About Dorchester County Fair

The Dorchester County Fair in Cambridge celebrates the Eastern Shore county that was home to Harriet Tubman — the Moses of her people was born near Cambridge in Dorchester County, and the county's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, tidal marshes, and watermen traditions define one of the Chesapeake's most ecologically and historically significant communities.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, seafood vendors, watermen's craft displays, local food, and a community fair celebrating the agricultural and maritime heritage of Maryland's most distinctive Eastern Shore county.

Visitor Tips

Cambridge's Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park tells the extraordinary story of the county's most famous native. The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is one of the East Coast's premier birding destinations, particularly for bald eagles and wintering waterfowl.

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