Pennsylvania's Historic County Fairs

The York State Fair is one of Pennsylvania's premier county fairs, a ten-day late-July through August celebration drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the York Fairgrounds — one of the oldest and grandest fair venues in the commonwealth. Dating to 1765, it is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most enduring agricultural fair traditions.

The Allegheny County Fair in Pittsburgh celebrates the Steel City and its remarkable transformation from industrial powerhouse to technology and healthcare hub — the county agricultural communities in the hills surrounding Pittsburgh produce cattle, dairy, and market garden crops alongside the former steel towns of the Mon Valley. Dating to 1849, it is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most enduring agricultural fair traditions.

The Allentown Fair is one of Pennsylvania's largest and most attended county fairs, a six-day early-September celebration in the heart of the Lehigh Valley drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to its grandstand concerts and sprawling midway. Dating to 1852, it is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most enduring agricultural fair traditions.

The Bloomsburg Fair is the largest fair in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the United States, an eight-day late-September celebration in the North Branch Susquehanna Valley drawing over 400,000 visitors to one of America's most beloved county fairs since 1855. Dating to 1855, it is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most enduring agricultural fair traditions.

The Centre County Grange Encampment & Fair in Centre Hall is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most beloved fairs, a nine-day August tradition where families have camped on the grounds for generations in a uniquely American fair experience dating to 1874. Dating to 1874, it is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most enduring agricultural fair traditions.

The McClure Bean Soup Fair is a beloved September tradition in the Kishacoquillas Valley country of Snyder County, famous for its enormous bean soup kettles that have been cooking for veterans and visitors since 1883 — one of Pennsylvania's most distinctive fair traditions. First held in 1883, it has been a Pennsylvania agricultural tradition for over a century.

The Westmoreland Fair in Greensburg is one of western Pennsylvania's largest county fairs, a nine-day August celebration drawing visitors from across the Pittsburgh metro area and the Laurel Highlands to celebrate the county's agricultural heritage. Founded in 1954, it has grown into a beloved annual event for the region.