About Taylor County Fair

The Taylor County Fair in Grafton celebrates a north-central West Virginia county where the Tygart Valley River and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad created an important 19th-century industrial center, and where Grafton's Walnut Grove Cemetery holds the grave of Anna Jarvis's mother — the inspiration for Mother's Day, which was first observed in Grafton in 1908.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, local food vendors, and a fair drawing from the Tygart Valley communities of north-central West Virginia.

Visitor Tips

Grafton's International Mother's Day Shrine marks the site where the first Mother's Day church service was held in 1908. The Tygart Lake State Park provides water recreation on a Corps of Engineers reservoir. The B&O Railroad heritage defines the town's 19th-century prosperity.

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