Fairs in Washington State

General Information - Statutes

• Ch 15. 75 RCW - Agricultural Fairs, Youth Shows, and Exhibitions
  • RCW 15.76.120 - Categories of  Fairs (area fairs, county and district fairs, community fairs, youth shows and fairs)
• Ch. 36.37 RCW - Agricultural Fairs and Poultry Shows
• RCW 36.34.145 - Leases of County Property to Nonprofit Organizations for Agricultural Fairs
• Ch. 16-700 WAC - State Fair Fund Proration
• Washington State Fairs Association
• Western Fairs Association

Fairs Listed by County

• Adams County
  • Adams County Fair (Othello) - Agricultural County Fair
  • Wheat Land Communities Fair (Ritzville) - Community Fair 
• Asotin County Fair (Asotin) - Agricultural County Fair
• Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo (Kennewick)  - Area Fair
  • Benton-Franklin Fair Association (nonprofit)
  • Management Contract between Benton County and the Benton Franklin Fair Association
• Chelan County Fair (Cashmere) - Agricultural County Fair
  • Chelan County Code Ch.1.40 ( 39 MB)- County Fair Rules and Regulations
• Clallam County Fair (Port Angeles) - Agricultural County Fair 
• Clark County Fair (Ridgefield) - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Clark County Fair Ground Facility Rentals
  • Clark County Fair Association
• Columbia County Fair (Dayton) - Agricultural County Fair 
• Cowlitz County
  • Cowlitz County Expo Center - Cowlitz County Fair (Longview) - Agricultural County Fair
    • Cowlitz County Code Ch. 6.30 ( 197 KB)- County Fair
    • Cowlitz County Code Ch. 6.31 ( 197 KB) - Exposition Center Board Rules (formerly County Fairgrounds)
  • Castle Rock Fair - Community Fair
  • Kalama Community Fair - Community Fair
• Douglas County, North Central Washington District Fair (Waterville) - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Douglas County Code Ch. 2.44 - North Central Washington District Fair
• Ferry County Fair (Republic) - Agricultural County Fair
• Garfield County Fair (Pomeroy)  - Agricultural County Fair 
• Grant County 
  • Grant County Fair (Moses Lake)  - Agricultural County Fair  (Contracts with  Grant County Fair Association to conduct, operate, manage and promote the fair and to manage and promote the use of the fairgrounds on a year-round basis)
    • Grant County Fairgrounds  Master Plan Goals ( 3.53 MB)
  • North Central Junior Livestock Show (Moses Lake) - Youth Fair
• Grays Harbor County Fair (Elma)  - Agricultural County Fair 
• Island County Fair (Langley)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Island County Code Ch. 2.20A ( 376 KB)- Island County Fair  (designates Island County Fair Association to operate and manage the fair)
  • Island County Fair Association
• Jefferson County Fair (Port Townsend)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Jefferson County Fairgrounds
• King County
  • Enumclaw Jr. Dairy Show (Enumclaw) - Youth Fair
  • King County Fair (Enumclaw)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • King County Code Section 2.32.040 ( 828 KB) - Fair Board
  • Washington State FFA Exhibition (Enumclaw) - Youth Fair
• Klickitat County Fair & Rodeo (Goldendale)  - Agricultural County Fair  
  • Klickitat County Code Ch. 2.38 - County Fair Management 
  • Klickitat County Buildings and Grounds - Includes link to Fair
• Kitsap County
  • Kitsap County Fair  (Bremerton)  - Agricultural County Fair  (Linked  from Fair Grounds Page)
  • Kitsap County Fair Grounds
• Kittitas County
  • Kittitas County Fair (Ellensburg)  - Agricultural County Fair
  • Kittitas County Event Center
  • Northwest Junior Sheep Exposition (Ellensburg) - Youth Fair
• Lewis County
  • Southwest Washington Fair (Centralia-Chehalis), Public Development Corporation
