Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, illinois and Wisconsin State and County Fairs

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County Fairs

We have complied a list of state and county fairs occuring in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin throughout the months of July and August.

Michigan	Indiana	Ohio	Illinois	Wisconsin

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Michigan County Fairs

July 6-12, 2008 • Mecosta County Fair
Big Rapids, Michigan • 231.796.5378

July 8-13, 2008 • Oakland County Fair
Davisburg, Michigan • 248.634.8830

July 20-26, 2008 • Lenawee County Fair
Adrian, Michigan • 517.263.3007

August 1-3, 2008 • Alger County Fair
Chatham, Michigan • 906.439.5114

August 1-9, 2008 • Wayne County Fair
Belleville, Michigan • 734.697.7002

August 2-9, 2008 • Newaygo County Fair
Fremont, Michigan • 231.924.4450

August 2-9, 2008 • Cheboygan County Fair
Cheboygan, Michigan 231.627.9611

August 3-9, 2008 • Branch County Fair
Coldwater, Michigan 517.278.5367

August 3-9, 2008 • Jackson County Fair
Jackson, Michigan • 517.788.4405

August 4-9, 2008 • Kent County Fair
Lowell, Michigan • 616.897.6050

County Fair Tractor Pulls August 4-9, 2008 • Kalamazoo County Fair
Kalamazoo, Michigan • 269.349.9791

August 5-9, 2008 • Bay County Fair
Bay City, Michigan • 989.895.3744

August 7-10, 2008 • Marquette County Fair
Marquette, Michigan • 906.249.4111

August 7-10, 2008 • Gogebic County Fair
Ironwood, Michigan • 906.932.2700

August 8-19, 2008 • Baraga County Fair
Pelkie, Michigan • 906.353.6542

August 9-10, 2008 • Wellington Free Fair
Grayling, Michigan • 989.529.7331

August 10-16, 2008 • Midland County Fair
Midland, Michigan • 989.835.7901

August 10-16, 2008 • Calhoun County Fair
Marshall, Michigan • 269.781.8161

August 10-16, 2008 • Ogemaw County Fair
West Branch, Michigan • 989.345.2594

August 10-17, 2008 • Escanaba County Fair
Escanaba, Michigan • 906.786.4011

August 11-16, 2008 • Huron County Fair
Norwalk, Michigan • 419.744.2225

August 11-17, 2008 • Genesee County Fair
Mt. Morris, Michigan • 810.687.0953

August 14-17, 2008 • Iron County Fair
Iron River, Michigan • 906.265.3857

State and County Fairs August 17-24, 2008 • Otsego County Fair
Gaylord, Michigan 989.732.3811

August 18-23, 2008 • Clare County Fair
Harrison, Michigan • 989.539.9011

August 19-23, 2008 • Alcona County Fair
Lincoln, Michigan • 989.736.9550

August 19-23, 2008 • Manistee County Fair
Onekama, Michigan • 231.889.5566

August 20-24, 2008 • Luce-West Mackinac County Fair
Newberry, Michigan • 906.293.8785

August 21-24, 2008 • Houghton County Fair
Hancock, Michigan • 906.482.6200

August 21-September 1, 2008 • Michigan State Fair
Detroit, Michigan • 313.369.8250

August 24-September 1, 2008 • Chippewa County Fair
Kinross, Michigan • 906.632.3952

August 27-September 1, 2008 • Dickinson County Fair
Norway, Michigan • 906.563.8840

Indiana County Fairs

July 4-12, 2008 • Bartholomew County Fair
Columbus, Indiana • 812.372.6133

July 5-12, 2008 • Lawrence County Fair
Bedford, Indiana

July 6-12, 2008 Gibson County Fair
Princeton, Indiana • 812.385.3445

State and County Fairs July 6-12, 2008 • Owen County Fair
Spencer, Indiana • 812.829.7680

