- 1Georgia National FairPerry, Georgia612,706 visitorsvia Carnival Warehouse Top 50
Georgia's official state fair, held each October at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry since 1990, set an all-time attendance record with 612,706 visitors over its 11-day run in 2025 — ranking #29 on the Carnival Warehouse Top 50 fairs list for North America.
- 2Georgia State FairHampton, Georgia~565,000 visitors (approx.)via Georgia Magazine
Now held in Hampton after decades in Atlanta, the Georgia State Fair drew roughly 565,000 visitors in 2021, a year fair officials said ranked it the 23rd-largest fair in the country by attendance.
- 3North Georgia State FairMarietta, Georgia320,000 visitorsvia Marietta Daily Journal
Held each fall at Jim Miller Park in Marietta, the North Georgia State Fair drew 320,000 visitors over its 11-day run in 2016, making it one of the largest fairs in the Atlanta metro area.
- 4Cumming Country Fair & FestivalCumming, Georgia~260,000 visitors (approx.)via Appen Media
Forsyth County's Cumming Country Fair & Festival, running since 1994, drew a then-record 260,000 visitors over its 11-day run in 2021 — and local reporting indicates 2024 broke that record again, though an updated confirmed figure wasn't available.
- 5Gwinnett County FairLawrenceville, Georgia87,566 visitorsvia GwinnettForum.com
Running since 1955, the Gwinnett County Fair drew 87,566 visitors during its 2024 run, according to the fair's operations manager — well off its all-time record of 276,533 set in 2016.