By the Numbers
The North Florida Fair is a multi-week event each November/December at the North Florida Fairgrounds, serving Tallahassee and the Big Bend region. Local news covering the fair's 82nd year in 2024 reported over 130,000 attendees the prior year, making it one of the region's largest annual gatherings.
Source: WCTVGood to Know
Tallahassee is Florida's capital and a college town anchored by FSU and FAMU — the Capitol Complex, the Tallahassee Museum, Wakulla Springs State Park (one of the world's largest freshwater springs), and the Apalachicola National Forest are all nearby.
Highlights
Expect headline grandstand entertainment, major livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, carnival rides, demolition derby, and a full fair midway in the shadow of Florida State University and the Florida State Capitol.
North Florida Fair Overview
Tallahassee's North Florida Fair is a major eleven-day November fair in Florida's capital city, one of the premier agricultural fairs in the Southeast drawing visitors from across the North Florida and South Georgia region. Since 1939, it's brought Florida neighbors together year after year.
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