Ohioans can start planning visits to all of their favorite fairs across the state. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) today released the official dates for the 2023 fair season, which includes Ohio’s 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.

The Paulding County Fair will kick off the 2023 fair season on June 12, and the season will wrap up on Oct. 14 with the Fairfield County Fair.

In addition to setting and approving the dates for the independent and county fairs, ODA is responsible for helping to assure the safety of fair amusement rides, monitoring livestock shows to help assure honest competition and coordinating animal health efforts with local veterinarians.

2023 Ohio Agricultural

Fair Chronological Schedule

* Indicates harness racing

WEEK OF JUNE 11

Paulding County Fair (Paulding)* June 12-June 17

Pickaway County Fair (Circleville)* June 17-June 24

WEEK OF JUNE 18

Harrison County Fair (Cadiz) June 19-June 24

Putnam County Fair (Ottawa)* June 19-June 24

WEEK OF JULY 2

Marion County Fair (Marion)* July 3-July 8

Clinton County Fair (Wilmington)* July 8-July 15

Lawrence County Fair (Proctorville) July 8-July 15

Madison County Fair (London) July 8-July 15

WEEK OF JULY 9

Adams County Fair (West Union) July 9-July 15

Logan County Fair (Bellefontaine)* July 9-July 15

Montgomery County Fair (Dayton)* July 9-July 15

Lucas County Fair (Maumee) July 10-July 16

Trumbull County Fair (Cortland)* July 11-July 16

Jackson County Fair (Wellston)* July 13-July 22

WEEK OF JULY 16

Carroll County Fair (Carrollton)* July 17-July 23

Crawford County Fair (Bucyrus)* July 17-July 22

Fayette County Fair (Washington C.H.)* July 17-July 22

Franklin County Fair (Hilliard)* July 17-July 23

Ottawa County Fair (Oak Harbor)* July 17-July 23

Perry County Fair (New Lexington) July 17-July 22

Warren County Fair (Lebanon)* July 17-July 22

Clark County Fair (Springfield) July 21-July 28

Knox County Fair (Mt. Vernon)* July 22-July 29

WEEK OF JULY 23

Butler County Fair (Hamilton) July 23-July 29

Clermont County Fair (Owensville) July 23-July 29

Shelby County Fair (Sidney)* July 23-July 29

Union County Fair (Marysville)* July 23-July 29

Seneca County Fair (Tiffin)* July 24-July 30

Vinton County Fair (McArthur) July 24-July 29

Lake County Fair (Painesville)* July 25-July 30

Summit County Fair (Tallmadge)* July 25-July 30

Ohio State Fair (Columbus)* July 26-August 6

Preble County Fair (Eaton)* July 29-August 5

WEEK OF JULY 30

Auglaize County Fair (Wapakoneta)* July 30-August 5

Greene County Fair (Xenia)* July 30-August 5

Pike County Fair (Piketon)* July 30-August 5

Wood County Fair (Bowling Green)* Jully 30-August 6

Columbiana County Fair (Lisbon)* July 31-August 6

Gallia County Fair (Gallipolis) July 31-August 5

Medina County Fair (Medina) July 31-August 6

Athens County Fair (Athens)* August 4-August 12

Champaign County Fair (Urbana)* August 4-August 11

Ross County Fair (Chillicothe)* August 5-August 12

WEEK OF AUGUST 6

Hartford Independent Fair (Licking Co.)* August 6-August 12

Richland County Fair* August 6-August 12

Holmes County Fair (Millersburg) August 7-August 12

Scioto County Fair ( Lucasville) August 7-August 12

Ashtabula County Fair (Jefferson)* August 8-August 13

Attica Independent Fair (Seneca Co.)* August 8-August 12

Cuyahoga County Fair (Berea) * August 8-August 13

Erie County Fair (Sandusky) August 8-August 1

Hamilton County Fair (Carthage) August 10-August 13

Henry County Fair (Napoleon)* August 10-August 17

Mercer County Fair (Celina)* August 11-August 17

Miami County Fair (Troy)* August 11-August 17

WEEK OF AUGUST 13

Jefferson County Fair (Smithfield) August 13-August 20

Muskingum County Fair (Zanesville)* August 13-August 19

Huron County Fair (Norwalk) August 14-August 19

Meigs County Fair (Pomeroy)* August 14-August 19

Allen County Fair (Lima)* August 18-August 26

Darke County Fair (Greenville)* August 18-August 26

Defiance County Fair (Hicksville)* August 19-August 26

WEEK OF AUGUST 20

Lorain County Fair (Wellington)* August 20-August 27

Monroe County Fair (Woodsfield)* August 21-August 26

Sandusky County Fair (Fremont) August 21-August 27

Portage County Fair (Randolph) August 22-August 27

WEEK OF AUGUST 27

Morrow County Fair (Mt. Gilead)* August 28-Sept. 4

Noble County Fair (Caldwell)* August 28-Sept. 2

Stark County Fair (Canton)* August 29-Sept. 4

Van Wert County Fair (Van Wert)* August 29-Sept. 4

Hancock County Fair (Findlay)* August 30-Sept. 4

Mahoning County Fair (Canfield)* August 30-Sept. 4

Richwood Independent Fair (Union Co.)* August 30-Sept. 4

Geauga County Fair (Burton)* August 31-Sept. 4

Fulton County Fair (Wauseon)* Sept. 1-Sept. 7

Washington County Fair (Marietta)* Sept. 2-Sept. 5

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 3

Highland County Fair (Hillsboro) Sept. 3-Sept.9

Belmont County Fair (St. Clairsville) Sept. 4-Sept. 10

Hardin County Fair (Kenton)* Sept. 5-Sept. 10

Morgan County Fair (McConnelsville)* Sept. 5-Sept. 9

Albany Independent Fair (Athens Co.) Sept. 6-Sept. 10

Wayne County Fair (Wooster)* Sept. 9-Sept. 14

Williams County Fair (Montpelier)* Sept. 9-Sept. 16

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 10

Guernsey County Fair (Old Washington)* Sept. 11-Sept. 17

Hocking County Fair (Logan) Sept. 11-Sept. 16

Wyandot County Fair (Upper Sandusky)* Sept. 11-Sept. 16

Bellville Independent Fair (Richland Co.) Sept. 13-Sept. 16

Delaware County Fair (Delaware)* Sept. 16-Sept. 23

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17

Ashland County Fair (Ashland)* Sept. 17-Sept. 23

Tuscarawas County Fair (Dover)* Sept. 18-Sept. 24

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24

Brown County Fair (Georgetown) Sept. 25-Sept. 30

Barlow Independent Fair (Washington Co.) Sept. 28-October 1

Coshocton County Fair (Coshocton)* Sept. 29-October 5

WEEK OF OCTOBER 1

Loudonville Independent Fair (Ashland Co.) October 2-October 7

WEEK OF OCTOBER 8

Fairfield County Fair (Lancaster)* October 8-October 14

Submitted by Bryan Levin.