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Typical Month
October
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Duration
5 days
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Size
small
About Ben Hill County Fair
Ben Hill County's seat of Fitzgerald was founded in 1895 by a colony of Union Army veterans who established the only city in the South settled by former Union soldiers, resulting in streets named for both Union and Confederate generals and a unique Blue-Gray heritage that has given this south Georgia city an extraordinary founding story.
What to Expect
Livestock and agricultural shows, 4-H exhibits, carnival rides, community food vendors, and live entertainment celebrating Ben Hill County's agricultural heritage in a community with one of the South's most unusual founding histories.
Visitor Tips
Fitzgerald is the Ben Hill County seat on US-129 in south Georgia. The Blue and Gray Museum downtown celebrates the unique Union-Confederate settlement history of this one-of-a-kind Georgia community.
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