McClure Bean Soup Fair

About McClure Bean Soup Fair

The McClure Bean Soup Fair is a beloved September tradition in the Kishacoquillas Valley country of Snyder County, famous for its enormous bean soup kettles that have been cooking for veterans and visitors since 1883 — one of Pennsylvania's most distinctive fair traditions. First held in 1883, it has been a Pennsylvania agricultural tradition for over a century.

What to Expect

Expect the famous bean soup (cooked in massive Civil War-era kettles), livestock shows, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, and the deeply traditional community fair atmosphere of central Pennsylvania's Snyder County.

Visitor Tips

McClure sits in Snyder County near Selinsgrove and the Susquehanna River — the Penn's Creek limestone country, Bucknell University in Lewisburg, and the Middle Susquehanna River are all nearby.

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