A County Fair-style festival, complete with judging of vegetables, eggs, and flowers; agricultural demos; craft vendors; food vendors and live music!!

• Friday: 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Livestock Show, Food Trucks Craft Vendors & Battle of the Bands
• Saturday: 11:00 am- 6:00 pm Music Headliner Everything Fair (see below)

Admission is $10 per vehicle

What can you expect to see at the Swain County Agricultural Fair? Live music, Appalachian-style clogging, food trucks and craft vendors, youth livestock shows and activities for kids. Also, prize winning entries in agricultural produce, home canned and baked goods, 4-H arts and crafts, and more.

• Check out our new website at: swainfair.org
• swainfair@gmail.com
• (828) 488-3848
• For all the latest updates, go to our Facebook page.

Booth Applications

• Educational Booths  -  Educational Booths are FREE for not-for-profit type entities. Application deadline: Friday, August 7, 2026
• Craft Vendor Booths  - All vendor items must be handcrafted by applicant onlyApplication deadline: Friday, August 7, 2026.
• Food Trucks/Food Vendors  - Application deadline: Friday, August 7, 2026.

Fair Entries & Information

• 4-H Youth ONLY 
  • Open Livestock Shows
• Youth & Adult Entries
  • Baked Goods & Preserved Foods 
  • Garden Vegetables, Fruit, Eggs & Flowers
  • Honey
  • Arts & Crafts

OTHER

• Battle of the Bands Contest
• Headline Concert - TBA
• Be a Fair Sponsor!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Swain County Cooperative Extension
swainfair@gmail.com
(828) 488-3848