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Ionia Free Fair
Ionia, MI · Festival
- When
- July 15–24, 2027
- Where
- Ionia County Fairgrounds · Ionia · MI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A ten day county fair at the Ionia County Fairgrounds marketed as the ten best days of summer, with livestock competitions, a demolition derby, and a carnival midway. It typically runs in mid to late July, and the 2027 dates above are approximate.
The history within reach
- Ionia Free Fairsame spot
A ten day county fair at the Ionia County Fairgrounds marketed as the ten best days of summer, with livestock competitions, a demolition derby, and a carnival midway.
Two school friends built a direct-selling business out of a basement into one of the largest privately held companies in America.
Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch barber, opened a grocery during the Depression and his son put general merchandise under the same roof in 1962, arguably the first supercentre, years before Walmart tried it.
- Heritage Hill30 mi
One of the largest urban historic districts in the country, some 1,300 houses in sixty styles across twenty blocks, saved from urban renewal by residents who organised in the 1960s.
Grand Rapids makers took the medal at the 1876 Centennial and the city became the furniture capital of America, with hardwood forests upriver and a river to power the mills.