About Benton County Fair

The Benton County Fair in Ashland is a July fair in the rolling hill country of northwest Mississippi, celebrating the cattle and timber heritage of one of the state's smallest and most rural counties on the Tennessee state line.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, local food vendors, and a small community fair in the rolling oak-hickory hill country of Benton County.

Visitor Tips

Ashland is the Benton County seat near the Tennessee border — the Holly Springs National Forest covers much of Benton County, and the surrounding hill country cotton and cattle farmland preserves the quiet agricultural character of northwest Mississippi.

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