About Cherokee County Free Fair

The Cherokee County Free Fair in Tahlequah is an August fair in the Cherokee Nation capital, celebrating the agricultural, cultural, and scholarly heritage of the county seat of the largest Native American nation in the United States and home to Northeastern State University — one of Oklahoma's oldest institutions of higher learning.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, carnival rides, local food vendors, and a fair deeply connected to Cherokee cultural traditions and the agricultural heritage of the Illinois River valley.

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Tahlequah is the Cherokee Nation capital — the Cherokee National Capitol Building, the Cherokee Heritage Center with its Ancient Village and Trail of Tears drama, Northeastern State University (the oldest institution of higher education in Oklahoma), and the spectacular Illinois River for canoeing and tubing make Tahlequah one of Oklahoma's most important cultural destinations.

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