July 7-13, 2008 • Howard County Fair
Greentown, Indiana • 765.628.FAIR

July 7-12, 2008 • Kosciusko County Fair
Warsaw, Indiana • 574.269.1823

July 11-19, 2008 • Wabash County Fair
Wabash, Indiana 260.563.0661

July 12-18, 2008 • Jasper County Fair
Rensselaer, Indiana 219.866.5741

July 12-19 Noble County Fair
Noble County, IN • 877.202.5761

July 12-19, 2008 • LaGrange County Fair
LaGrange, Indiana 260.499.3200

July 13-20, 2008 • Clinton County Fair
Carlyle, Indiana • 618.594.4169

July 13-19, 2008 • Johnson County Fair
Franklin, Indiana • 317.738.FAIR

July 14-19, 2008 • Warrick County Fair
Booneville, Indiana

July 14-19, 2008 • Noble County Fair
Kendallville, Indiana • 260.347.0666

July 14-19, 2008 • Delaware County Fair
Munice, Indiana • 765.288.1854

State and County Fairs July 15-22, 2008 • Scott County Fair
Scottsburg, Indiana

July 17-27, 2008 • Porter County Fair
Valparaiso, Indiana • 219.462.0321

July 18-26, 2008 • Elkhart County Fair
Goshen, Indiana • 574.533.FAIR

July 18-26, 2008 • Dubois County Fair
Jasper, Indiana

July 19-26, 2008 • Newton County Fair
Kentland, Indiana

July 19-29, 2008 • Hendricks County Fair
Danville, Indiana • 317.718.6154

July 19-26, 2008 • Monroe County Fair
Bloomington, Indiana • 812.825.7439

July 20-26, 2008 • Jackson County Fair
Brownstown, Indiana

July 20-26, 2008 • Madison County Fair
Alexandria, Indiana

July 20-26, 2008 • LaPorte County Fair
LaPorte, Indiana • 219.362.2647

July 20-26, 2008 • Madison County Fair
Alexandria, Indiana • 765.724.4633

July 21-26, 2008 • Knox County Fair
Bicknell, Indiana • 812.882.6440

July 21-26, 2008 • Vanderburgh County Fair
Lafayette, Indiana

July 22-27, 2008 • Allen County Fair
Fort Wayne, Indiana • 260.449.4444

July 26-August 2, 2008 • Fayette County Fair
Connersville, Indiana • 724.438.0502

July 28-August 2, 2008 • Jay County Fair
Portland, Indiana • 888.282.2728

July 28-August 4, 2008 • Brown County Fair
Nashville, Indiana

August 1-10, 2008 • Lake County Fair
Crown Point, Indiana 219.663.3617

August 6-17, 2008 • Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis, Indiana

September 4-6, 2008 • Grabill County Fair
Grabill, Indiana • 888.282.2728

Ohio County Fairs

July 13-19, 2008 • Adams County Fair
Hamilton, OH • 877.232.6764

July 20-26 • Butler County Fair
Hamilton, OH • 513.892.1423

July 20-26 • Vinton County Fair
McArthur, OH • 513.892.1423

July 21-27 • Seneca County Fair
Tiffin, OH • 419.447.5866

July 30-August 10, 2008 • Ohio State Fair
Columbus, OH • 888.OHO.EXPO

August 1-8, 2008 • Champaign County Fair
Urbana, Ohio • 937.653.2640

August 1-9, 2008 • Athens County Fair
Athens, Ohio • 740.592.1532

August 2-9, 2008 • Hartford County Fair
Croton, Ohio • 740.893.4810

August 2-9, 2008 • Ross County Fair
Chillicothe, Ohio • 740.775.5083

State and County Fairs August 3-9, 2008 • Richland County Fair
Mansfield, Ohio • 419.747.3717

August 4-10, 2008 • Cuyahoga County Fair
Berea, Ohio

August 5-10, 2008 • Ashtabula County Fair
Jefferson, Ohio • 440.576.7626

August 5-10, 2008 • Erie County Fair
Sandusky, Ohio • 419.625.1000

August 5-10, 2008 • Attica Independent Fair
Attica, Ohio • 419.426.3247

August 8-14, 2008 • Henry County Fair
Napoleon, Ohio • 419.592.9096

August 8-14, 2008 • Mercer County Fair
Celina, Ohio • 419.586.3239

August 8-14, 2008 • Miami County Fair
Troy, Ohio • 937.335.7492

August 11-16, 2008 • Holmes County Fair
Millersburg, Ohio • 330.674.0869

August 11-16, 2008 • Huron County Fair
Norwalk, Ohio • 419.744.2225

August 11-16, 2008 • Meigs County Fair
Pomeroy, Ohio • 740.992.6954

August 12-17, 2008 • Lake County Fair
Painesville, Ohio • 440.354.3339

August 15-23, 2008 • Allen County Fair
Lima, Ohio • 419.228.7141

August 15-23, 2008 • Great Darke County Fair
Greenville, Ohio • 937.548.5044

August 16-23, 2008 • Defiance County Fair
Hicksville, Ohio • 419.542.7575

August 18-23, 2008 • Monroe County Fair
Woodsfield, Ohio • 740.472.0555

State and County Fairs August 18-24, 2008 • Lorain County Fair
Wellington, Ohio • 440.647.2781

