Highlights
Expect championship livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, a large carnival midway, nationally known grandstand entertainment, and a wide variety of food and artisan vendors serving the Washington metro area.
Good to Know
Montgomery County is among the most affluent and highly educated counties in America — the fair brings a welcome slice of agricultural heritage to the heart of the D.C. suburbs.
Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Overview
The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, based in Gaithersburg, is a nine-day August celebration in the suburbs of Washington D.C., drawing enormous crowds from the nation's capital region for livestock competition and major entertainment. Since 1949, it's brought Maryland neighbors together year after year.
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