Highlights
Visitors can look forward to livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, local food vendors, and a fair drawing from the Neosho community and the county's rural farming families in southwest Missouri.
Good to Know
Neosho's Neosho National Fish Hatchery — established in 1888 as the first federal fish hatchery in the United States — is a historic landmark. The county's Route 66 connections through Joplin and the Laura Ingalls Wilder connections in neighboring McDonald County reflect the region's diverse heritage.
Newton County Fair Overview
The Newton County Fair in Neosho celebrates a southwest Missouri county where the mining legacy of the Tri-State District, the Neosho Federal Fish Hatchery (America's first federal fish hatchery, established 1888), and the cattle and grain farming of the Ozarks fringe come together in a county with a diverse and interesting heritage.
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