County Fair Guide

Highland County Fair

Monterey, Virginia

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2026 Dates

September 2–5, 2026

Duration

4 days

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Size

small

Good to Know

Highland County is famous for its Highland County Maple Festival each spring, but the September fair showcases the livestock heritage of these Allegheny farms — the George Washington National Forest and the Shenandoah Valley lie just east over the mountain.

Highlights

Visitors can look forward to livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, local crafts and maple products, and the mountain community spirit of Virginia's least-populated county, 3,000 feet above sea level.

Highland County Fair Overview

Every year, Monterey hosts the Highland County Fair, which is a September fair in Virginia's "Little Switzerland," the high-altitude county in the Allegheny Highlands where maple syrup production and livestock farming define a landscape unlike any other in the state.

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