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Typical Month
October
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Duration
5 days
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Size
small
About Sumter County Fair
Sumter County's seat of Americus is the global headquarters of Habitat for Humanity, founded here by Millard Fuller in 1976, and is near Plains — birthplace of President Jimmy Carter — making this southwest Georgia county a place of outsized international significance for both humanitarianism and presidential history.
What to Expect
Livestock and agricultural shows, 4-H and FFA exhibits, carnival rides, community entertainment, and fair food celebrating Sumter County's peanut and cotton farming heritage near one of America's most celebrated small towns.
Visitor Tips
Americus is the Sumter County seat about 30 miles south of Columbus. Plains is 10 miles west — tour the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Habitat for Humanity's global village alongside the county fair.
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