    • Ch. 36.90 RCW - Southwest Washington Fair  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Lewis County Spring Youth Fair (Chehalis) - Community Fair
  • Washington State FFA Spring Fair (Chehalis) - Youth Fair
• Lincoln County Fair (Davenport)  - Agricultural County Fair 
• Mason County Fair (Shelton)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Mason County Fairgrounds and Convention Center
  • Mason County Code, Ch. 2.80
• Okanogan County
  • Okanogan County Fair (Okanogan)  - Agricultural County Fair 
    • Okanogan County Code,   Ch. 2.08 - County Fair Association  
• Pacific County Fair (Menlo)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Pacific County Fair Board
• Pend Oreille County Fair (Cusick)  - Agricultural County Fair 
• Pierce County
  • Lacamas Community Fair (Roy) - Community Fair
  • Northwest Junior Livestock Show (Puyallup) - Youth Fair
  • Pierce County Fair (Graham)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Puyallup Fair (Puyallup), Western Washington Fair Association (nonprofit)
  • Washington Junior Poultry Exposition (Puyallup) - Youth Fair
  • Washington State 4-H Fair (Puyallup) - Youth Fair
• San Juan County Fair (Friday Harbor)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • San Juan County Code    Ch. 2.36 - County Fair Board
• Skagit County
  • Skagit County Fair (Mount Vernon) - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Skagit County Fairgrounds
• Skamania County Fairgrounds and Events (Stevenson) - Agricultural County Fair 
• Snohomish County
  •  Evergreen State Fair (Monroe) - Agricultural County Fair 
    • Snohomish County Code, Ch. 2.32 - Evergreen State Fair
  • Puget Sound Junior Livestock Show (Marysville) - Youth Fair
  • Silvana Community Fair - Community Fair
  • Stanwood-Camano Community Fair - Community Fair
• Spokane County
  • Junior Livestock Show of Spokane (Spokane) - Youth Fair
  • Southeast Spokane County Community Fair (Rockford)  - Community Fair
  • Spokane Interstate Fair  - Agricultural County Fair 
    • Spokane County Fair and Expo Center (Spokane)
    • Spokane County Code Ch. 1.10 - Spokane Interstate Fair
  • West Plains Community Fair (Cheney) - Community Fair
• Stevens County
  • Clayton Community Fair (Clayton)- Sponsored by Deer Park Community Fair Association; formerly called the Deer Park Fair
  • Northeast Washington Fair (Colville)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Hunters Community Fair (Hunter) - Community Fair
  • Valley Community Fair (Valley) - Community Fair
• Thurston County Fair (Lacey)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Thurston County Code, Ch. 2.48 - Fair Boards and Commissions
    Thurston County Code, Ch. 2.50 - Thurston County Fairgrounds Rules and Regulations
• Wahkiakum County Fair (Skamokawa)  - Agricultural County Fair 
  • Wahkiakum County Code, Ch. 2.78 - County Fair Board
• Walla Walla County
  • Walla Walla County Fairgrounds
  • Waitsburg Jr. Livestock Show - Community Fair
  • Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days (Walla Walla) - Agricultural County Fair 
• Whatcom County
  •  Northwest Washington Fair (Lynden) - Area Fair - Northwest Washington Fair Association (nonprofit)
• Whitman County
  • Colton Jr. Livestock Show - Community Fair  
  • St. John Community Fair - Community Fair
  • Whitman County Fair  (Palouse Empire Fair, Colfax)  - Agricultural County Fair
    • Palouse Empire Fair
• Yakima County
  • Central Washington Jr. Livestock Show (Toppenish Rodeo Grounds) - Youth Fair
  • Washington State Fair Park (Yakima)  - Area Fair - Central Washington State Fair Association (nonprofit)
  • Washington Junior Horse Show  - Youth Fair
  • West Valley Community Fair (Yakima) - Community Fair
  • Yakima Valley  Fair and Rodeo (Grandview) - Community Fair 

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