Elkhart County 4-H Fair

Goshen, IN · Festival

When: July 23–31, 2027
Where: Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds · Goshen · IN
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

One of the largest county fairs in the country, held on the Elkhart County fairgrounds in Goshen for nine days each summer since 1851. More than 4,000 4-H youth show roughly 8,000 projects alongside a full midway, grandstand concerts, and daily livestock competitions. Attendance regularly tops 200,000.

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