County Fair Guide

Nicholas County Fair

Carlisle, Kentucky

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Typical Month

July

Duration

4 days

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Size

small

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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