These county and community fairs start soon in northwestern Pa. When is your favorite?

Erie Times-News
Updated ·4 min read

Funnel cakes here!

And there. And, frankly, everywhere.

A couple county and community fairs already have happened in northwestern Pennsylvania, but fair season starts in earnest the first weekend of August with the Venango County Fair and extends into September with the popular Albion Area Fair.

Here's a look at northwestern Pennsylvania community fairs this summer in chronological order of when they begin:

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The midway was packed, on Sept. 1, 2022, during the Wattsburg-Erie County Fair in Venango Township.
The midway was packed, on Sept. 1, 2022, during the Wattsburg-Erie County Fair in Venango Township.

Venango County Fair

  • Dates: Aug. 5-12

  • Location: 867 Mercer Road, Franklin

  • Website: venangofair.com

  • Admission: $7 daily, 8 and older; $25 weekly; $5 grandstand; $10 pit pass

  • Highlights: Queen pageant Aug 6, 6:30 p.m.; bluegrass night Aug. 9, 7 p.m.; demolition derby Aug. 12, 6 p.m.

Cochranton Community Fair

  • Dates: Aug. 7-12

  • Location: 141 River St. Ext., Cochranton

  • Website: cochrantonfair.org

  • Admission: Free

  • Highlights: Horse show Aug. 6, noon; musician Morgan White Aug. 12, 7-10 p.m., followed by fireworks.

Jefferson Township Fair

  • Dates: Aug. 8-12

  • Location: 7409 Lamor Road, Mercer

  • Website: jeffersontwpfair.com

  • Admission: Free Tuesday; $8 Wednesday-Saturday (12 and older).

  • Highlight: Horse show Aug. 12, 9 a.m.; fireworks Aug. 12, 10 p.m.

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Warren County Fair

  • Dates: Aug. 8-12

  • Location: 371 Barton Run, Pittsfield

  • Website: warrencountyfair.net

  • Admission: 2 and under free ($6 upgrade at carnival booth for midway rides); $30 family five pack of five gates passes; $10 per person at gate.

  • Highlights: Chute-out rodeo Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m.; musician Tracy Byrd Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m.; musician Jake Worthington Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m.; fireworks Aug. 12, 10 p.m.

Crawford County Fair

  • Dates: Aug. 20-26

  • Location: 13291 Dickson Road, Meadville

  • Website: crawfordcountyfairpa.com

  • Admission: Free Aug. 20; $8 per person Aug. 21-26; weekly pass $30. Additional fees for grandstand and ride-a-rama passes. Cash only at all gates.

  • Highlights: Bullride mania Aug. 22, 7 p.m.; fireworks Aug. 26, 10 p.m.

Erie County Fair at Wattsburg

  • Dates: Aug. 28-Sept. 2

  • Location: 13993 Routes 8 and 89, Wattsburg

  • Website: wattsburgfair.com

  • Admission: $10 for general gate admission including rides; $10 for weekly button not including rides; free gate entrance for ages 5 and under, military retirees, active military and reservists not including rides; $5 ride upgrade per day; additional fee for Thursday and Friday night grandstand.

  • Highlights: Queen contests Aug. 27, 2 p.m.; baked goods auction Aug. 29, 7 p.m.; musician Jess Kellie Adams Sept. 2, 7 p.m., followed by fireworks.

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Great Stoneboro Fair

  • Dates: Aug. 30-Sept. 4

  • Location: 2381 Mercer Road, Stoneboro

  • Website: stoneborofair.info

  • Admission: $12 presale all ages; $15 per person 2 and older fair week.

  • Highlights: Bullride Mania Rodeo Sept. 1, 7 p.m.; demolition derby Sept. 2, 7 p.m.; Pine Valley Boys bluegrass Sept. 3, 6 p.m.; fireworks Sept. 3 after demolition derby.

Spartansburg Community Fair

  • Dates: Sept. 4-9

  • Location: 231 Jefferson St., Spartansburg

  • Website: spartansburgcommunityfair.com

  • Admission: $5 daily, $10 weekly; ride-a-rama $20 bracelet or $15 for 10 ticket, $25 for 27 tickets or $70 for 75 tickets.

  • Highlights: Bullride Mania Rodeo Sept. 4, 6:30 p.m.; demolition derby Sept. 9, 5:30 p.m.; community parade Sept. 10.

Waterford Community Fair

  • Dates: Sept. 4-9

  • Location: 13012 Route 19 S, Waterford

  • Website: waterfordfair.org

  • Admission: $4 per person, 8 and under free; $8 weekly booster button or wristband. Ride tickets or ride-a-rama extra.

  • Highlights: Demolition derby Sept. 5, 7 p.m.; FFA and 4-H livestock sale Sept. 7, 6 p.m.; Keystone Mini-Mod tractor pull Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m.

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Jamestown Community Fair

  • Dates: Sept. 5-9

  • Location: 204 Shenango St., Jamestown, PA

  • Website: pafairs.org

  • Admission: Free.

  • Highlights: Demolition derby Sept. 5, 6 p.m. ($10); queen crowning Sept. 5, 8 p.m. ($2); garden tractor pull Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m.; pet parade Sept 8, 10 am.; Honky Tonk Hero's performance Sept. 9, 8 p.m.

Albion Area Fair

  • Dates: Sept. 12-16

  • Location: 30 Academy St., Albion

  • Website: albionfair.com

  • Admission: $5 daily; $10 booster button for the week pre-sale; $15 booster button for the week at the gate.

  • Highlights: Fair queen and junior miss contests Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., grandstand; Brianna Blankenship Sept. 13, 7 p.m., grandstand; Julia Neville Sept. 15, 8 p.m., grandstand.

This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Northwestern PA community fair season in full swing