessential Colorado plains agricultural country.
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