Fair Highlights
Expect livestock judging, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, local food vendors, and the quiet prairie community spirit of one of Illinois's smaller farming counties.
Planning Your Visit
Melvin is in Ford County on the Illinois Grand Prairie — the flat, fertile terrain produces outstanding corn and soybean crops and the county retains a strongly agricultural character.
A Closer Look
Melvin's Ford County Fair is a seven-day mid-June celebration in the flat prairie country of east-central Illinois, serving the corn and soybean farming communities of Ford County.
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