About Todd County Fair

The Todd County Fair in Elkton celebrates a south-central Kentucky county on the Tennessee border where tobacco, corn, and livestock farming define the agricultural landscape — Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, was born in Todd County, and the county's farming communities maintain their fair traditions in the Whippoorwill country of western Kentucky.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, tobacco exhibits, local food vendors, and a community fair rooted in the agricultural traditions of a Kentucky border county.

Visitor Tips

Elkton is the county seat near the Tennessee border. The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site at Fairview — marked by a 351-foot obelisk — commemorates the birthplace of the Confederate president. The county's dark-fired tobacco tradition is one of western Kentucky's most distinctive agricultural practices.

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