August 19-24, 2008 • Portage County Fair
Randolph, Ohio • 330.325.7476

August 19-24, 2008 • Sandusky County Fair
Fremont, Ohio

August 25-September 1, 2008 • Noble County Fair
Caldwell, Ohio • 740.732.5598

August 25-September 1, 2008 • Morrow County Fair
Mt. Gilead, Ohio • 419.947.1611

August 25-September 1, 2008 • Stark County Fair
Canton, Ohio • 330.452.0621

August 27-September 1, 2008 • Hancock County Fair
Findlay, Ohio • 419.429.7344

August 27-September 1, 2008 • Mahoning County Fair
Canfield, Ohio

August 27-September 3, 2008 • Van Wert County Fair
Van Wert, Ohio • 419.238.9270

August 28-September 1, 2008 • Geauga County Fair
Burton, Ohio

August 29-September 4, 2008 • Fulton County Fair
Fayette, Ohio • 419.335.6006

August 30-September 2, 2008 • Washington County Fair
Marietta, Ohio • 740.373.5178

August 31-September 3, 2008 • Taste of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio • 440.247.4FUN

September 6-11, 2008 • Wayne County Fair
Wooster, Ohio • 330.262.8001

September 7-14, 2008 • Guernsey County Fair
Old Washington, Ohio • 740.432.2002

September 26-October 2 • Coshocton County Fair
Coshocton, OH • 740.622.2385

Illinois County Fairs

July 16-20, 2008 • Kane County Fair
St. Charles, Illinois • 630.584.6926

July 22-27, 2008 • Lake County Fair
Grayslake, Illinois • 847.662.2700

July 23-27, 2008 • Dupage County Fair
Wheaton, Illinois • 630.668.6636

July 24-27, 2008 • Lee County Fair
Amboy, Illinois • 815.857.3525

July 30-August 3, 2008 • Ogle County Fair
Oregon, Illinois • 815.732.6962

August 2-9, 2008 • Effingham County Fair
Altamont, Illinois • 888.854.FAIR

August 2-9, 2008 • Williamson County Fair
Marion, Illinois • 618.997.2544

August 3-8, 2008 • Georgetown County Fair
Georgetown, Illinois • 217.662.6415

August 4-9, 2008 • Carroll County Fair
Milledgeville, Illinois

State and County Fairs August 5-10, 2008 • Boone County Fair
Belvidere, Illinois • 815.547.6829

August 5-9, 2008 • St. Clair County Fair
Belleville, Illinois

August 6-9, 2008 • Livingston County Fair
Cullom, Illinois

August 8-17, 2008 • Illinois State Fair
Springfield, Illinois • 217.782.6661

Augsut 12-17, 2008 • Winnebago County Fair
Pecatonica, Illinois • 815.239.1641

August 12-16, 2008 • Whiteside County Fair
Morrison, Illinois 815.772.7329

August 16-23, 2008 • Union County Fair
Anna, Illinois 618.833.8923

August 17-23, 2008 • Cumberland County Fair
Greenup, Illinois • 217.923.3034

August 17-23, 2008 • Stephenson County Fair
Freeport, Illinois • 815.235.2918

State and County Fairs August 20-24, 2008 • Will County Fair
Peotone, Illinois • 708.258.9359

August 20-24, 2008 • Bureau County Fair
Princeton, Illinois • 815.875.2905

August 23-September 1, 2008 • DuQuoin County Fair
DuQuoin, Illionois • 618.542.1515

August 27-September 1, 2008 • Pana Tri-County Fair
Pana, Illinois • 217.562.3109

August 28-September 1, 2008 • Tri-County Fair
Mendota, Illinois 815-539-7974

Wisconsin County Fairs

July 16-20, 2008 • Waukesha County Fair
Stoughton, Wisconsin • 608.873.7912

July 16-20, 2008 • Fond du Lac County Fair
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin • 920.929.3168

