Raw States
New Jersey State Fair / Sussex County Farm and Horse Show
Augusta, NJ · Festival
- When
- July 30 – August 7, 2027
- Where
- Sussex County Fairgrounds · Augusta · NJ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
New Jersey's official state fair pairs a traditional county farm and horse show with a full carnival midway and grandstand shows like monster trucks and demolition derbies. Held at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta for decades, it typically runs about nine days spanning the end of July into early August. It remains the state's largest agricultural fair, drawing visitors from across New Jersey and neighboring states.
The history within reach
- Peters Valley Fine Craft Fairsame spot
The largest fundraiser for Peters Valley School of Craft, a nonprofit fine craft school in the Delaware Water Gap founded in 1970.
- Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festsame spot
A three-day Louisiana-style music and food festival held every year on the weekend after Memorial Day at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta.
New Jersey's official state fair pairs a traditional county farm and horse show with a full carnival midway and grandstand shows like monster trucks and demolition derbies.
A fall farmers market style festival at the Sussex County Fairgrounds built around local honey and garlic vendors, craft demonstrations, and agricultural exhibits.
The German American Bund ran a uniformed summer camp here from 1937, with swastika banners, drill formations and rallies that drew thousands out from Newark and New York.