About Lauderdale County Fair

The Lauderdale County Fair in Meridian is an August fair in east-central Mississippi, celebrating the railroad, military, and cultural heritage of Mississippi's fifth-largest city — once called the "Queen City" of Mississippi and long the most important railroad junction in the Deep South between New Orleans and Atlanta.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, carnival rides, live entertainment, local food vendors, and a fair serving the diverse agricultural and urban communities of Meridian and Lauderdale County.

Visitor Tips

Meridian is a Mississippi city with surprising cultural depth — the Jimmie Rodgers Museum (Rodgers, the "Father of Country Music," was born here), the Meridian Museum of Art (in the historic Carnegie Library), and NAS Meridian (a naval air training station) give Meridian a heritage far richer than its current size might suggest.

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