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Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair

Petoskey, Michigan

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2026 Dates

August 24–30, 2026

Duration

6 days

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Size

medium

About Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair

In Petoskey, the Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair is a six-day August celebration in the resort city on Little Traverse Bay, serving the resort and farming communities of northern Michigan's Bay of Bays country.

What to Expect

Expect livestock judging, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, grandstand entertainment, and the northern Michigan resort and agricultural community spirit of the Petoskey region.

Visitor Tips

Petoskey is one of northern Michigan's most beloved resort towns on Little Traverse Bay — Ernest Hemingway summered here as a boy and the Petoskey stone (Michigan's state stone) is found on the beaches.

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