Eastern Washington fair guide 2026
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This time of year, there are community fairs everywhere you turn in Eastern Washington, from homegrown events like the Hunters Community Fair all the way to the Central Washington State Fair in Yakima. Here’s where the fair action is this summer.
Aug. 5-8
Yakima Valley Fair
812 Wallace Way, Grandview
“Stars, Stripes and Fair Lights”
yvfair-rodeo.com
Aug. 13-16
Klickitat County Fair
903 Fairgrounds Road, Goldendale
“#Hashtags & Harvest Nights”
klickitatcountyfair.com
Aug. 15
Hunters Community Fair
”Faith • Family • Farming • Friends”
4961 Hunters County Shop Road, Hunters
hunterscommunityfair.com
Aug. 18-22
Grant County Fair
“Ribbons, Rides and American Pride”
953 Airway Drive NE, Moses Lake
gcfair.fun
Aug. 20-23
Pend Oreille County Fair
“Country Pride County Wide”
419456 State Route 20, Cusick
pocfair.com
Aug. 25-29
Benton Franklin Fair
“The Best Week of Summer”
1500 S Oak St, Kennewick
bentonfranklinfair.com
Aug. 20-22
Lincoln County Fair
“Honor the Past, Imagine the Future”
1601 Morgan St., Davenport
bit.ly/LincolnCoFair
Aug. 27-30
Northeast Washington Fair
“Stars, Stripes, and Fair Nights”
220 S. Washington, Colville
bit.ly/NEWAFair
Aug. 27-30
North Central Washington Fair
“Rooted in the West”
601 N Monroe St., Waterville
ncwfair.org
Aug. 28-30
Clayton Community Fair
“FairEVER Young”
4616 Wallbridge Road, Clayton
claytoncommunityfair.com
Sept. 4-6
Ferry County Fair
Fairgrounds Road, Republic
Sept. 2-6
Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days
363 Orchard St., Walla Walla
“Just Getting Started”
wallawallafairgrounds.com
Sept. 3-7
Kittitas County Fair
901 E. Seventh Ave. Ellensburg
“Ewe Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!””
kittitasvalleyeventcenter.com
Sept. 3-6
Wheat Land Communities Fair
“Cultivating Community”
811 E. Main Ave., Ritzville
wheatlandfair.com
Sept. 10-13
Okanogan County Fair
175 Rodeo Trail Rd, Okanogan
“Farm Nights and Fairy Lights”
bit.ly/449JALP
Sept. 10-13
Chelan County Fair
5700 Wescott Drive, Cashmere
chelancountyfair.com
Sept. 10-13
Palouse Empire Fair
“Hats Off to Freedom”
Five miles west of Colfax on SR 26
palouseempirefair.com
Sept. 11-13
Columbia County Fair
“Barnyard Luau”
5 N. Pine St., Dayton
facebook.com/columbiacountyfair.daytonwa
Sept. 11-20
Spokane County Interstate Fair
“Spokane’s Legacy and America’s Spirit”
404 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley
thespokanefair.com
Sept. 16-19
Othello Fair
“Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights”
831 S. Reynolds Road, Othello
othellofair.org
Sept. 18-20
Garfield County Fair
“United at the Fair”
99 Fairgrounds Road, Pomeroy
garfieldcountywa.gov/fairrodeo
Sept. 25-Oct. 4
Central Washington State Fair
“Honoring our Past. Growing Our Future”
1301 S. Fair Ave., Yakima
statefairpark.org
The North Central Washington fair will occur Aug. 27-30.COURTESY PHOTO/NCW FAIR
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