County Fair Guide

Pike County Fair

Pikeville, Kentucky

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Typical Month

August

Duration

5 days

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Size

small

About Pike County Fair

The Pike County Fair in Pikeville is one of eastern Kentucky's major summer events, serving the largest county in Kentucky by area. Pikeville is a surprisingly vibrant small city with one of Appalachia's most remarkable infrastructure projects — the Pikeville Cut-Through that rerouted a mountain, a river, and a railroad simultaneously.

What to Expect

Livestock competitions, 4-H and FFA exhibits, carnival rides, live entertainment, fair food, and community programming.

Visitor Tips

Pikeville is on US-23 in the heart of eastern Kentucky's coalfields, about 130 miles east of Lexington. The Hatfield-McCoy Feud sites are nearby.

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