County Fair Guide

Florida Gateway Fair

Lake City, Florida

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2026 Dates

Oct 30 – Nov 8, 2026

Duration

10 days

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Size

medium

What You'll Find There

Highlights include livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, carnival rides, live entertainment, and a fair atmosphere drawing visitors from the North Florida interior communities.

The Fair

The Florida Gateway Fair in Lake City is a ten-day late-October through early-November fair at the crossroads of I-10 and I-75, serving the agricultural communities of Columbia County in the heart of North Florida's timber and farming country.

Local Tips

Lake City sits at the intersection of I-10 and I-75 in North Florida — the Ichetucknee Springs State Park (one of Florida's most beautiful spring rivers), the Suwannee River, and the Osceola National Forest are all within easy reach.

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