County Fair Guide

Harrison County Fair

Marshall, Texas

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Typical Month

August

Duration

5 days

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Size

small

About Harrison County Fair

The Harrison County Fair in Marshall is an August fair in the Piney Woods of East Texas, celebrating the timber, cotton, and cattle heritage of a county that served as the Confederate capital of Missouri during the Civil War and is famous for its Wonderland of Lights Christmas festival.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, FFA and 4-H competitions, carnival rides, local food vendors, and a community fair in the pine-forested hills of Harrison County on the Texas-Louisiana border.

Visitor Tips

Marshall is an East Texas gem — the Starr Family Home State Historic Site, the Michelson Museum of Art, Caddo Lake State Park (the only naturally formed lake in Texas, covered in Spanish moss), and the Longview Arboretum are all within easy reach.

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