County Fair Guide

Cook County Fair

Chicago, Illinois

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Typical Month

August

Duration

5 days

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Size

large

About Cook County Fair

The Cook County Fair in Chicago celebrates America third-largest county and the heart of the Midwest — Chicago is the city that built America, and the county urban agriculture movement, community gardens, and the Green City Market connect residents to the agricultural heritage of the surrounding Illinois prairie.

What to Expect

Expect urban agriculture exhibits, 4-H competitions, local food vendors representing Chicago extraordinary culinary diversity, carnival rides, and a large fair drawing from one of America great metropolitan centers.

Visitor Tips

Chicago Architecture Foundation river tours reveal the city that invented the skyscraper. Millennium Park Grant Park and Navy Pier define a lakefront of extraordinary public space. The Green City Market at Lincoln Park is one of America finest farmers markets.

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