About Lafayette County Fair

The Lafayette County Fair in Oxford is an August fair in the university city of north Mississippi, celebrating the cotton, literary, and academic heritage of a county that is home to the University of Mississippi and was the model for William Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County — one of the most celebrated settings in American literature.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, carnival rides, local food vendors, and a fair in the rolling hills and cotton country of north Mississippi's most culturally significant county.

Visitor Tips

Oxford is one of Mississippi's finest small cities — Rowan Oak (Faulkner's home, now a University of Mississippi museum), the Square (Oxford's vibrant downtown district), Square Books (one of America's great independent bookstores), and the University of Mississippi Blues Archive make Oxford an outstanding destination in any season.

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