The Oldest Fairs in Virginia

The State Fair of Virginia in Doswell is the Commonwealth's premier annual agricultural event, a ten-day September celebration drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors from across Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region each year. With roots going back to 1854, it's among Virginia's oldest continuously held fairs.

The Chesterfield County Fair is a nine-day late-August through Labor Day celebration in suburban Richmond, one of Virginia's largest county fairs drawing visitors from across the Richmond metropolitan area to one of the state's fastest-growing counties. The fair got its start in 1911 and has remained a Virginia agricultural mainstay ever since.

The Loudoun County Fair in Leesburg is one of Northern Virginia's largest county fairs, celebrating the agricultural roots of a county that has become one of the wealthiest and fastest-growing in the nation while maintaining a vibrant farming community in its western reaches. It's gathered Virginia communities together since 1936.

The Prince William County Fair in Manassas is one of Northern Virginia's largest county fairs, a nine-day August celebration drawing visitors from the rapidly growing communities of one of Virginia's most dynamic and historically rich counties. It's gathered Virginia communities together since 1949.

The Salem Fair is Virginia's largest outdoor fair and one of the largest outdoor fairs in the country, a twelve-day July celebration in the independent city of Salem that draws nearly half a million visitors to its massive midway and entertainment lineup each year. The fair has been running since 1988, building a following across the surrounding area.