About Nicholas County Fair
The Nicholas County Fair in Carlisle is a small but proud county fair serving one of Kentucky's most rural Bluegrass counties each July. Nicholas County is known for its rolling limestone farmland and tobacco barns, and the fair celebrates that agricultural heritage.
What to Expect
Livestock competitions, 4-H exhibits, carnival rides, and local community programming. A genuine small-county Kentucky fair experience.
Visitor Tips
Carlisle is on US-68 about 40 miles northeast of Lexington. The surrounding Nicholas County countryside is beautiful classic Bluegrass farm country.
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