County Fair Guide

Pontotoc County Free Fair

Ada, Oklahoma

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Typical Month

August

Duration

5 days

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Size

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About Pontotoc County Free Fair

The Pontotoc County Free Fair in Ada is an August fair in the Chickasaw Nation heartland of south-central Oklahoma, celebrating the cattle, oil, and Chickasaw heritage of a county that is home to East Central University and one of the most significant centers of the Chickasaw Nation's governmental and cultural revival.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, carnival rides, local food vendors, and a fair serving the Chickasaw Nation communities and farming families of the rolling Cross Timbers and red hills country south of the Canadian River.

Visitor Tips

Ada is a significant Chickasaw Nation city — the Chickasaw Nation headquarters complex, the Chickasaw Cultural Center (one of the finest tribal cultural facilities in North America, located nearby in Sulphur), and East Central University make Ada an important south-central Oklahoma destination.

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