{"id":241141,"date":"2026-07-11T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/241141\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T18:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:30:12","slug":"fair-season-kicks-off-in-central-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/241141\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair season kicks off in Central Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(WHTM) \u2014 Fair season in Central Pennsylvania is getting underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Commonwealth features over 100 county and local fairs highlighting the best of our communities and their heritage, history, and commerce, dating back decades and, in some cases, over a century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Pennsylvania bill would ban &#039;State Fair&#039; names;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/pennsylvania-bill-ban-state-fair-153716245.html\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Pennsylvania bill would ban &#8216;State Fair&#8217; names\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, fairs generate over $1 billion in economic impact to their communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first fairs this year in our area, the Franklin County Fair and the Mason Dixon Fair, wrap up Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Central Pennsylvania Fairs<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Franklin County Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club grounds, Warm Spring Road, St. Thomas Twp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mason Dixon Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Delta-Cardiff Fire Co. grounds, Peach Bottom Township, York Co.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shippensburg Community Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shippensburg Fairgrounds, Possum Hollow Road, Southampton Twp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">South Mountain Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">South Mountain Fairgrounds, Route 234, Arendtsville<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">York State Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">York State Fairgrounds, Carlisle Ave., York<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lebanon Area Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lebanon Valley Expo Center, Cornwall Road, North Cornwall Twp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fulton County Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fulton County Fairgrounds, McConnellsburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mifflin County Youth Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cumberland Ag Expo<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Newville Fairgrounds, North Newton Twp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry County Community Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry County Fairgrounds, Newport<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elizabethtown Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elizabethtown Fair Grounds, Mount Joy Twp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Juniata County Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Juniata County Fairgrounds, Port Royal<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Denver Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Denver Memorial Park, Denver<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Southern Lancaster County Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Solanco Fairgrounds, Quarryville<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">West Lampeter Community Fair<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Manheim Community Farm Show<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(WHTM) \u2014 Fair season in Central Pennsylvania is getting underway. 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