County Fair Guide

Pensacola Interstate Fair

Pensacola, Florida

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2026 Dates

Oct 22 – Nov 1, 2026

Duration

11 days

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Size

large

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Founded

Since 1935

What to Know

The Pensacola Interstate Fair is one of the largest fairs in the South, an eleven-day late-October through early-November celebration in Pensacola drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors from the Florida-Alabama Gulf Coast region. The fair began in 1935 and has remained a community tradition ever since.

Before You Go

Pensacola is Florida's westernmost city and a major Navy and Air Force hub — the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola (one of the finest aviation museums in the world), Pensacola Beach, and the Gulf Islands National Seashore are must-visits.

On the Midway

Expect major grandstand entertainment, livestock shows, carnival rides, demolition derby, 4-H and FFA competitions, and a massive fair midway serving the military communities and Gulf Coast populations of the Pensacola metropolitan area.

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