July 16-20, 2008 • Green County Fair
Monroe, Wisconsin • 608.325.9159

July 17-20,2008 • Portage County Fair
Amherst, Wisconsin • 715.344.2556

July 22-27,2008 • Rock County Fair
Janesville, Wisconsin • 608.755.1470

July 29-August 3, 2008 • Wisconsin Valley Fair
Wausau, Wisconsin • 715.261.1539

July 30-August 3, 2008 • Jackson County Fair
Black River Falls, Wisconsin • 715.284.4075

July 30-August 3, 2008 • Ozaukee County Fair
Cedarburg, Wisconsin • 262.375.6185

July 31-August 3, 2008 • Buffalo County Fair
Mondovi, Wisconsin • 715.926.3104

State and County Fairs July 31-August 3, 2008 • Green Lake County Fair
Green Lake, Wisconsin • 920.294.4032

July 31-August 3, 2008 • Sawyer County Fair
Hayward, Wisconsin • 715.934.2721

July 31-August 3, 2008 • Iron County Fair
Saxon, Wisconsin • 715.561.5780

July 31-August 3, 2008 • Taylor County Fair
Medford, Wisconsin • 715.785.8049

August 1-10, 2008 • Wisconsin State Fair
West Allis, Wisconsin • 414.266.7000

August 5-10, 2008 • Winnebago County Fair
Oshkosh, Wisconsin • 920.231.6002

August 6-10, 2008 • Clark County Fair
Neillsville, Wisconsin • 715.223.2071

August 6-10, 2008 • Door County Fair
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin • 920.746.2261

August 6-10, 2008 • Dunn County Fair
Menomonie, Wisconsin • 715.232.4005

August 7-10, 2008 • Adams County Fair
Friendship, Wisconsin • 608.339.3101

August 7-10, 2008 • Pierce County Fair
Ellsworth, Wisconsin • 715.273.6874

August 7-10, 2008 • Vilas County Fair
Eagle River, Wisconsin • 715.479.2057

State and County Fairs August 7-10, 2008 • Rusk County Fair
Ladysmith, Wisconsin • 715.322.4423

August 10-17, 2008 • Grant County Fair
Lancaster, Wisconsin • 608.723.2135

August 13-17, 2008 • Brown County Fair
De Pere, Wisconsin • 920.336.7292

August 13-17, 2008 • Dodge County Fair
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin • 920.885.3586

August 13-17, 2008 • Juneau County Fair
Mauston, Wisconsin • 608.666.2112

August 13-17, 2008 • Kenosha County Fair
Wilmot, Wisconsin • 262.862.6121

August 13-17, 2008 • Price County Fair
Phillips, Wisconsin • 715.820.0706

August 14-16, 2008 • Oneida County Fair
Rhinelander, Wisconsin • 715.365.2750

August 14-17, 2008 • Athens County Fair
Athens, Wisconsin • 715.257.7619

August 14-27, 2008 • Waushara County Fair
Wautoma, Wisconsin • 920.787.0416

August 19-24, 2008 • Manitowoc County Fair
Manitowoc, Wisconsin • 920.683.4378

August 21-24, 2008 • Bayfield County Fair
Iron River, Wisconsin • 715.373.6103

August 21-24, 2008 • Burnett County Fair
Grantsburg, Wisconsin • 715.689.2195

August 27-September 1, 2008 • Wisconsin State Fair
Marshfield, Wisconsin • 715.387.1261

State and County Fairs August 27-September 1, 2008 • Shawano County Fair
Shawano, Wisconsin • 715.526.5419

August 27-September 1, 2008 • Walworth County Fair
Elkhorn, Wisconsin • 262.723.3228

August 28-September 1, 2008 • Ashland County Fair
Marengo, Wisconsin • 715.682.0395

August 28-September 1, 2008 • Iowa County Fair
Mineral Point, Wisconsin • 608.924.3490

August 28-September 1, 2008 • Sheboygan County Fair
Plymouth, Wisconsin • 920.893.5751

August 29-September 1, 2008 • Calumet County Fair
Chilton, Wisconsin • 920.849.2926

August 29-September 1, 2008 • Portage County Fair
Rosholt, Wisconsin • 715.344.2556

September 3-7, 2008 • Richland County Fair
Richland Center, Wisconsin • 608.647.6859

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