A Closer Look
The Jefferson County Fair in Rigby celebrates the "Birthplace of Television" — Philo T. Farnsworth, who invented television, was born in Beaver, Utah but demonstrated the first working electronic television in Rigby, Idaho in 1921, and the county's Snake River Plain potato, grain, and dairy farms come together at a fair honoring both agricultural heritage and scientific achievement.
Planning Your Visit
Rigby's Farnsworth TV and Pioneer Museum celebrates the invention of television. The Snake River Plain's remarkable agricultural productivity — enabled by vast Snake River irrigation projects — makes Jefferson County one of Idaho's most important potato-growing counties. The Teton Range is visible to the east.
Fair Highlights
Typical offerings include livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, potato and dairy exhibits, local food vendors, and a fair drawing from the greater Rigby area and the Snake River Plain farming families.
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