Raw States
Yakima Valley Fair & Rodeo
Grandview, WA · Festival
- When
- August 4–7, 2027
- Where
- Washington Country Fair Park · Grandview · WA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A four-day county fair and rodeo held every August at Washington Country Fair Park in Grandview, in the heart of the Yakima Valley. Alongside a PRCA rodeo, the fair runs livestock shows, a carnival midway, and local wine and produce vendors reflecting the valley's agriculture. It has run annually for well over a century.
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