- 1Kentucky State FairLouisville, Kentucky~600,000 visitors (approx.)via Carnival Warehouse
Held each August in Louisville, the Kentucky State Fair drew an estimated 600,000 visitors in 2025, according to Carnival Warehouse's Top 50 Fairs list. In 2023 it drew 599,000, a 14% jump from 2022, per Kentucky Venues officials. Running since 1902, it's one of the largest fairs in the country.
- 2Fayette County FairLexington, Kentucky~100,000 visitors (approx.)via LEX18
Lexington's Fayette County Fair, also known as the Bluegrass Fair, drew an anticipated 100,000 visitors in 2023, according to fair chairman Mac Ferguson — up from a more typical 40,000 in past years.
- 3Western Kentucky State FairHopkinsville, Kentucky~34,858 visitors (approx.)via WHOP AM/FM
Hopkinsville's Western Kentucky State Fair logged 34,858 total entries at its 75th fair in 2026, up from 33,774 in 2025, according to Fair Board Chair Kent Boyd. Running since 1951.
- 4Southern Kentucky FairBowling Green, Kentucky~25,000 visitors (approx.)via Bowling Green Daily News
Bowling Green's Southern Kentucky Fair, run by the Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees since 1952, drew about 25,000 people over the week in 2010, according to then-fair-chairman Chris Siegrist — the most recent reported figure available.