About Shelby County Fair

The Shelby County Fair in Shelbyville celebrates a northeast Missouri county on the Salt River where Mark Twain Lake's northern reaches create a major recreation destination alongside the county's corn, soybean, and livestock farming heritage — Shelby County's agricultural communities have maintained their fair tradition through generations of change in northeast Missouri.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, local food vendors, and the community spirit of a northeast Missouri county where Mark Twain Lake's recreation economy and traditional grain farming coexist.

Visitor Tips

Shelbyville is the county seat near Mark Twain Lake. The Mark Twain Lake State Park provides camping, swimming, and boating on one of northeast Missouri's premier recreation destinations, and the county's proximity to the Mark Twain heritage corridor connects it to one of America's great literary landscapes.

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