Before You Go
Philippi's covered bridge, the oldest single-span covered bridge still in use on a U.S. federal highway, is a short walk from the fairgrounds — the Barbour County Historical Museum and the Alderson-Broaddus University campus are also nearby.
On the Midway
The fair features livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, carnival rides, live entertainment, and local food vendors celebrating Barbour County's farming traditions and deep historical roots.
What to Know
In Philippi, the Barbour County Fair is an eight-day late-August fair along the Tygart Valley River, celebrating the agricultural heritage of a county that witnessed the Civil War's first land battle at Philippi Bridge in 1861.
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