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Typical Month
August
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Duration
3 days
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Size
small
About Alexander County Fair
The Alexander County Fair in Cairo celebrates Illinois southernmost county where the Ohio and Mississippi rivers meet — Cairo once rivaled Chicago as a potential great city but its location at the confluence made it strategically vital during the Civil War and economically challenged in the modern era.
What to Expect
Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, local food vendors, and a fair drawing from the communities of Illinois far southern tip.
Visitor Tips
Cairo sits at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers at the southernmost tip of Illinois. Fort Defiance State Park preserves the Civil War fortifications built here. The confluence is one of the most historically significant river junctions in America.
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