County Fair Guide

Elizabethtown Fair

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

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2026 Dates

August 24–29, 2026

Duration

6 days

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Size

small

On the Midway

The fair features livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, carnival rides, local food vendors featuring Lancaster County specialties, and a fair rooted in the Pennsylvania Dutch agricultural traditions of the region.

What to Know

The Elizabethtown Fair is an August fair in the heart of Lancaster County's Pennsylvania Dutch country, celebrating the farming heritage of the communities around Elizabethtown College in the limestone farmland south of Harrisburg.

Before You Go

Elizabethtown sits in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country near Lancaster — the Amish communities, the Strasburg Railroad, the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, and Hersheypark are all nearby.

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